Research Guides: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Reference

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Provides access to hundreds of reference resources covering every major subject.
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Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation by R. Shane Tubbs (Editor); Mohammadali M. Shoja (Editor); Marios Loukas (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016
Provides an even more comprehensive reference on human variation for anatomists, anthropologists, physicians, surgeons, medical personnel, and all students of anatomy.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution by Larry L. Mai; Marcus Young Owl; M. Patricia Kersting
Publication Date: 2005
Invaluable research and study tool packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names.
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (Editor-In-Chief)
Publication Date: 2002
A single source for information on the human brain covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science.

Atlas of Human Anatomy (5th edition) by Frank H. Netter
Publication Date: 2011
Provides a coherent, lasting visual vocabulary for understanding anatomy and how it applies to medicine today.
Biochemical Pathways: An Atlas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2nd edition) by Gerhard Michal (Editor); Dietmar Schomburg (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
Provides clear, full-color illustrations of the pathways and networks that determine biological functions of bacteria, plants, and animals.
The Illustrated Atlas of Human Anatomy
This 25 plate collection provides an overview of the systems of the human body.
Netter's Atlas of Human Embryology
Rich pictorial review of normal and abnormal human prenatal development.

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