Research Guides: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Reference

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QM 1 - 695 Human Anatomy

1-511 General
531-549 Regional anatomy
550-577.8 Human and comparative histology
601-695 Human embryology

QP 1 - 801 Physiology

1-345 General
351-495 Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
501-801 Animal biochemistry

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Reference Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to hundreds of reference resources covering every major subject.
Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Contains topic overview pages, subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference resources.

Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
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 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
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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