Resources: Biology Links
The following links to the World Wide Web are available to help you in your Anatomy and Physiology classes.
Textbook Web Sites, Tests
- Biology 105 (Human Biology). Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 7th Ed. By Shier, et.al.: http://www.mhhe.com/shieress8/
Histology and A & P Web Sites
- Histology
- Histology
- Excellent Skeleton tutorials
- Excellent Human muscle tutorials
- Skeletal radiology
- University of Iowa
- Differential diagnosis in musculoskeletal imaging
- Anatomy modules
- Interactive atlas of the brain, thorax, and knee
- Online biology book on various topics
- Electron microscopy of Mammalian tissues
- Kansas Univ. Medical Center Histoweb
- Temple University: Histology Wet Labs
- Various aspects of the cell
- Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
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General Biology Reference
- Virtual Hospital (patients, diseases, etc)
- Scientific American magazine
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Health
- Science Learning Network
- Current topics in sciences
- Current topics in science (National Academy of Science)
- Magazine articles on current topics in science
- Space station, biological research
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
- Howard Hughes medical lectures
- Links to other web sites for databanks, directories, organisms resources
- National Health Information Center
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (reference articles) (Requires username/password)
- Oxford English Dictionary (for spelling, definitions)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) (resources, web sites, etc)
- Visible Human Project (Sections of human body)
- National Library of Medicine
- Dictionary for Cell and Molecular Biology
- Medical dictionary, Medline search, health conditions, resources
- American Physiological Society
- Hospice of Southern Illinois
- Office of Naval Research
- National Science Foundation
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Weather Organizations
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Ocean Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
- Marine and Aviation Operations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Central Library
- Environmental Research Laboratories
- Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Copyright Office
- National Technical Information Service
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Department of Energy
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- The Oceanographic Society
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Resources
- Web MD Health, search for topics
- Illinois public services, business, education, etc.
- World Health Organization
- World Wide Web Virtual Library (links to many sites)
- Medscape (organized for physicians)
- National Health Museum
- Online science periodical news
- Search for genetic diseases, location on chromosomes, etc.
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Biology/Science Web Search Engines
- Science Direct: web information source for science, articles, journals
- Biomaterials Network: links to resources, journals, organizations, articles
- Scirus web science search engine for many disciplines (Biology, Chem, Physics, Math)
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
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National Health Organizations
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Academy of Ophthalomology
- American Cancer Society
- American Council of the Blind
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Medical Association
- American Paralysis Association
- American Parkinson Disease Assoc
- American Podiatric Association
- American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute
- Arthritis Foundation
- Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
- Center for Disease Control & Prevention
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Endometriosis Association
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Food and Drug Administration
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- Leukemia Society of America
- National Cancer Institute
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Easter Seals society
- National Eye Institute
- National Headache Foundation
- National Hospice Organization
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
- National Kidney Foundation
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- National Stroke Association
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- United Cerebral Palsy
- United Network for Organ Sharing
- Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
- Red Cross Organization
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