Where to begin your study of anatomy

Helpful sites for students in anatomy courses can be difficult to find online. On this resource page you will find links to a sampling of FREE anatomy learning sites that you will find useful.

Oligodendrocyte wrapped around neuron

Cross section of a neuron axon with its myelin sheath, Generated and deposited into the public domain by the Electron Microscopy Facility at Trinity College/Wikimedia Commons

If you are looking for some great images with very helpful articles attached check out these boards at Pinterest by clicking here.

There are links here to videos – and more – that are short presentations and in my opinion are well done.  They load quickly and will not waste your time. Also, check back to this page from time to time, because it will be updated as I find more good stuff.

Also, there is a very nice video describing bone micro anatomy using a model at Bone Model-Osteon.  Similar models are included in many anatomy lab courses.  They are also extensively used for lab practical exams.  This video is 3:15 minutes.

For help with anatomical terms, you can go to a Wikipedia page Foreign Roots in Anatomy and Medicine.

Textbook descriptions of anatomical movements can sometimes be hard to understand. Check out a 3:40 minutes video Anatomical Terms of Movement.

Recent studies at Massachusetts Medical School have produced a whole new view of the organization of brain fiber pathways. The video New Discoveries in Brain Structure and Connectivity with Dr. Van Wedeen has pictures that you will not want to miss. This video is 3:14 minutes.

Having trouble identifying tissue under a microscope? If yes, you should check out Human Tissue Histology videos by Dr. John Minarcik.

Cardiovascular System in Under 10 Minutes

Muscle Names Have Meaning

It is always depressing to be given a long list of Latin named muscles to memorize.  However, when the names make sense they are much easier to remember.  Check out a video called Muscle Names Have Meaning by Kevin Patton. This video is 5:46 minutes.

International Terminology for A&P

The following video discusses how scientific language changes over time and how a group called the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists is working to standardize human anatomical terminology.

If you come across other useful online help for learning anatomy, please leave the links in the comment box below for use by your fellow students.  Or send me an email at DrReece@medicalsciencenavigator.com and I will add your finds to the list.

If you find this article useful in your study of anatomy, please share it with your fellow students.

Margaret Thompson Reece PhD

Margaret Thompson Reece PhD, physiologist, former Senior Scientist and Laboratory Director at academic medical centers in California, New York and Massachusetts is now Manager at Reece Biomedical Consulting LLC.

She taught physiology for over 30 years to undergraduate and graduate students, at two- and four-year colleges, in the classroom and in the research laboratory. Her books “Physiology: Custom-Designed Chemistry”, “Inside the Closed World of the Brain”, and her online course “30-Day Challenge: Craft Your Plan for Learning Physiology”, and “Busy Student’s Anatomy & Physiology Study Journal” are created for those planning a career in healthcare. More about her books is available at https://www.amazon.com/author/margaretreece. You may contact Dr. Reece at DrReece@MedicalScienceNavigator.com, or on LinkedIn

Dr. Reece offers a free 30 minute “how-to-get-started” phone conference to students struggling with human anatomy and physiology. Schedule an appointment by email at DrReece@MedicalScienceNavigator.com.


Comments

Online Anatomy Resources — 6 Comments

  1. this page and it’s content were useful for me .
    I thank much Dr Reece .

    • Margaret Reece, PhD on said:

      I am glad it was a help.

  2. I’ve learn a few excellent stuff here. Certainly worth bookmarking for revisiting.
    I wonder how so much attempt you put to create any such
    great informative site.

    • Margaret Reece, PhD on said:

      I have been teaching A&P for over 30 years. The website has been up since 2012.

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