Research Guides: Anatomy & Physiology: Textbooks

Online Collections

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Provides access to medical textbooks, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessments, case files, time-saving diagnostic and point-of-care tools.
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Contains leading physical therapy textbooks, procedure and exercise videos, image galleries, self-assessment tools, and a unique cadaver dissection tool –optimized for viewing on any device.

Open Source Textbooks

Anatomy and Physiology by James A. Wise; Mark Womble; Kelly A. Young; J. Gordon Betts; Peter DeSaix; Eddie Johnson; Jody E. Johnson; Oksana Korol; Dean H. Kruse; Brandon Poe
Publication Date: 2013
Organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
Human Anatomy
This book incorporates text from the public domain 1918 Gray's Anatomy.
Human Physiology

Print Books

Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, 42e by Susan Standring (Editor)
Call Number: REF QM23.2 .G73 2021
Publication Date: 2021
Revised and updated to reflect the very latest understanding of clinical anatomy from the world's leading clinicians and biomedical scientists.
Boron & Boulpaep Concise Medical Physiology by Walter F. Boron; Emile L. Boulpaep
Call Number: QP34.5 .B65 2021
Publication Date: 2021
Presents challenging material in a clear, concise, logically organized format to further facilitate understanding and retention. Features simplified, didactic illustrations that clearly depict complex concepts.
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14e by John E. Hall
Call Number: QP34.5 .G9 2021
Publication Date: 2021
Offers a clinically oriented perspective written with the clinical and preclinical student in mind, bridging basic physiology with pathophysiology. Focuses on core material and how the body maintains homeostasis to remain healthy, emphasizing the important principles that will aid in later clinical decision making.
Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Easy! 6e by Laura Willis
Call Number: QP41 .A53 2024
Publication Date: 2024
This quick-reference text demonstrates how every major structure in the body interacts with the body's systems and guides you through genetics, nutrition, reproduction, and more.

eBooks

The Big Picture Physiology: Medical Course & Step 1 Review, 2e by Jonathan D. Kibble
Publication Date: 2020
Offers a complete yet concise treatment of the major topics in medical physiology.
Clinical Neuroanatomy, 29e by Stephen G. Waxman
Publication Date: 2020
Illustrates clinical presentations of disease processes involving specific structures, explores the relationship between neuroanatomy and neurology, and reviews advances in molecular and cellular biology and neuropharmacology as related to neuroanatomy.
Endocrine Physiology, 5e by Patricia E. Molina
Publication Date: 2023
Principles of endocrinology and metabolism explained on a system-by-system, organ-by-organ basis.
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26e by Kim E. Barrett, Susan M. Barman, Heddwen L. Brooks, Jason X.-J. Yuan
Publication Date: 2019
Incorporates examples from clinical medicine to illustrate important physiologic concepts.
Gastrointestinal Physiology, 2e by Kim Barrett
Publication Date: 2013
Provides a thorough review of core concepts and highlights clinical application.
The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Medical Course and Step 1 Review, 2e by David A. Morton; K. Bo Foreman; Kurt H. Albertine
Publication Date: 2019
More than 400 full-color illustrations along with brief text help you understand gross anatomy in the context of healthcare.
Mohrman & Heller's Cardiovascular Physiology, 10e by David M. Harris
Publication Date: 2023
Basic operating principles of the intact cardiovascular system and how those principles apply to clinical medicine.
Pulmonary Physiology, 10e by Michael G. Levitzky
Publication Date: 2022
Describes how and why the human respiratory system works.
Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 32e by Peter J. Kennelly; Kathleen M. Botham; Owen McGuinness; Victor W. Rodwell; P. Anthony Weil
Publication Date: 2022
Emphasizes the link between biochemistry and the understanding of disease states, disease pathology, and the practice of medicine.
Histology and Cell Biology: Examination & Board Review, 6e by Douglas F. Paulsen
Publication Date: 2022
Provides everything you need to know about the four basic tissues types, and organs and organ systems.
Vander's Renal Physiology, 9e by Douglas C. Eaton; John Pooler
Publication Date: 2023
Outlines goals of renal processes (to provide context for a given renal activity), and includes the logic behind renal processes.