Open Textbooks
Anatomy and Physiology by
Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
Call Number: OERPublication Date: 2013 (Print) 2019 (web)
- Anatomy & Physiology Three volume set. This textbook is an Open Education Resource provided under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY), permitting the copying, printing, repurposing and redistribution of all or some of its contents.
- Human Anatomy (OpenStax) Welcome to Human Anatomy, a resource designed for a semester-long course aimed at preparing undergraduate students for health-related programs. This book is derived from Human Anatomy and Physiology by OpenStax College. The source materials were created with several goals in mind: accessibility, customization, and student engagement—helping students reach high levels of academic scholarship. Instructors and students alike will find that this textbook offers a thorough introduction to the content in an accessible format.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course by Carlos Liachovitzky (Open Textbook Library)
Open Courses
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Human Anatomy & Physiology Course 1 (Open Course Library)
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Human Anatomy & Physiology Course 2 (Open Course Library)
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Anatomy & Physiology I & II (Georgia Highlands College)
Open Lab Manuals
- BIO101 Lab Manual at Mt Hood Community College Subject: Biology Level: Community College/Lower Division Material Type: Activity/Lab Author: Christine Anderson, Lisa Bartee Provider: OpenOregon Date Added: 09/20/2016
- Biology 101-103 Lab Manual at Blue Mountain Community College This lab manual is designed to support classrooms without specialized lab equipment. Recommended as a supplement to the Blue Mountain Community College adaptation of OpenStax Concepts of Biology: Concepts of Biology, available at https://www.oercommons.org/courses/concepts-of-biology-2
- Principles of Biology I and II Lab Manuals More Information about this two-manual series: Author: Burran, Susan and DesRochers, David, Title: Principles of Biology I & II Lab Manual Subject: Biological Sciences Date: 2016 Other URL: https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/biology-textbooks/2
- UGA Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab Manual, 3rd Edition This lab manual was created for Anatomy and Physiology I at the University of Georgia under a Textbook Transformation Grant and revised through a Scaling Up OER Pilot Grant.
Videos & Images
- NIH Image and Video Gallery This is a searchable collection of scientific photos, illustrations, and videos. The images and videos in this gallery are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0.
- eSkeletons Available under Creative Commons from Images and content are created by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Texas.
- Visual Human Project The NLM Visible Human Project has created publicly-available complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of a human male body and a human female body.
- Anatmony Zone Review usage language. Partner with OpenStax
Open Course Materials
- Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials (OER Commons. Use this to supplement the OpenStax book.)
- Carnegie Mellon University Anatomy and Physiology From Open Learn Initiative Carnegie Mellon University
- GetBodySmart: Interactive Tutorial An online tutorial for Human Anatomy and Physiology.
- Human Body Maps BodyMaps is an interactive visual search tool that allows users to explore the human body in 3-D. With easy-to-use navigation, users can search multiple layers of the human anatomy, view systems and organs down to their smallest parts, and understand in detail how the human body works.
- Merlot Anatomy and Physiology Review the content from Merlot. Find lectures, reference materials, animations and more.
- National Cancer Institute's SEER Training Modules From the National Cancer Institute
Other Open Resources
- Open Science Journals - PLOS ONE PLOS One is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science since 2006. The journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine.
Video - Eyeball
OER Online Labs
- hhmi BioInteractive hhmi BioInteractive resources are designed to connect students to big ideas in biology, promote engagement with science practices, and instill awe and wonder about the living world.
- PhET Interactive Simulations - Biology PhET Interactive Simulations, a project at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a non-profit open educational resource project that creates and hosts explorable explanations.