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Subject Guide for Anatomy and Physiology
Contents:
Introduction
This guide focuses on basic information resources for human anatomy and physiology.
Areas included are embryology and histology.
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Contact Information
C. Anne Turhollow is the SDSU Library & Information Access's subject specialist
in the life sciences. Her contact information is:
At San Diego State University this field is studied in the Biology
Department, with some professors also holding appointment in the Department
of
Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Anatomical Dictionary, with Nomenclatures and Explanatory Notes. Tibor
Donath. English edition. G. N. C. Crawford, editor. New York: Pergamon Press,
1969.
QM 81 D613 1968 Reference
- Valuable in spite of its age. Consists of a comparison of the three anatomical
naming systems and a detailed dictionary of anatomical terms.
- Terminologia Anatomica: International Anatomical Terminology. Prepared
by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology. New York: Thieme,
1998.
QM 81 T37 1998 Reference
- The official guide to anatomical terminology. Attempts to codify terminology
so that researchers and physicians around the world use the same terms to
describe the structures of the human body. Accompanying CD-ROM (CDR-699)
is found in the Media Center.
- Basic Histology: Text and Atlas. 10th edition. Luiz Carlos Junqueira and Jose Carneiro.
New York: Lange Medical Books McGraw-Hill, 2003.
QL 807 J8613 2003 5th Floor Books and CDR-1090 Media Center
- Provides a well illustrated overview of microscopic anatomy. Chapters cover
basic structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs.
- Best and Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice. 12th
edition. John B. West, editor. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1991.
QP 34.5 B47 1991 Reference
- A first year medical school textbook that attempts to "link the laboratory
and the clinic." Divided into sections of: General physiological processes;
Cardiovascular system; Blood; Body fluids and renal function; Respiration;
Gastrointestinal system; Metabolism; Endocrine system; and Neurophysiology.
- Handbook of Physiology. Washington, DC: American Physiological
Society, 1959-to date. Many volumes.
QP 6 H25 5th Floor Books
- "A critical, comprehensive presentation of physiological knowledge and
concepts." The 10 sections cover the nervous system, skeletal muscle, the
cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, adaptation to the environment,
adipose tissue, the gastrointestinal system, endocrinology, renal physiology,
reactions to environmental agents. Many sections have been revised.
- Langman's Medical Embryology. 8th edition. T. W. Sadler.
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
QM 601 L35 2000 5th Floor Books
- A concise basic treatment of human development. Includes both normal and
abnormal development.
- Textbook of Medical Physiology. 10th edition. Arthur C. Guyton
and John E. Hall. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.
QP 34.5 G9 2000 Reference
- Another first year medical textbook on human physiology but with an emphasis
on homeostasis, the interaction of different organ systems. In addition to
the basic topics, it includes sections on aviation, space, and deep sea diving
physiology, and sports physiology.
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Atlases
These are only some of the atlases to be found in Reference. Most are found under the call number QM 25;
be sure to check both the Reference and Reference Oversized areas.
- The Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations. Frank H. Netter.
Summit, NJ: Ciba Pharmaceutical Company, 1954-1990. 12 volumes.
QM 451 N45 Reference, also 5th Floor Books Oversized / fo
- A comprehensive set of illustrations by the world's foremost medical illustrator.
A condensed and updated version of this work is found in: Atlas of
Human Anatomy (Frank H. Netter. Summit, NJ: Ciba-Geigy Corp., 1989.
QM 25 N46 1989 Reference Table 4).
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 5th edition. Keith L. Moore
and Arthur F. Dalley, editors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
2006.
QM 23.2 M67 2006 Reference
- An atlas oriented towards undergraduate students. Gross anatomy only.
- Color Atlas of Clinical Embryology, 2nd ed. Keith
L. Moore, T. V. N. Persaud, and Kohei Shiota. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2000.
QM 602 M66 2000 Reference
- Illustrations, photographs, diagrams of all aspects of human development.
Chapters cover normal development, development of different organ systems,
and birth defects.
- di Fiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlatives. 9th
ed. Victor P. Eroschenko. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams& Wilkins,
2000.
QM 557 F5513 2000 Reference
- Gray's Anatomy: the Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 39th
edition. Susan Standring, editor-in-chief. New York:
Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
QM 23.2 G73 2005 Reference
- The latest edition of this seminal work.
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Finding books
General tips
The PAC is the online tool used for
finding books and reports in the SDSU Library. Books can be searched by
author, title,
or subject.
The PAC is interlinked with two
union catalogs. SD Circuit is a joint catalog of SDSU, UCSD, USD, and CSUSM.
Link+ is a joint catalog for many of the CSU campuses plus several private
universities in California. Books may be borrowed from any of these libraries
via the catalogs.
LC headings
For books with a broad scope, subject headings such as
- ANATOMY,
- PHYSIOLOGY,
- HUMAN ANATOMY,
- EMBRYOLOGY, or
- HISTOLOGY are used.
More specific headings can also be used, e.g.
- KNEE,
- HEART, or
- DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS.
Also consider the subheadings ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS, PHYSIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS, and PHYSIOLOGY, e.g.
- FISHES-ANATOMY,
- MENTAL ILLNESS-PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS,
- HEAT-PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, or
- HEART-PHYSIOLOGY.
Call number areas
Most books about human anatomy are given the call number QM. QP is human physiology.
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Finding articles
- Academic
Search Elite (EBSCO). 1990 to
present.
Off campus access requires valid SDSU RedID number.
- Access to articles across a wide range of academic disciplines. Features
the full-text of articles from over 1200 periodicals and indexing for over
3000. Good for when you need just a few articles on a topic. Otherwise, use
one of the more comprehensive indexes listed below. Another similar database
is ProQuest
Research Library.
Biosis
Previews
Off-campus access requires SDSU RedID number- Most comprehensive database for the biological sciences indexing over 8,000
journals as well as conference proceedings and books. Online coverage is
back to 1926. Citations with
abstracts are indexed by author, taxonomic classification, scientific name,
and keywords
from the titles and abstracts.
- Medline
Off-campus access requires valid SDSU RedID number
- The major database for the health sciences. Journals only, indexed back
to the 1950s. Corresponds in part to the print Index Medicus, which
the Library has in various forms back to 1879 (R 11 I52 TO R 11 I536, 1986
and newer 1st Floor
Periodicals, 1985 and older 5th Floor Periodicals). If the SDSU version of
Medline is unavailable, try accessing the version at the National Library
of Medicine's PubMed system.
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Handbooks
- Biologic Variation in Health and Illness: Race, Age, and Sex Differences. 2nd
edition. Theresa Overfield. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995
QP 34.5 O94 1995 Reference
- Extensive lists of references.
- Biological Handbooks Series.
- Collection of basic reference data that has been evaluated for accuracy.
The individual titles include:
- Biology Data Book. 2nd edition. Philip L. Altman
and Dorothy S. Dittmer, compilers and editors. Bethesda, MD: Federation
of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1972-1974. 3 volumes.
QH 310 A392 Reference
- Covers blood and other body fluids, metabolism, respiration and
circulation.
- Cell Biology. Philip L. Altman and Dorothy Dittmer
Katz, compilers and editors. Bethesda, MD: Federation of American
Societies for Experimental Biology, 1976.
QH 581.2 C42 Reference
- Growth including Reproduction and Morphological Development.
Philip L. Altman and Dorothy S. Dittmer, compilers and editors. Washington,
DC: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1962.
QH 310 A4 Reference
- Geigy Scientific Tables. 8th, revised and enlarged edition.
C. Lentner, editor. West Caldwell, NJ: Ciba-Geigy Corp., 1981-1990. 5 volumes.
QP 33.5 G4513 1981 Reference
- Collection of basic data hard to track down elsewhere. Volume one is units
of measurement, body fluids, body composition, nutrition. Volume two is statistical
tables and mathematical formulae. Volume three covers physical chemistry,
hematology, and somametric data. Volume four includes constituents of living
matter, metabolic pathways, and inborn errors of metabolism. Volume five
covers the heart and circulation.
- Handbook of Normal Physical Measurements. Judith G. Hall,
Ursula G. Froster-Iskenius, and Judith E. Allanson. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1989.
QM 28 H23 1989 Reference
- Discusses how to collect physical measurements and includes charts and
graphs showing the range of growth and variation.
- Reference Man. International Commission on Radiological Protection.
Task Group on Reference Man. New York: Pergamon Press, 1975.
RA 1231 R2 I2 v. 23 Reference
- Measurements, weights, and composition of all parts of the body from the
newborn to the adult. Includes references.
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Other Web Resources
- The
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Physiology and Biophysics (Biosciences)
- Maintained by the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the Cornell
University Medical College.
- The World-Wide Web
Virtual Library: Developmental Biology (Biosciences)
- Provides links to range of resources for all species in the area of developmental
biology.
- Neurosciences on the Internet
- Links to a variety of resources in the neurosciences. There is advertising
on this site.
- The
Visible Human Project
- Home for the Visible Human Project at the National Library of Medicine.
This page provides links to the project itself and other sources which have
been developed from the data set.
- Multimedia
Textbooks at Virtual Hospital
- A collection of multimedia "textbooks" covering various section of the body,
such as lung anatomy, liver pathology, and muscle injuries. Includes movies.
- The Digital Anatomist
Program
- Development of several prototype atlases. Atlases are available for the
brain, the nervous system, the thoracic viscera, and the knee.
- The Heart: A Virtual Exploration
- A very nice basic introduction to the heart and circulatory system. Includes
information on healthy heart diets, exercise, and more. From the Franklin
Institute Science Museum.
- The Visible Embryo
- Follows the development of human embryo from conception to Week 40 of development.
Also have a good set of links to other developmental biology sites.
- FASEB
- Web site for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
- American Physiological Society
- The American Physiological Society is the major scientific organization
for physiology in the United States. Its home page includes information on
membership, its publications, meetings, and APStracts.
- American
Association of Anatomists
- They have a good listing of resource links.
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