Anatomy

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

What is a journal article?

How do I search a database?

Useful databases to search for journal articles:

1. PubMed

Includes citations and abstracts to biomedical literature. PubMed help and information

2. Web of Science

Provides access to multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals.

3. EMBASE.com

Provides access to biomedical and pharmacological bibliographic records.

4. Biosis previews

A comprehensive database for life science and biomedical research.

5. SportDiscus

SPORTDiscus is a bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, biomechanics and more.

6. Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources:

An@tomy.tv

Contains complete anatomical 3D models from skin to bone for various body parts. Includes biomechanical animations, dynamic MRI, and movie clips to supplement the 3D model. User guide

Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections

Images and information from one of the world's largest collection of well-preserved, sectioned and stained brains of over 100 different species of mammals (including humans).

Morphbank

MorphBank is an open web repository of images serving the biological research community. It is currently being used to document specimens in natural history collections, to voucher DNA sequence data, and to share research results in disciplines such as taxonomy, morphometrics, comparative anatomy, and phylogenetics.