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Required and Recommended Textbooks

REQUIRED: Moore's Essential Clinical Anatomy, 7th edition by Anne M. R. Agur; Arthur F. Dalley II
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM23.2 .A38 2024
ISBN: 9781975174248
Publication Date: 2023
REQUIRED: Langman's Medical Embryology, 15th edition by T. W. Sadler
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM601 .L35 2024
ISBN: 9781975179960
Publication Date: 2023
REQUIRED: Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, 17th Edition by Anthony L. Mescher
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QL807 .M473 2021
ISBN: 9781264930395
Publication Date: 2023
The 17th edition of the book is currently available in electronic format, and the print book will be published in December 2023.
REQUIRED: Learning Radiology, 5th edition by William Herring
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; R899 .H472 2024
ISBN: 9780323878173
Publication Date: 2024
30 videos are included with the book.
Accompanying web site with cases, lectures and PowerPoints - http://www.learningradiology.com
RECOMMENDED DISSECTION MANUAL: Grant's Dissector, 17th edition by Alan J. Detton
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 34 .G75 2021
ISBN: 9781975134600
Publication Date: 2021
RECOMMENDED DISSECTION MANUAL: Gray's Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human Body, 2nd edition by Marios Loukas; Brion Benninger; R. Shane Tubbs
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM34 .L86 2019
ISBN: 9780323544177
Publication Date: 2019

RECOMMENDED VIDEO ATLAS - Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
This resource includes three-dimensional videos of dissected human anatomic specimens. The videos show complex structures step by step - from bone to surface anatomy - to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.

RECOMMENDED: Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th edition by Arthur F. Dalley II; Anne M. R. Agur
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM23.2 .M673 2023
ISBN: 9781975154066
Publication Date: 2022
RECOMMENDED: Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 5th edition by John T. Hansen
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM31 .N48 2022
ISBN: 9780323826624
Publication Date: 2023
RECOMMENDED ATLAS: Atlas of Anatomy, 4th edition by Michael Schuenke; Erik Schulte; Udo Schumacher; Markus Voll; Karl H. Wesker Hugo Zeberg; Anne M. Gilroy; Brian R. MacPherson; Jamie Wikenheiser
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM25 .G55 2020
ISBN: 9781684204519
Publication Date: 2021
RECOMMENDED ATLAS: Photographic Atlas of Anatomy, 9th edition by Johannes W. Rohen; Chihiro Yokochi; Elke Lutjen-Drecoll
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) QM 32 .R55 2021
ISBN: 9781975151348
Publication Date: 2022
RECOMMENDED ATLAS: Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach, 8th edition by Frank H. Netter
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM25 .N46 2023
ISBN: 9780323680424
Publication Date: 2022
RECOMMENDED USMLE REVIEW BOOK: Gray's Anatomy Review, 3rd edition by Marios Loukas; R. Shane Tubbs; Peter H. Abrahams; Stephen W. Carmichael; Thomas Gest
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) QM 32 .L68 2021
ISBN: 9780323639163
Publication Date: 2022
Print book only; no electronic version is available for the 3rd edition.
RECOMMENDED USMLE REVIEW BOOK: Gray's Anatomy Review, 2nd edition by Marios Loukas; R. Shane Tubbs; Peter H. Abrahams; Stephen W. Carmichael
Call Number: Books - 3rd Floor ; QM32 .L68 2016
ISBN: 9780323277884
Publication Date: 2016
RECOMMENDED USMLE REVIEW BOOK: Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Anatomy and Embryology by H. Wayne Lambert; Lawrence E. Wineski
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - KL 102 (Non-circulating). QM 31 .L36 2011
ISBN: 9781605473154
Publication Date: 2011
Print book only; no electronic version is available.
RECOMMENDED USMLE REVIEW BOOK: Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE: Medical Histology and Embryology Q&A by Manas Das
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM601 .D37 2018
ISBN: 9781626233348
Publication Date: 2017
RECOMMENDED USMLE REVIEW BOOK: Thieme Test Prep for the USMLE: Clinical Anatomy Q&A by Mark H. Hankin; Dennis E. Morse; Judith M. Venuti; Malli Barremkala
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - KL 102 (non-circulating). RC 58 .H36 2020
ISBN: 9781626234215
Publication Date: 2020

Accessing the Medical Library Textbooks

An online version of selected textbooks is accessible to OUWB medical students on campus or off campus. To access these textbooks off campus, you must login with your OU NetID and password (the same ones for accessing your OU email account and Moodle).

Print copies of all required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the OUWB Medical Library Study Room (KL 102). If you need any assistance with locating any of the following books, please email the OUWB Medical Library at medref@oakland.edu.

Multimedia Resources

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
This resource includes three-dimensional videos of dissected human anatomic specimens. The videos show complex structures step by step - from bone to surface anatomy - to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.
Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
An interactive 3D anatomy resource. Users may manipulate images by rotating, zooming, and removing layers to learn more about anatomical structures. It also includes MRI sections, slides, movies, animations, clinical text and patient education sheets..
IMAIOS (e-Anatomy) This link opens in a new window
e-Anatomy is an anatomical database providing more than 3,000 images of the human body. It provides cross-sectional, gross, and radiological anatomy derived from various types of medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Netter Reference This link opens in a new window
Collection of Netter Reference books that include anatomical images from the Green Books, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, and Netter's Concise Radiologic Anatomy.

Anatomy and Physiology Revealed
An interactive cadaver dissection experience.

Thieme MedOne Education This link opens in a new window
Collection of textbooks and color atlases in anatomy, medicine, and the life sciences published by Thieme. Authorized users can read the books online or download them to their personal devices.
Thieme Teaching Assistant: Anatomy This link opens in a new window
MedOne Thieme Teaching Assistant Anatomy is a web-based presentation tool, featuring powerful functionality to enrich and deepen the classroom experience.
It features over 2,800+ full-color illustrations from Gilroy et al.’s Atlas of Anatomy, Schuenke et al.’s THIEME Atlas of Anatomy and Baker et al.’s Anatomy for Dental Medicine.

Recommended Mobile / iPad Apps

Anatomy & Physiology Revealed - Purchase required
University of Toledo & McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Anatomy.TV - FREE
Compatible with iPads and Android tablets.
Essential Anatomy 5 - Purchase Required
IOS
Android
Human Anatomy Atlas: Complete 3D Human Body - Purchase required
IOS
Android
Primal Pictures / Anatomy TV - FREE
IOS
Android
An interactive 3D anatomy resource. Users may manipulate images by rotating, zooming, and removing layers to learn more about anatomical structures. It also includes MRI sections, slides, movies, animations, clinical text and patient education sheets.
SecondLook Histology Series - FREE
An image-based review app, available for free from the App Store
IOS
Android

Additional Prep / Review Resources

Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Anatomy by Kelly M. Harrell; Ronald W. Dudek
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QP34.5 .H377 2019
ISBN: 9781496317902
Publication Date: 2019
NEW EDITION! BRS Gross Anatomy, 10th edition by Nancy L. Halliday (Contribution by); Harold M. Chung (Contribution by)
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM31 .C54 2023
ISBN: 9781975181376
Publication Date: 2023

Additional Anatomy eBooks

The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Medical Course & Step 1 Review, 2nd Edition by David A. Morton; K. Bo Foreman; Kurt H. Albertine
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 31 .M67 2018
ISBN: 9781259862632
Publication Date: 2019
Includes an interactive self-assessment
The Big Picture: Histology by John F. Ash; David A. Morton; Sheryl A. Scott
ISBN: 9780071477581
Publication Date: 2013
Clinical Anatomy: A Case Study Approach by Mark Hankin; Dennis Morse; Carol Bennett-Clarke
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 23.2 .C55 2013
ISBN: 9780071628426
Publication Date: 2013
Gray's Anatomy for Students, 5th edition by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM23.2 D73 2023
ISBN: 9780323934237
Publication Date: 2023
Human Anatomy, Color Atlas and Textbook, 6th edition by John A. Gosling; Philip F. Harris; John R. Humpherson; Ian Whitmore; Peter L. T. Willan
ISBN: 9780723438274
Publication Date: 2017
Wheater's Functional Histology, 7th edition by Sylvia Wright; Geraldine O'Dowd; Sarah Bell
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 551 .W47 2024
ISBN: 9780702083341
Publication Date: 2023

Additional Embryology eBooks

Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects, 10th edition by Keith L. Moore; T. V. N. Persaud; Mark G. Torchia
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 601 .M757 2020
ISBN: 9780323608497
Publication Date: 2020
The Developing Human, 11th edition by Keith L. Moore; T. V. N. Persaud; Mark G. Torchia
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; QM 601 .M76 2020
ISBN: 9780323611541
Publication Date: 2020
Human Embryology and Developmental Biology, 6th edition by Bruce M. Carlson
ISBN: 9780323523752
Publication Date: 2019
Larsen's Human Embryology, 6th edition by Gary C. Schoenwolf; Steven B. Bleyl; Philip R. Brauer; Philippa H. Francis-West
ISBN: 9780323696043
Publication Date: 2022
The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Reproductive System, 2nd edition by Roger P. Smith; Paul Turek
ISBN: 9781437705959
Publication Date: 2011

Free Internet Resources

BioDigital
An interactive virtual body created with 3D technology that enables users to learn about anatomy, health conditions, and treatments in a visual format.
Digital Anatomist Information System
From the University of Washington, this site provides access to a collection of free interactive anatomy atlases.
Embryo Images - Normal and Abnormal Mammalian Development
Free online tutorial that uses scanning electron micrographs (mouse and human) to teach mammalian embryology.
eSkeletons
Free site from the University of Texas at Austin, this interactive database provides images of bones from human and non-human primates.
Medical Gross Anatomy Practice Questions
Free medical gross anatomy practice questions from Texas Tech University Health Science Center.
Radiopaedia.org
A collection of free radiology educational resources that contains radiology cases and reference articles.
SecondLook Histology Series
A mobile application from the University of Michigan for hand-held devices to serve as a study aid with a series of histology slides for self assessment.
Functional Neuroanatomy from the University of British Columbia
Online modules focusing on neuroanatomy with multimedia resources (videos, interactive modules, 3D, etc.) to promote independent study

Test Prep and Review Resources

BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
You must sign up with your @oakland.edu email here to access the Board Vitals question banks.

An interactive and powerful board review tool that can be used by practicing clinicians, residents and several types of healthcare students. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number of questions, subjects and more. Included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources.

Important Board Vitals Information:

Some of our students have reported problems with accessing the question banks on Board Vitals. Please be sure to follow these steps when registering for an account.

Use this link to register for an account. Be sure to use your Oakland University email.
Use this link to access the Board Vitals question banks. Log in with your OU email and the password you created when you registered for your account.

Still having problems? Email medref@oakland.edu - We are always happy to help!

Exam Master Online This link opens in a new window
Exam Master is an online test prep resource that includes test preparations for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. It consists of practice question and organ systems covered by the USMLE.

For further information and resources for study guides, please see our Subject Review & USMLE Prep Resources Guide - https://oakland.libguides.com/test-prep

Drug Information Resources

Clinical Pharmacology This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive drug database that contains up-to-date, detailed information on thousands of drugs. Users can run reports on interactions, search by indication and contraindication, check IV compatibility, and print patient information materials.
Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Micromedex provides access to information on drugs, toxicology, and diseases. The drug information is detailed, referenced, and includes drug comparisons and identification, therapeutic class searching, and dosing

Drug Information & Pharmacology Resources
A collection of all pharmacology resources available through the OUWB Medical Library.

Clinical Information

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
This collection includes medical and basic sciences books, including Harrison's Textbook of Medicine. AccessMedicine also includes images, videos, diagnostic tools, patient education handouts, and drug information.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey provides quick access to full-text medical and surgical resources including ebooks, journal articles, clinical practice guidelines, point-of-care clinical monographs, procedural guides, images, videos, drug information, and patient education handouts.
To download book chapter PDFs, please log in or register for a free account. NOTE: Vendor recommends updating to most recent version of browser.
DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new window
An evidence-based clinical reference tool written by physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis to help health care providers in their daily practice. Designed to provide quick answers to clinical questions. Includes thousands of graphics and images, specialty content, mobile access, and enhanced drug information.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
This resource presents current clinical information and recommendations on patient care and treatment. Includes evidence-based, physician-authored articles and patient education resources to help make clinical decisions.
VisualDX This link opens in a new window
An image-based clinical support tool to aid in the identification of indentifiable diseases; including, dermatologic, infectious, genetic, metabolic, drug-induced conditions, and occupational injuries.

Journals

Key Anatomy Journals

Browse All Anatomy Journals

Patient Education / Consumer Health Resources

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus provides consumer health information for patients, families, and health care providers. Produced by the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources, it includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, interactive patient tutorials, health care provider directories, and latest health news.

Access Medicine / Patient Education Handouts
Clinical Key / Patient Education Handouts
Micromedex / Care Notes
UpToDate Patient Education
UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients:
--The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
--Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.