Research Guides: Pharmacology and Toxicology: Medical Images

Medical Images

You may use these images for in-class presentations, but if your presentation or paper will be posted to the internet or published in some other way, then you must get the image creator's permission to use the image.

Always cite images as you would any other resource. See our guide for Citing your Sources or ask your librarian if you need help.

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PubMed Central (PMC) Contains approximately 3 million images from the biomedical literature deposited in full text resources at the NCBI. Search for your topic, then see any available images listed along the side of the results page.
The Multidimensional Human Embryo An atlas from the University of Michigan. View stages of embryonic development. Includes a bibliography and a list of embryology links.
Anatomy Atlases An anatomy digital health sciences library curated by Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D. Read "About Us" and "FAQs".
The Visible Human Project A list of projects based on the Visible Human Data Set which are sources of images and animations. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
The eSkeletons Project View the bones of a human, gorilla, and baboon in a comparative osteology database from the University of Texas at Austin Anthropology Department. See Resources for study aids (Activities/Teaching Resources) which include a life-sized printout of a human skeleton.
Dermnet: Skin Disease Image Atlas
The largest independent photo dermatology source dedicated to online medical education though articles, photos and video. Founded by Thomas Habif, MD in 1998.