Disciplines & Professions: Physiology

Web Sites

Open Directory's Physiology Directory
http://dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Physiology/

Provides links to over 150 sites on physiology and offers visitors an annotated list of direct links to 20 useful URLs.

WWW Virtual Library of Physiology and Biophysics
http://physiology.med.cornell.edu/WWWVL/PhysioWeb.html

Maintained by The Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Cornell University Medical College, this site provides links to a wide range of interests, techniques, and publications relevant to contemporary physiology and biophysics as well as physiology and biophysics servers.

Yahoo!'s Physiology Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Medicine/Physiology/

Site has a list of annotated direct links; a directory of links organized by subject heading, in addition to other services, such as Yahoo! Health; a page that provides health research, expert advice, and healthy recipes; and chat/discussion boards for interactive discussion.

Print Resources

Dulbecco, Renato, ed. Encyclopedia of Human Biology. 2nd ed. 9 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1997.

Includes 670 separate articles on various biological and physiological topics. Each entry provides a comprehensive overview of the subject intended for a wide range of readers. Organized alphabetically. Volume 9 includes a cumulative index.

Martini, Frederic H., and Edwin F. Bartholomew. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000.

A reference book designed to help a reader grasp terms, concepts, and principles necessary to basic physiology. Chapters organized topically. An index is provided.

Netter, Frank H. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2nd ed. East Hanover, NJ: Novartis, 1997.

More than 4,000 illustrations of the human body. Each illustration is thoroughly labeled. An index is provided.

Patton, Kevin T., and Gary A. Thibodeau. Mosby's Handbook of Anatomy and Physiology. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000.

A reference source designed mostly for health professionals, but easily usable by general readers. Chapters organized by body system and general topic. An index is provided.

Shaw, Diane L. Glossary of Anatomy and Physiology. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse, 1992.

Provides brief definitions of thousands of terms. Organized alphabetically.