Image Links

Many of the images in these collections are free to use for educational purposes; however, you must cite the original author.
For citing & copyright information, please click on the "Fair Use info" link.

General Health Sciences Images:

Bristol BioMed Image Archive, a collection of medical, dental and veterinary images for use in teaching (Fair Use info)
CDC's Public Health Image Library, contains illustrations, photographs, & audio visuals (Fair Use info)
Eccles Multimedia Catalog, contains images, illustrations, animations, videos and sounds related to the health sciences. (Fair Use info)
HEAL, Health Education Assets Library provides educators with high-quality and free multimedia materials (such as images and videos) to augment health sciences education. (Fair Use info)
Medical Graphics, Photography, University of Utah Health Sciences Logos (Fair Use info)
National Library of Medicine - History of Medicine Division, This system provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine. (Fair Use info)
National Science Foundation Image Library (Fair Use info)

Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy, illustrations (Fair Use info)
Slice of Life - By Suzanne Stensaas and O.E. Millhouse, The Digital Slice of Life is a cooperative project with the Slice of Life office, KUED Media Solutions, and the Knowledge Weavers Project.

Embryology

αlpha - Scientists in Reproductive Medicine, an IHR infertility web site that has given permission for us to use their Embryology images for education. αlpha Scientists is a non-profit organization which provides an international forum for scientists in reproductive medicine.
Embryo Images - Normal & Abnormal Mammalian Development - The Embryo Images Normal and Abnormal Mammalian Development site is an online tutorial developed by Drs Kathleen K Sulik and Peter R Bream Jr with the assistance of Mr Tim Poe and Ms Kiran Bindra. This tutorial uses scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) to teach mammalian embryology. There are also line drawings that require specific permission for use. We are allowed to use Dr. Sulik's images for educational purposes.
The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo is a collaboration funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to produce and make available over the internet a three-dimensional image reference of the Human Embryo based on magnetic resonance imaging. The collection of images is intended to serve students, researchers, clinicians, and the general public interested in studying and teaching human development. Our "faculty can use this material without any licensing fees if they link directly to the Web site." -- Thank you to Dr. Bradley R. Smith for permission

Histology

Blue Histology - School of Anatomy and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (Fair Use info)
BloodLine - The Online Resource for Hematology Education and News (Fair Use info)
The JayDoc HistoWeb - Designed for University of Kansas medical students. Includes tissue slides of cell structure, epithelia, glands, nervous system, muscles, connective tissue, cartilage, bone, vascular system, blood, lymphoid system, skin, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, eye & ear, endocrine system, urinary system, male & female reproductive system, and histopathology. (Fair Use info)
PathoPic Pathology Image Database - Beautiful pathology images (Fair Use Info)
University of Delaware's Histology Images - This web site contains Color Histology Images, Compressed Histology Images, Cell and Tissue Ultrastructure images, Labeled Illustrations, and Three Dimensional Models. Dr. Roger C. Wagner has given us permission to use these images for education.
USC's General Histology Images - There are 836 photomicrographs of histologic sections in this site. (Fair Use info)
USC's Oral Histology Images - There are 429 photomicrographs of histologic sections in this site. (Fair Use info)

Neuroanatomy

Atlases of the Brain, contains images of the Coronal Brain, Brain Stem, Spinal Cord, MRI Axial, MRI Coronal, & MRI Sagittal (Fair Use info)
The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) - This project aims to create a model for development of digital collections through academic library and professional society partnerships using electronic publishing technologies and a collaboration between the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and a the North American Neuro-Ophthalology Society (NANOS). (Fair Use info)
Synapse Web, images and tools (Fair Use info)
Brain Maps - BrainMaps.org is a digital brain atlas based on high-resolution images of serial sections of monkey brains that is fully integrated with a high-speed database server for querying and retrieving data about primate brain structure and function over the internet. (Fair Use info)

General Images & Media:

FreePhoto.com (Fair Use info)
Internet Archive, a web site containing multiple media types for academic and research use. (Fair Use info)
New York Public Library Picture Collection, The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. (Fair Use info)
NOAA Photo Library (Fair Use info)
Open Photo, a public domain general photo library (Fair Use info)
University of Utah Photo Bank (Fair Use info)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Image Library (Fair Use info)
The Whole Brain Atlas includes still pictures and movies (*.html and *.mpg files) of the brain. The web site has received favorable reviews from MedWorld Bestsites, Neurosciences on the Internet, and Medical Matrix. The creators allow use and distribution of these materials for educational purposes as long as proper credit is provided. (Fair Use info)

Animations:

Brain Atlas: Striatal System
Embryological Modelling Research Group
HyperHeart, an interactive animation/movie developed for Dr. Blumenthal's pharmacology course detailing bloodflow, aortic/ventricular volumes and pressures present in a normal cardiac cycle.
Oculucephalic Reflex
Pathway Quizes in Neuroanatomy
Voluntary Control of Facial Muscles