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Visible Body is an interactive introduction to the structures and functions of each body system available to AU students from the library. It includes 500+ 3D model sets with directed dissections and 150+ animations that visually communicate the complex physiology of all 12 body systems, plus over 50 chapters of related material and practice quizzes.
You can access Visible Body anytime from the A to Z database list, which is linked under the search box on the library's home page. You can also explore physical models of the human body and its systems at Phillips Library. Ask at the front desk to check out the anatomy key.
When you click the database link you will see a landing page like the one screenshotted below. Click Visible Body. On the following page, click Launch.
A new window will open with Visible Body. It may take a few moments to load. If prompted, sign in using your AU credentials.
CINHAL Complete is a comprehensive nursing and allied health database, covering nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. It provides full text articles, evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and continuing education modules.
Learning Resources
Consumer Health Complete provides information for a general audience covering health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. Content includes, full-text journals, magazines, health reference books, e-books, encyclopedias, evidence-based health reports, medical images and diagrams, and consumer health pamphlets and leaflets.
MEDLINE Ultimate is the largest full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to more than 2,440 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications. It provides coverage of biomedicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences and much more. Featuring content from dozens of countries, the database provides international context to worldwide health issues.
Subjects: athletic training, exercise science, health promotion, health science, nursing
Content: journals
Publication dates: 1949 – present
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making including systematic reviews, reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials, and clinical answers that provide a readable, digestible, clinically-focused entry point to rigorous research.
Spartan Search is the search box on the library's home page. When you click the magnifying glass search icon, a full search screen will open, giving you the option to use the advanced search and filter your results.
Learn more about choosing where to search.
You can even get started with your search right here.