Research Guides: Images: Finding Images in Databases

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Image Database

Search for Images using links below:

SMART Imagebase
Medical illustrations and animations. Includes simple drawings as well as more detailed images. Browse by body system or by disease / condition. Or, search for images.

Other Images

AccessMedicine
Run a search, then click "Images" to see related images.
Over 35,000 images (photos & illustrations) from AccessMedicine's resources. Consult "Can I reuse McGraw-Hill content in other places?" for important copyright information. Also read the Terms of Use.
AccessPharmacy
Run a search, then click "Images" to see related images.
Over 35,000 images (photos & illustrations) from AccessMedicine's resources. Consult "Can I reuse McGraw-Hill content in other places?" for important copyright information. Also read the Terms of Use.
Anatomy.TV
Professors can use these detailed anatomy images in classroom materials. Use the embed button to capture the image, the caption, and all of the information you need to comply with the terms of use.
NetAnatomy.com
Faculty members, staff members, and students have permission to take screenshots of the anatomy content on this site for use in classroom materials as long as a note states that the image comes from NetAnatomy. Click on the area of the body that is of interest. Decide if you want a description, actual labels, and / or fill-in-the-blank labels [Test] to appear. Use your computer’s screencapturing tool(s) to get the image.
PharmacyLibrary
Some of the textbooks include images that may be used in the classroom, but there is no easy way to find images.

Pharmacy Library Terms of Use
See the "Limited License and Restricted Use of PharmacyLibrary" section for information about using images.

Rittenhouse R2Library Online Collection
You can use images you find in these books for educational use. Search for the topic you want to find relevant chapters. You can filter your results list to "Images." (Note: This filter searches within the images' captions to find images that match your search. You may miss other images. For example, a search lfor "bronchus" that is filtered to "Images" will not include the image in chapter 17 of Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, which has the caption "The Organs of the Respiratory System," even though image shows and labels the bronchus.)