Books are still one of the best ways to efficiently answer a background question (and it's not just librarians that say so!). The BU library now offers a comprehensive collection of electronic medical textbooks, in addition to its print collections; the U.S. government also provides medical e-books. For example, check out:
This brief video will show you how to search the BU Library for specific e-books or browse the entire collection.
Good to know: these medical textbook collections are designed for multiple people to reference frequently so, unlike other eBooks, they don't have a limited number of concurrent users!
Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach by 
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twenty-First Edition (Vol. 1 & Vol. 2) by
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