Online Resources for Human Anatomy & Physiology

Online Resources for Anatomy & Physiology Students

Mrs. Caley Opsal's Students:

Martini Web Site (quizzes from BIO 1007/1008 text)
Tips on Studying for Science Classes

NIU's Anatomy Program links to a variety of anatomy-related web sites: http://www.bios.niu.edu/hubbard/anatomyweb/anatolinks.html

Chemistry and DNA-related Web Sites:

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0501/es0501page03.cfm?chapter_no=investigation - this is an interactive web site to help you learn about atoms

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/ - PBS DNA workshop (interactive animations of protein synthesis)
http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/index.htm - tutorials and animations of DNA replication, mRNA transcription, and protein synthesis
http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/rna.htm - brief descriptions of the three types of RNA
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/blood/ - Genetic Science Learning Center: Genes and Blood Type

http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/Bio231/glycolysis.html - Glycolysis animation (simple and quick)
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/Bio231/krebs.html - Kreb's (Tricarboxylic Acid) Cycle
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/Bio231/etc.html - Electron Transport Chain

Histology Web Pages:
http://www.wadsworth.org/chemheme/heme/microscope/celllist.htm (excellent photomicrographs and descriptions of blood cells)

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/frames/histo_frames.html (Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine)

Virtual Microscope (view tissue slides)

View Blood Cell photomicrographs: http://www.unomaha.edu/~swick/blood.html#neutrophil

http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/tissue.html

Other Organ System Resources:

Try your hand at labeling some bones or other organs at http://www.msjensen.gen.umn.edu/webanatomy/GAME/
Bones, Brains, Muscles and other good stuff from Penn State: http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/biology29.htm
Virtual Bones (labeled bone photographs)
Virtual Cat from Delaware County Community College (includes cat muscles, human heart, sheep eye, heart and brain, human ear)
Skeletal System (quiz yourself using labeled pictures of real human bones)
Digital Anatomist Project (images of many organs, including the brain)
Human Anatomy Online (takes time to load)
The Heart: An Online Exploration

The University of Minnesota "Web Anatomy" site

http://www.cardioconsult.com/Anatomy/

Texas Heart Institute

Columbia University Dept. of Surgery Heart Anatomy

Cardiovascular Associates

Mrs. Caley Opsal's Favorite Web Sites

The following links will take you to some of my favorite Web site resources in the sciences. BIO 1007/1008 students may use them to contribute to WebBoard discussions as well as class discussions on a multitude of topics. I have attempted to categorize each one or give a brief description of what the site has to offer. Enjoy!

Brain Pages:
Yale University School of Medicine: Cranial Nerves: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/cnerves/

University of Washington Digital Atlas of Brain Structures (Digital Anatomist Project): http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html (scroll down to "Brain" and "Neurosyllabus" sections)

University of Oregon Human/Sheep Brain Tutorial (not yet complete, but very good!): http://www.uofs.edu/sheep/Human/intro2.html

University of Iowa Virtual Hospital (Dissections of the REAL human brain...really great resource!): http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/BrainAnatomy/TOC.html

Harvard University Medical School: The Whole Brain Atlas
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

Resources on Diseases:
Centers for Disease Control
March of Dimes Health Information Library
American Academy of Dermatology
American Heart Association
American Medical Association

Resources on Fitness and Nutrition:
Gaterade Sports Science Institute
Nutrition.gov (a wealth of nutritional info, statistics, and more!)
National Cancer Institutes 5 A Day for Better Health Program

Resources on Toxicology:
EPA Human Health Risk Assessment
EPA Exposure Factors Handbook
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Last Updated 11/14/07