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://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)

Other Organ System Resources:

Bones, Brains, Muscles and other good stuff from Penn State: http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/biology29.htm
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
Cat Circulatory System interactive tutorials from Kenyon College http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/organs/welcome2.htm

Other cat anatomy tutorials from Kenyon College http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm

Calf Heart pictures and tutorial: http://learning.mgccc.cc.ms.us/science/heart2/sld029.htm

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

Texas Heart Institute

Columbia University Dept. of Surgery Heart Anatomy

Cardiovascular Associates

Mrs. 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)

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 Toxicology:
Environmental Protection Agency
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Last Updated 08/09/10