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 Anatomy Model Photos, Quizzes
Physiology & Homeostasis
Terminology & Classification
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Skeletal System
Integumentary System
Muscular System
Cardiovascular System
Microbiology & Defense
Respiratory System
Digestion & Nutrition
Urinary System
Reproductive Systems
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SCIENCE AND MEDICAL NEWS:
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  • Science Daily
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  • SciTech Daily
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  • New Scientist
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      HEALTH AND MEDICAL REFERENCE:
    1. Leading Causes of Death in the United States in 2005 and the world in 2002
    2. Kansas City Doctors (find a physician)
    3. World Health Organization (health education and statistics)
    4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (food and drug safety)
    5. Atlas of First Aid: A Case Study Approach
    6. Lab Tests Online (understand your medical lab tests)
    7. Medline Plus (health information in 40 languages)
    8. Medical Encyclopedia in English and Spanish (University of Maryland)
    9. Bandolier's Guide to Evidence-Based Medicine
    10. Medscape Health Resource Center
    11. eMedExpert (Information on Prescription Drugs
    12. Wrong Diagnoses (physicians make mistakes, too)
    13. American Council on Science and Health
    14. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    15. Drugs, Vitamins and Herbs: The Scientific Evidence (Medline)
    16. Quackwatch (a guide to health fraud)
    17. The Quackfiles (a guide to dubious health practices)
    18. Discovery Health Channel and Mystery Diagnosis online videos
    19. Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) Guide to Rx and OTC Drugs
    20. Drug Safety Data Sheets (learn about benefits and side-effects of specific drugs)
    21. MerckSource Health Information
    22. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (sponsored by U.S. Government)
    23. WebMD (investigate your symptoms, learn about your medicines, find a doctor)
    24. Health and Medicine Streaming Videos

      25. SCIENCE METHODS
    25. Introduction to Science.
    26. The Mysterious Placebo
    27. Spontaneous Remission and the Placebo Effect
    28. Placebo.
    29. Richard Feynman on Cargo Cult Science. (PDF format)
    30. The Problems with Anecdotal Evidence
    31. Distinguishing science from Pseudoscience
    32. Why Bogus Therapies Often Seem to Work
    33. Discovery, Chance and Scientific Methods.
    34. How we know what we know. (PBS)
    35. Here Be Dragons (40 minute movie on critical thinking)
    36. Objectivity in Science
    37. Science and Pseudoscience.
    38. How to Understand Scientific Studies
    39. Critical Thinking by Steven Lewis.
    40. Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
    41. Richard Dawkins on Intelligent Design

      42. METRICS AND MEASUREMENTS

    42. Coping with Math Anxiety
    43. Significant Figures in Measurements and Calculations.
    44. Significant figures, Scientific Notation, Solving Equations
    45. Metric-English conversions
    46. Metric Conversion Tables UK
    47. The Triple Beam Balance
    48. How to Read a Triple-Beam Balance
    49. Reading a Triple Beam Balance and Quiz
    50. Commonly Used Lab Equipment

      51. CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY

    51. Karen Timberlake's Chemistry Review
    52. Chemistry 101
    53. Chemistry Guide
    54. Chemistry Tutorial (Australia)
    55. ChemTeam Chemistry Tutorial
    56. Video Lectures on General Chemistry (MIT)
    57. Molecular Structures (Purdue)
    58. Atoms and Molecules (Maricopa)
    59. Chemical Elements Periodic Table
    60. Webelements Periodic Table
    61. The discovery of electrons
    62. An analysis of matter
    63. Evolution of the atomic theory.
    64. Radioactivity
    65. Marie Curie, French physicist and Nobel laureate.
    66. Radiocarbon dating and the Shroud of Turin.
    67. Periodic Table of the Isotopes
    68. Chemical bonding.
    69. Chemical nomenclature and Quiz (Word Document)
    70. Stoichiometry: calculations involving balanced chemical equations.
    71. Temperature and Thermometers.
    72. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
    73. Metabolism

      74. BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

    74. Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Vitamins and Water (Wikipedia)
    75. Biochemistry Resources 11-9-08
    76. Ban DHMO!
    77. Water Science
    78. Water and pH tutorial
    79. Sticky Water.
    80. A Biography of Water
    81. Proteins and Enzymes
    82. Ask a dietician about protein
    83. Enzymes (Wikipedia)
    84. Enzymes
    85. Enzyme tutorial with animations
    86. What is an enzyme?
    87. Enzymes, Metabolic Pathways and Feedback Inhibition
    88. NAS 2005 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes.
    89. Galactosemia
    90. DNA and RNA
    91. Discovery of DNA
    92. Deciphering the Genetic Code
    93. Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA
    94. Origin of the chemicals of life
    95. Primordial Soup and the Origin of Life

      96. MICROSCOPE

    96. The Parts of a Microscope
    97. Light Microscope Tutorial (animation with audio from NASA)
    98. Structure and Function of the Optical Microscope Wikipedia
    99. The Virtual Compound Light Microscope (practice your microscope skills)
    100. Robert Hooke and Anton Leeuwenhoek.
    101. History of the light microscope.
    102. Light and electron microscopes and relative size in biology.
    103. Cell Biology and Microscopy

      CELLS

    104. Cell Biology (Altruis Biomedical Network)
    105. The cell theory.
    106. Cell anatomy.
    107. Cell Biology Animations
    108. Cell Organelles (Wikipedia)
    109. More Cellular Organelles
    110. Diffusion and Osmosis
    111. Cell Cycle quiz and images.
    112. Stages of the Cell Cycle.
    113. The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial
    114. Cells Alive
    115. ATP
    116. Cell, Genome and Molecular Genetics
    117. Watson and Crick's landmark 1953 paper on DNA.
    118. Reading the messages in genes.
    119. An interview with Maxine Singer.
    120. An interview with James Watson.
    121. The birth of molecular biology.
    122. Universality of the genetic code.
    123. Stem Cells
    124. Cellular basis of cancer.
    125. Cancer.
      126. HISTOLOGY
    126. Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
    127. HistoWeb
    128. Histology World
    129. Histology Photos
    130. Histology Tutorial
    131. Histology Quiz
    132. Histology (Houston)
    133. Histology Slides (University of Illinois)
    134. Tissues
    135. Body Mass Index

      136. GENERAL HUMAN BIOLOGY RESOURCES

    136. Get Body Smart (anatomy tutorials and quizzes)
    137. Innerbody Interactive Human Anatomy (interactive quizzes by system)
    138. Webanatomy (many quizzes)
    139. The Virtual Body (animated and narrated tour of the human body in Spanish and English)
    140. Human Anatomy (cadaver dissections and detailed quizzes)
    141. Anatomy & Physiology Tutorial from Maricopa (tutorials and quizzes over all systems)
    142. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Anatomic Variations (documentation that real people differ from textbook generalities)
    143. Anatomy Atlases, Textbooks and Digital Libraries (a digital library of human anatomy)
    144. Atlas of Gross Anatomy (anatomy images from Univ. of Arkansas)
    145. Anatomy Tables by System and Region (anatomy tables by system and by region)
    146. Gray's Anatomy (1918 edition full text, illustrated, searchable)
    147. Anatomy (regional anatomy with photographs and illustrations)
    148. Medical Gross Anatomy (tables, animations and videos)
    149. Instant Anatomy (mostly colorful, labeled drawings with learning tips)
    150. Anatomy Images (colorful and labeled)
    151. Biological Anthropology (human evolution and taxonomy)
    152. An interactive autopsy with Dr. Michael Baden (view a forensic autopsy)
    153. Pearson Anatomy Tutorial (many quizzes)
    154. Anatomy & Physiology Tutorial Links (from the University of Houston)
    155. Anatomy of the Face and Head
    156. Willard R. Zemlin Memorial Website (especially useful for speech structures)
    157. Anatomy for Medical Students (text with illustrations and radiographs)
    158. Surgical Videos
    159. The Anatomy Lesson (text with many illustrations and photos)
    160. Anatomy & Physiology from the Univ.of Wisconsin (text with labeled illustrations)
    161. Anatomy Lab Simulator (labeled photos and illustrations of body parts)
    162. Useless Body Parts (you won't need these donor organs)
    163. WebMD Calculators, Health Quizzes and Anatomy Tools
    164. WebMD Symptom Checker (be your own doctor, the sue yourself for malpractice)
    165. BBC's Interactive Body (many anatomy games)
    166. Maricopa's Online Book of Biology
    167. Kimball's Online Biology Text
    168. Ask Nurse Minerva about the Body (mostly text)
    169. Normal Lab Values
    170. How Stuff Works Anatomy Channel (many animations and videos)
    171. Biology of Aging (forever young?)
      172. ANATOMIC MODEL PHOTOS AND QUIZZES:
    172. Anatomic Model Photos and Quizzes (Penn State)
    173. Photos of Anatomic Models at Merced College (www.mccd.edu)
    174. Anatomic Model Photos (Raymond Walters College)
    175. Anatomic Model Photos (no labels)
    176. Anatomy Tutorials from Maricopa (photos of models with keys)
    177. Bioweb Model Photos numbered and labeled (Wisconsin)
    178. Anatomy Models w Labels (San Diego Mesa College)
    179. Photo Gallery of Anatomic Models (place cursor over numbers to see labels)
    180. Palomar College Anatomic Model Index and Quiz
    181. Middle Tennessee State University
    182. Cerritos Anatomy Model Quiz (click on green dots to see labels)
    183. Bluegrass Anatomy Model Quiz
    184. Weblab Models and Specimens (click on links below photos for labels)
    185. A&P Model Quiz (click link below images to view labels)
    186. NCCC Virtual Anatomy Lab (labeled models only)
    187. Pasadena CC's Virtual Anatomy Lab (click above photo to view model key)
    188. Google Anatomic Image Gallery

      HOMEOSTASIS / HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

    189. A Framework for Human Physiology
    190. Homeostasis (Answers.com)
    191. Homeostasis
    192. Physiological Homeostasis
    193. Acid-Base Physiology
    194. A&P Case Studies

      195. TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION

    195. A Brief History of the English Language by Steven Lewis
    196. Anatomic Terminology 8-26-08
    197. Dictionary Search
    198. Basic Vocabulary of Gross Anatomy
    199. Anatomy and Medical Mnemonics (guides for learning technical terms)
    200. Medical Mnemonics (guides for learning technical terms)
    201. Anatomic Pronunciation Guide
    202. Etymology of Medical Terms (origin of medical terms)
    203. Medical Flashcards, Word Searches and Games
    204. Create your own flashcards.
    205. Classification of Living Things
    206. Taxonomy (Wikipedia)
    207. Human taxonomy and Hominoids
    208. Homo floresiensis
    209. Abdomino-pelvic regions
    210. Levels of Biological Organization
      211. NERVOUS SYSTEM:
    211. Nervous System Models (labeled and unlabeled)
    212. Nervous System Models (labeled and unlabeled -- Northern Kenucky U)
    213. The Nervous System in Action online textbook
    214. Adventures in Neuroanatomy
    215. Neurotransmitter Net
    216. Neurobiology Animations

      EYE AND VISION

    217. Anatomy-Physiology of the Eye
    218. Webvision
    219. How We See
    220. The Human Eye
    221. Accommodation by Steven Lewis
    222. Dietary Lutein and Zeaxanthin protect central vision 10-26-07
    223. Vision Loss Simulations
    224. Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Eye
    225. The Joy of Visual Perception
    226. Glossary of Eye Terms
    227. Color Vision Test
    228. Tests for Color Blindness
    229. Therapies for Dry Eyes
    230. The Aging Eye

      231. EAR: HEARING AND BALANCE

    231. The Human Ear
    232. Virtual Tour of the Ear
    233. Anatomy of the Ear
    234. Audiology Resources
    235. Vestibular Function
    236. Otorhinolaryngology (Houston)

      237. BRAIN

    237. The Brain from Top to Bottom
    238. Cerritos CNS Model Quiz
    239. My Three Brains
    240. The Whole Brain Atlas
    241. Regions of the Brain (PDF)
    242. The Brain from Top to Bottom
    243. Brain Regions and the effects of a Stroke
    244. CNS Interactive Atlas
    245. Sheep brain dissection guide
    246. My brain's bigger than yours!
    247. Cranial Nerves with Puzzle
    248. Interactive Brain Atlas
    249. Cranial Nerves at Yale
    250. More Cranial Nerves
    251. Cranial Nerve Quiz
    252. Brain Chemistry of Depression
    253. Antidepressant Medications
    254. Circadian (daily) Rhythms and the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei
    255. Prefrontal Lobotomies

      256. OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM RESOURCES

    256. Peripheral Nerves
    257. Head and Neck Anatomy Quiz
    258. Neuroscience Tutorial
    259. Neuroanatomy of Speech, Swallowing and Language 6-23-08
    260. Neurobiology
    261. Taste
    262. Adrenoreceptors
    263. Psychopharmacology
    264. General Psychology
    265. Conditioned Reflexes by Ivan Pavlov (1927)
    266. Psycho-Somatic Interactions (doctoral thesis)
    267. Sleepless at Stanford
    268. Sleep and Learning

      269. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (See General Resources for more links.)
    269. The Endocrine System
    270. Endocrine Physiology (Word DOC)
    271. Textbook of Endocrinology
    272. Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System
    273. An Endocrine Webtext
    274. The Hormone Foundation
    275. Hormones and their Receptors
    276. Organization of the Endocrine System
    277. Melatonin: a sleep hormone that protects the brain
    278. Endocrine Jeopardy

      279. SKELETAL SYSTEM (See General Resources for more links.)

    279. Glossary of the Skeletal Terms
    280. The 206 bones in the Standard Reference Human Body
    281. Skeletal System (photographs)
    282. The Skull
    283. Saladin Skull Quiz: anterior, mid-sagittal, inferior, infant
    284. Saladin quiz: Atlas-Axis, thorax, hand, pelvis, os coxa, foot
    285. Foramina of the Skull quiz
    286. Anatomy and Pathology of the Skull Base (flash animation)
    287. Comparative Skeletons Project
    288. Lessons from a Bone Box
    289. Bones and Joints
    290. Bones, Joints and Muscles
    291. Skeletal-Muscular Systems (text)
    292. LUMEN Bone Box
    293. Bone Tables
    294. Virtual Skeleton
    295. Skeletal Tutorial (Houston)
    296. Joints (University of Arkansas)
    297. Knee Joint
    298. Virtual Knee Surgery
    299. Joints in Motion
    300. The Cervical Spine
    301. The Hand
    302. Radiology
    303. Forensic Anthropology and Odontology (Powerpoint slide show) 10-28-07
    304. Vitamin D in Health and Disease
    305. Vitamin D, Cod Liver Oil, Sunshine and Rickets
      306. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
    306. Integumentary System
    307. Textbook of Dermatology
    308. Integument Structure and Function
    309. Integumentary System images
    310. Dermatology A-Z
    311. Dermatology
    312. The Skin Site
    313. Skin Care Advice

      314. MUSCULAR SYSTEM (See General Resources for more links.)

    314. Clickable Muscles (click on numbers to see muscle names)
    315. Get Body Smart Muscles (includes animations and quizzes)
    316. Muscular System (text only)
    317. Illustrated Muscles of the Human Body (alphabetical list of muscles with links to details)
    318. Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy (muscle tables with illustrations)
    319. Muscle Tutorial (click on model photo to view muscle name)
    320. Loyola University Illustrated Muscle List
    321. Innerbody Muscle Quiz (place cursor over muscle to view label)
    322. Illustrated Muscle Tables
    323. Muscles Tables (no images)
    324. Searchable Muscles Database (Kinesiology Network)
    325. Muscles in Action (Quicktime movies)
    326. Sliding Filament Model of Muscle Contraction
    327. Muscle Physiology
    328. Muscle Physiology and Structure
    329. Motor Pathways (Powerpoint presentation)
    330. Neuromuscular Disease Center (Washington University in St. Louis)
    331. Muscles and Exercise
      332. CARDIOVASCULAR (See General Resources for more links.)
    332. The Heart and Circulatory System
    333. Heart and Sheep Heart
    334. Electrical Activity of the Heart
    335. Blood Histology Images
    336. Cardiovascular Disorders
    337. Heart Information Center
    338. Cardiac Cycle animation
    339. Heart Sounds and Cardiac Arrythmias
    340. Circulatory Systems
    341. Wireman Circulatory Model
    342. Arteries and Veins (University of Arkansas)
    343. Arteries and Veins
    344. Blood Tests
    345. Fetal Circulation
    346. Cardiovascular Physiology
    347. Blood Pressure Measurement (Shockwave)

      348. MICROBIOLOGY AND DEFENSE

    348. The Immune System
    349. Introduction to Microbiology
    350. National Center for Infectious Disease (CDC)
    351. Microbiology Information Portal
    352. Lectures in Microbiology and Immunology (USC Med School)
    353. Microbiology Lab Explorer
    354. Microbiology Laboratory Review
    355. Microbiology Diagnostic Procedures
    356. Microbiology Powerpoint Lectures
    357. Medical Entomology
    358. Medical Microbiology
    359. Bad Bugs
    360. Flu Facts
    361. Defense Mechanisms and Leucocyte Function
    362. Infection and Immunity
    363. The Benefits of Hand Washing
    364. More Micro websites
    365. The Immune Stimulatory Effects of Vitamin D
    366. United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS
      367. RESPIRATORY (See General Resources for more links.)
    367. Cerritos Respiratory Model Quiz
    368. Respiratory System
    369. Johns Hopkins' Interactive Respiratory Physiology
    370. Lung Function Fundamentals
    371. Respiratory System
    372. Air Density and Pressure
    373. The Larynx
    374. The health risks of cigarette smoking.

      375. DIGESTION AND NUTRITION

    375. Your Digestive System (Adobe PDF)
    376. Dental Anatomy and Oral Anatomy
    377. Oral Health
    378. Animated Teeth
    379. Pathophysiology of the Digestive System
    380. Diseases of the Digestive Tract
    381. Principles of Gastroenterology
    382. Peritoneum
    383. The Vermiform Appendix
    384. 25 Ways to Spot a Quack
    385. Search the USDA Food Nutrient Database
    386. How to Read a Food Label
    387. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
    388. Arbor Nutrition Guide
    389. Kitchen Calculator
    390. Measuring Body Fat Using Calipers
    391. Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source
    392. FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
    393. Food Safety and Inspection Service
    394. International Food Information Council
    395. Ask a Dietician
    396. Weight Loss Resources
    397. Food Resources from Oregon State University
    398. Science of Cooking
    399. Linus Pauling Institute Nutrition Information Center
    400. Iowa State University Food Safety
    401. American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Guide
    402. The World's Healthiest Foods
    403. Vegetarian Resource Group
    404. Federal Consumer Information Center
    405. USDA Index of Internet Food and Nutrition Resources
    406. The Vermiform Appendix


      407. URINARY (See General Resources for more links.)
    407. How Your Kidneys Work
    408. Kidney and Urology Diseases and Urinalysis
    409. Urinalysis
    410. Urinalysis -- Meaning of each labstix test
    411. Urinalysis (Lab Tests Online)
    412. Urinalysis (American Family Physician)
    413. National Kidney Foundation Health Guide
    414. Urinary System (includes model photos and quizzes)

      REPRODUCTION

    415. Reproductive System
    416. Reproductive Physiology
    417. Understanding Pregnancy
    418. Pregnancy Resources
    419. Lectures on Human Reproduction
    420. Hormones of the Reproductive System
    421. Women's Health Topics
    422. Women's Health Resources
    423. Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
    424. Men's Health Topics
    425. Human Development
    426. Embryology
    427. Video of Human Prnatal Development (PBS)
    428. Biology of Sex and Gender
    429. Methods of Birth Control
    430. Birth Control Pill (PBS)
    431. Gender Reassignment Surgery
    432. AIDS resources
    433. Sexual Health Resources
    434. The Prostate Gland

      DISSECTION

    435. The Virtual Human Project
    436. The Virtual Human Autopsy
    437. The Virtual Pig Dissection
    438. Cat Dissection and Cat Anatomy Tutorial
    439. Frog Dissection

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