Recommended Biology Study Resources

Cells: Main link: Cells Alive

Membranes UTMB

Membrane potential and pumps Brett Poulin, U. Alberta

Ion Channels in Biological Membranes Tim Smith

Tissues: Histology College of Medicine, U Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Genetics: Morgan Tutorial at Rutgers University, Biology Project at Arizona State University, Genetics and Molecular Genetics at Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor

Metabolism: Biochemistry RPI

Below are online resources related to human anatomy and physiology. Some of these resources require the Flash & Shockwave Players or Quicktime. Click to install these free. If your Java does not work with the Java Applets, install Sun's Java Engine. An effective way to access online multimedia is to use the Mozilla browser. If you find broken links below, please email Hank Snider.


Anatomy and Physiology:

 
Cross Sectional Human Anatomy- http://www.lumen.luc.... 
An interactive image database of cross sectional anatomy.
 
Human Anatomy Online- http://www.innerbody.com/htm/b... 
A graphic tutorial on human anatomy.
 
Visible Human Server (Anatomic Construction Kit)  - http://visiblehuman.... 
Detailed cross sectional human anatomy images. User must register to access.
 
Cells- http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/animcell.htm 
Click on the organelles, Cells Alive. Membranes, UTMB Membrane Potential & Na/K pump, Brett Poulin, U. Alberta
 
Learn Histology- http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/small... 
Histology, U. Kansas Histology Quizzes, UC Davis
 
Learn the Bones- http://www.douglas.bc.ca/ossificati... 
Ossification from British Columbia. Learn'em Bones, Loyola U. Skull Bones, Cal State, Chico Test your knowledge, Interactive Body Hip, Shoulder, Knee Replacement, Swarm Interactive
 
Muscle Tissue- http://www.brookscole.com/chemistry_d... 
Brook/Cole Chemistry. More detail on sarcomere:Sarcomere Details, Harvey Project Botox Mechanism, U. Arizona
 
Learn the Muscles- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/... 
Learn the Origin, Insertion, Action and Innervation of individual muscles. Loyola University. Test your knowledge, Interactive Body
 
Hand Kinesiology- http://www2.kumc.edu/instruction/s... 
University of Kansas Tutorial
 
Learn Peripheral Nerve Anatomy- http://www.meddean.l... 
Learn the Cranial, Cervical, Brachial and Lumbosacral Nerves. Loyola University.
 
Learn Neuroanatomy & Sensory Mechanisms- http://thal... 
These tutorials include ones on the Eye and Ear. University of Washington Sensory Physiology, HHMI Senses Another link Cis & Trans Rhodopsin, Gary Matthews Receptor Fields, Gary Matthews Pupil reflex (parasympathetic), Knowledge Weavers Hair Cell Tip Link Mechanism, Gary Matthews Cochlear Vibration Sensing, Gary Matthews Drugs of abuse: How they work, PBS Reflex Arc, Sumanas The Cochlea, Renato Nobili of the University of Padua and Fabio Mammano of the Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine
 
Learn Neuron Function- http://www.wwnorton.com/gleit... 
The Resting Potential, UCSB Resting and Action Potentials, Sumanas Synaptic Transmission, Sumanas Neuron function animations, Gary G. Matthews
 
Learn the Endocrine System- http://www.interactiveph... 
Marieb. Endocrine System (comprehensive), Colorado State U. Thyroid Gland, MEDLINE plus
 
Heart physiology:Cardiac Cycle 1, Interactive Physiology Cardiac Cycle 2, U. Utah Heart Control System, Interactive Physiology Blood Pressure, Interactive Physiology Excitation-contraction coupling, SUNY ECG, ECG Library EKG, Andrea Diane Posey, RN, MSN Nitric oxide/Nitroglycerine, SUNY Arrythmias, Richard E. Klabunde Hypertension, Richard E. Klabunde
 
Heart Attack and Heart Failure- http://www.heartsite... 
Informative lectures on Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure.Heart Procedures, Mercy Medical
 
Learn the Arteries- http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen... 
Learn the arteries of the body. Loyola Univerity.
 
Learn about Blood- http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/ci... 
Get Body Smart. Hemostasis, McGraw Hill Blood Description, Kimball Online Textbook Blood cell histology, Tulane U. Blood Cell Atlas, Nivaldo Medeiros, MD
 
Learn Respiration- http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/re... 
General Description, Kimball Online Textbook Histology, Cornell Diseases, U. Iowa
 
Learn Digestion- http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigbio/proj... 
Comprehensive, Colorado State Cholesterol, Wiley Fatty Acids, Wiley Lipid Transport, U. Waterloo Histology, Virtual Hospital Quizzes, U. Minnesota Diseases, NIH
 
Nutrition & Metabolism 
Animations from Smith College. For best results, PREDICT what will happen before you click the animation steps: Glycolysis animation Kreb's Citric Acid Cycle Electron Transport & ATP generation
 
Learn Excretion- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ul... 
General Introduction, Sumanas Hemodialysis, Kidney Patient Guide Peritoneal Dialysis, Kidney Patient Guide Acids, Bases, Buffers, U. of Guelph Kidney Stones, ADAM, U. Maryland
 
Learn Reproduction- http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/facu... 
Chapter from the Farabee online textbook. Hormones, Kimball Online Textbook Histology, U. Delaware Problem Sets, U. Arizona Ovarian Cycle, Sumanas Ovulation, Oklahoma State U. Sperm, Oklahoma State U. Oviduct Transport, Oklahoma State U. Intersexes, U. Florida Pregnancy Test, Kuby
 
Learn Development- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mira... 
.Embryonic Stem Cells, PBS Comprehensive, McGill U. Cloning, Dolan DNA Learning Center , "Life's Greatest Miracle", Complete PBS Program
 
Learn Immunity- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult... 
Inflammation, U. Missouri Cells of Immunity, R.M. Chute Specific Antibody Production, Davidson College Pregnancy Test, Kuby Vaccines, Kuby Antibodies, Kuby