General
and Miscellaneous Links: (Links that pertain to more
than one unit)
Rx
for Success is a health career series providing students with a prescription
for
future success
brought to you by Allegheny University of the Health Sciences.
The
Interactive Frog Dissection The Interactive Frog Dissection was designed
for use in
high school biology
classrooms. It takes you through all of the stages of frog dissection
from initial
preparation to examination of internal organs.
Visible
Human Project The Visible Human Project creates complete anatomically
detailed, three
dimensional representations of the male and female human body.
The representations
are created from CAT, MRI and cryosection images taken at
one millimeter
intervals from cadavers.
WebPath:The
Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education is an electronic
laboratory that
includes over 1800 images along with text and tutorials that demonstrate
gross and microscopic
pathologic findings associated with human disease states.
Not for
the squeamish.
Toxicology
Discover ways chemicals can affect human health and develop an
understanding
of fundamental principles of toxicology.
Centers
of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Unit 1: Body Structure and Function
Unit 2: Skeletal & Muscular Systems
The
Bones a page aimed at high school students. We hope
that this page wil be used as a source
of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
The
Muscular System a page aimed at high school students. We hope
that this page will be used as
a source of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
Online
Muscle Atlas Actions and Diagrams for leg muscles
Unit 3: Nervous System & The Senses
The
Nervous System a page aimed at high school students. We hope
that this page wil be used as a source of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
Human Brain and Nervous System : Lots of great information and fun stuff to do.
How We See: The First Steps of Human Vision
Seeing,
Hearing and Smelling the World: New Findings Help Scientists Make Sense
of
Our Senses is a colorful, animated website, with articles and
illustrations.
Topics include
illusions, colors, deafness, brain scans, and smell, as well as a
useful glossary.
Unit 4: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Unit 4 Study Guide
The
Heart and the Circulatory System
The
Heart This site, constructed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum,
is a virtual
exploration of
the heart. It includes examinations--both graphic and text of cardiac
development,
structure, vessels, and more. Even includes information on maintaining
a healthy heart
and monitoring the heart's function.
The
Circulatory System a page aimed at high school
students. We hope
that this page wil be used as a source of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
Lung
Toxicology Review the basics of lung anatomy and function and learn
about
toxicology in
the lungs, diseases of the lungs, and environmental tobacco smoke.
Environmental
Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development Analyze scientific data to
learn how second-hand
smoke affects lung development and human health.
Unit 5: Digestive and Urinary Systems
Unit 5 Study Guide
The
Digestive System a page aimed at high school students. We hope
that this page wil be used as a source of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
Unit 6: Endocrine & Reproductive Systems
Unit 6 Study Guide
Human
Reproduction Understand the basics of male and female reproductive
anatomy, hormones,
fertilization, and also AIDS.
Birth
Control Introduce yourself to the birth control methods available in
the United States,
how they work,
and how efficient they are in preventing pregnancy.
The
Reproductive System a page aimed at high school students. We hope
that this page will be used as a source of information as
well as a page to help complement what you know.
Unit 7: Lymph and the Immune System
Unit 7 Sudy Guide
The
Cell Visualization Project Home Page Computer reconstructions of a
human
white blood cell
from serial transmission electron micrographs are presented as a
brief guided
tour and as still photos. Although more organelles will be added in the
future, enough
are included for this site to be useful to anyone introducing cell structure.
The
Lymphatic System
a page aimed
at high school students. We hope that this page will be used as a source
of information
as well as a page to help complement what you know.
Page maintained
by:
Ms. Laura
Montgomery
Last update:
January 7,
2001
You may reach
me at:
[email protected]