Dorothy Salter Library Internet Resource Guide for Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy modules and radiographs from the University of Washington's Radiology Department that show skeletal bones in the human body.
"The Bartleby.com edition of Gray¹s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings‹many in color‹from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn."
This site features a downloadable program "developed to help students learn the features and bones of the human skull." It runs on Macintosh or Windows computers, and consists of QuickTime VR object movies and an interactive textbook. Download is free, but you must register first.
This website has "a series of elaborate presentations of the various parts and functions of the human body" ADAM Software provides the anatomical images for Columbia/HCA's Virtual Body Project. (requires Shockwave plug-in)
A 3D, interactive look at the human skeleton. View various parts of the body from different, rotating views. Also compare human and baboon skeletons.
A collection of images of and quizzes on human anatomy. Allows the user to, "visually learn about the human body using… interactive ‘Flash’ animations."
"I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I have heard many things in hell." So said Edgar Allen Poe's character in "The Tell-Tale Heart". Now you can hear the sounds of beating hearts, thanks to the Franklin Institute Science Museum, which offers an entire virtual museum of the heart for your inspection. Listen to healthy and diseased hearts, view Quicktimes of open-heart surgery and echocardiograms, review x-rays, learn how the heart works, even take an animated trip down a coronary artery. You can learn how to correctly take your own pulse (five different ways) and how to keep your heart healthy. There's also advice on the importance of correctly matching blood types when you require a transfusion. Resource materials for teachers are provided, along with on-line activities and "the heart in popular culture" (songs, films, poetry). Your heart will thank you. "
"The place for fun, interactive and educational views of the human body. This program contains over one hundred illustrations of the human body. InnerBody uses Java applets to show images and select anatomy parts. Java support must be enabled in your browser." You can explore at your own pace, or follow along in a series of anatomy tutorials.
Heavily Flash-driven site offering both video and text information on the human heart and the many things that can go wrong with it. Broadband connection recommended.
Here you'll find "the latest of the biomedical research reports that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute publishes for general readers. Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World guides us on a journey into the fascinating world of the senses and the nervous system, where researchers are working to understand problems of great potential benefit." There are reports not only on how we see, hear, and smell, but on what can go wrong with these senses and possible treatments.
Webvision
Do you have any questions about the eye or human vision? This site has everything you need to know about the eye, with an abundance of information on the structure and functioning of the retina. Packed with helpful images to supplement the text, as well as a few short videos that require Quicktime. From the John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah.
Do you have any questions about the eye or human vision? This site has everything you need to know about the eye, with an abundance of information on the structure and functioning of the retina. Packed with helpful images to supplement the text, as well as a few short videos that require Quicktime. From the John Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah.
