Anatomy and Physiology

A CRLA Project by Mary Sharon

• Interactive Tutorial on the Sheep Heart
  Excellent site created by Dr. J. Crimando of Gateway Community College. Great way to learn the sheep heart. Highly, highly recommended. 4 stars.
• Tuturorial on Cat Internal Anatomy
  Pretty cool tutorial on cat vasculature and internal organs.
• Virtual Cat Dissection
  Not a bad site from Penn State Erie. Has some quality pictures.
• Labeled Dissection Images from Tyler JC.  
• Online Cat Dissection
  Pretty neat site from thinkquest.org. Has some good images and even videos.
• Interactive Tutorial on Internal Heart Anatomy
  Another great site from GCC. This one has an interactive test you can use to test yourself. Highly recommended.
• Tutorial on the Posterior Heart
  Another great tutorial from Dr. J. Crimando.
• Human and Sheep Heart Photos
  Lots of decent pictures.
• Interactive Heart Anatomy from the Texas Heart Institute
• How to Measure BP and What It All Means
• Heart Animations!!
  Some pretty neat animations of how the heart works. Illustrates pressure gradients, valve operation and several other salient features. Check it out.
• Crossword Puzzle on the Circulatory System.
  A fun way to learn!
• Hematology Tutorial
  Decent site with nice pictures. Gives you the low down on blood and blood cells.
• Tutorial on Blood Types.
  Gives good information on blood types and contains some OK problems. A little heavy on the genetics, but it's good stuff to know.
• Another Tutorial on Blood Components and Blood Types

Skeletal System

• Tutorial Site on Skull Anatomy
  Awesome! Really helpful. From Gateway Community College.
• Tutorial on Hand Anatomy
  Another really good tutorial.
• eSkeletons
  Site has bone pictures that can be rotated in most directions. Probably the closest thing to actually holding them in your hand.
• Good Site from Penn State
  Lots of decent pictures that you can quiz yourself with.
• Interactive 3D Skull
  Decent site for skull study

Nervous System

• Neuroscience for Kids!
  Don't let the name fool you. This site has a lot of good info, often explained quite well.
• Really neat, interactive dissection of a sheep's brain
• Basic Neural Processes
  Good quizzes and a real nice animated discussion of the chemical basis of the action potential
• Sheep Brain Tutorial
  Nice tutorial from Dr. Crimando.
• Tutorial on the 12 Cranial Nerves
  Another tutorial worth checking out!
• Atlas of the Human Brain
  Comprehensive site full of images and pathological information. For the serious student.

Muscular System

• Complete Listing of All the Muscles in the Human Body
  Very nice reference.
• Muscles Tutorial
  Interactive java-based tutorial. Very good for quizzing yourself. This one is also courtesy of Dr. J. Crimando of Gateway Community College.
• Myosin-Actin Animation
  Neat animation of the interaction between myosin, actin, tropomyosin, troponin, ATP, and Ca2+. Watch it twice!

Embryology and Development

• The Visible Embryo - Stages of Human Development
  Nice pictorial showing each stage of development. Worth a glance.

Digestive System

• Digestive System Games
  Matching, Concentration, and Flashcards!
• Animations of Peristalsis

Immune System

• Immunobiology Animations
  Some pretty neat and detailed animations concerning immune system activities. Some are too detailed and advanced, while others are more rudimentary and appropriate for A&P.
• Immunology Tutorial
  Good but lengthy site

Endocrine System

• Tutorial on the Thyroid Gland
  Another nice tutorial from Gateway Community College

Other Useful/Interesting Stuff

• Membrane Transport
  Great FLASH animation that covers the basics of membrane transport.
• Organ, Tissue, and Cell Games
  Play and Learn!
• Body Cavity and Body Region Games
  Learn and Play!
• Body Structure Word Games
  Kind of easy, but kind of fun.
• Learn’em Easy. A good place for muscles, bones, etc. in fun to do tutorials.