Human Anatomy Web Sites Human Anatomy

Saddleback College

Compiled by J. Horlings

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Unit 1 Web Sites. The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System. A great link to other sites with information, quizzes, and lectures on the skeleton. http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/6100/1bones.html

Skeletal System. Links to pictures, information, and quizzes on the human skeletal system.

http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/skeletal.htm

Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton. Table of Contents. X-rays in labeled and unlabeled versions. Upper and lower extremities and spine are available.

http://www.scar.rad.washington.edu/RadAnatomy.html

Macroscopic Anatomy of the Skeleton; Axial Skeletons

Bones of the Body. A clickable list of all of the bones of the human body, then a picture labels the parts, and displays answers when clicked upon. Very useful for all of these skeletal units, although the detail for some bones is limited, particularly the skull.

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/learnem/bones/main_bone.htm

Postcranial Skeleton. Click on the portion of the body you wish to examine, then click again on each bone for great detail of the human skeleton.

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/osteology/osteohtm/post.html

Axial Skeleton. A series of informative slides on the vertebral column.

http://vardaxis.hper.indiana.edu/P205/Axial/

Anatomy of the Vertebral Column. Nice labeled photos of vertebrae. Can click to see lateral, posterior, anterior views.

http://numedsun.ncl.ac.uk/~nds4/tutorials/column/text/sacral.html

Ribs. Information on ribs.

http://newton.clayton.edu/carpenter/Biology303/NotesPPT/skeleton%20ii/sld014.htm

Rib. Just two pictures, but an excellent photograph of the articulation of the vertebra and the rib.

http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/skel/rib.htm

The Skull Practical Exam. This is designed to teach you the bones and landmarks of the skull. You can toggle back and forth between question and answer mode.

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/skp/skintro.htm

Skull Anatomy Tutorial. Clickable images of the bones, and then close up, labeled photographs.

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/skull/skulltt.htm

Skull Module. A thorough treatment of the bones of the skull, combining bones and text.

http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module/skull.html

Axial Skeleton System Review. Good photos of bones of the skull, with nice enlargements for more detail, although unlabeled.

http://science.clayton.edu/halyard/labap/axialskel/

Microscopic Anatomy of the Skeleton

Histology– The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including cartilage and bone. Extensive coverage of microstructure, from Ohio State.

http://www2.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

Cartilage and Bone. Clickable index of histological sections of connective tissues, and accompanying informative text. The text includes a clickable quiz for interactive learning.

http://www.grad.ttuhsc.edu/courses/histo/cartbone/

Jay Doc Histo Web. The University of Kansas (the Blue Jays) Histology site. You can click on cartilage and bone to view photomicrographs and electron micrographs of histological sections. Expanded views show much detail.

http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/index.htm

Cartilage and Bone. A large number of photomicrographs with descriptive text from Loyola University Medical Education Network (LUMEN).

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/frames/h_frame9.html

Slide List for Cartilage and Bone. Photomicrographs of various types of cartilage and bone.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Cartilage

Cartilage and Bone. Photomicrographs with labels and text.

http://www.unomaha.edu/~swick/2740cartilagebone.html

Ligaments and Joints

Southern California Orthopedic Institute. ACL Reconstruction. Information on one of the most common knee injuries.

http://www.scoi.com/aclrecon.htm

Human Skeletal System Topics

NIH ORBD–NRC–Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases. Lots of links.

http://www.osteo.org/

Abnormal Spinal Anatomy. Information on human "back" problems, with a link to information on normal anatomy.

http://www.informeddecision.com/anatomy/abnormal.htm

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Unit 2 Web Sites. Musculature

The Muscular System. A site with nice diagrams of the musculature of the entire body, and many links to other sites with information on the muscular system.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6100/1muscles.html

Complete Muscle Tables of the Human Body. This site contains comprehensive information on human muscles. More than you’d ever want to memorize!

http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/

Somite Lineages. Development of the musculature of a vertebrate.

http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/mesend1.html

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including muscle tissue. Extensive coverage of microstructure of all three types of muscles, from Ohio State.

http://www2.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

Muscular System. Jay Doc Histo Web. The University of Kansas Histology site. You can click on cartilage and bone to view photomicrographs and electron micrographs of histological sections. Expanded views show much detail.

http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/muscular/muscular.htm

Muscle. Clickable index of histological sections of muscle tissues, and accompanying informative text. The text includes an innovative clickable quiz for interactive learning.

http://www.grad.ttuhsc.edu/courses/histo/muscle/intro.html

Slide List for Muscle. Photomicrographs of various types of muscle tissue.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Muscle

Muscular System. Great photos of cat musculature.

http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/musc/muscular.htm

Superficial Muscles Tutorial. Based on the models seen in most Anatomy labs.

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/muscle/mustut.htm

List of Muscles. Information on human musculature. Identifies individual muscles with a diagram, and a listing of the origin, insertion, action, and innervation.

http://www.lumen.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/mml/index.htm

Eadweard Muybridge’s Animations, by C. Lucassen. This very interesting site will be interesting to biological history buffs. During the late 1800s, Muybridge was one of the first to use photographic equipment to examine locomotion in humans, and a variety of other animals.

http://web.inter.nl.net/users/anima/chronoph/first-15/index.htm

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Unit 3 Web Sites. Circulation and Nervous Systems

General References on Anatomy and Physiology

Visible Human Project. The long-term goal of this site is to produce a system of knowledge structures that will transparently link visual knowledge forms to symbolic knowledge formats such as the names of body parts.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

Guided Tour :Visible Human. Sections through the body, with clickable buttons for further information. http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/annotated.html

Don’t forget Histology Sites:

JayDoc Histo Web. The University of Kansas (the Blue Jays) Histology site. You can chose from various systems to view photomicrographs and electron micrographs of histological sections.

http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/index.htm

UW Histology Atlas. A large number of histological images, organized by tissue type.

http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/anatomy/histo/htm/ttoc.htm

Histology Laboratory Index. Click on tissue types to see photomicrographs of histological sections from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Includes pathological specimens.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/

U. of Michigan Histology. This site shows photomicrographs from tissues from all of the various body systems.

http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/histology/histo.htmlss

Blood and Vertebrate Circulation

Vertebrates: Macroscopic Anatomy of Circulatory Elements

Circulatory System Lecture Notes. A very complete description of the circulatory system from a semester-long class of the same name, from the University of Tasmania. At the level of a medical student. http://www.healthsci.utas.edu.au/weller/circusys.htm

Circulatory System. Excellent photographs and quizzes on cat circulation and sheep hearts.

http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/circ/circulat.htm

The Heart: An Online Exploration. This site covers a variety of heart-related topics.

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html

Cardiovascular Physiology. Class Notes from Kings College in London.

http://www.umds.ac.uk/physiology/rbm/cvmenu.htm

Blood: Outline. This site presents an introduction to blood.

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histo/blood/

Lymphatic System. Graphics, much information on the lymphatic system from the University of Luton, England.

http://www.jdaross.cwc.net/lymphatic_system.htm

Vertebrates: Microscopic Anatomy of Circulatory Elements

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including the cardiovascular system and blood cells. Extensive coverage of microstructure of all parts of the circulatory system.

http://academic.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

Slide List for Blood and Hemopoiesis.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Blood

Slide List for Cardiovascular System. Includes slides of arteries, veins, capillaries, and the vasa vasorum. http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Cardiovascular

Blood: Outline. Text and photomicrographs of blood cells.

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histo/blood/

Human Circulatory System Topics

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Home Page. Information and many links to resources on the circulatory and respiratory systems. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Nervous Systems and Sense Organs

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Links to Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience, and MicroAnatomy; much information organized in tables which should provide a good review and study tool for students.

http://anatomy.uams.edu/htmlpages/anatomyhtml/neuro.html

Neuroscience Vocabulary. Confused by all those strange neuroscience words? A useful glossary with lots of hotlinks.

http://www.neurosim.wisc.edu/zoo400/vocab_pages/neurosci.html

Neurons

The Neuron. All about neurons.

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~pssbsj/psyc0002/ps2lec1.htm

The Brain and Spinal Cord

Whole Brain Atlas Top 100 Brain Structures. Actually 106 structures, with photographs and MR images, CT scans etc., of the structures, including pathology.

http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/cases/caseM/case.html

Shuffle Brain. This unique site features how the brain and mind work.

http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/home.html

Virtual Hospital: The Human Brain. Images, diagrams, and information on structures of the brain, cranial vessels, and the spinal cord.

http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/BrainAnatomy/BrainAnatomy.html

Histology– The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the human body, including the nervous system. Many interesting histological photomicrographs.

http://academic.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

The Cranial Nerves. An overview, then specific information on each of the 12 cranial nerves from LUMEN.

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/mainframe.htm

The Nervous System and Special Senses. The cat nervous system and sheep brains in photographs. Allows an interactive quiz to identify structures.

http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/strauss/anatomy/nerv/nervous.htm

Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections. This site compares the anatomy of many different mammalian brains. http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/brain/

Sheep Brain Tutorial. Terrific dissection guide from the University of Scranton Behavioral Neuroscience Lab. A series of labeled photographs. Needs Netscape or a similar browser, and loads slowly. http://www.uofs.edu/sheep/framerow.html

Slide List for Nervous Tissue. Assorted photomicrographs of nervous tissue.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Nervous

Cranial Nerves

Cranial Nerves. Excellent site from the Yale University Medical School.

http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/cnerves/

Cranial Nerve Review Table. Very useful summary!

http://www.anatomy.wisc.edu/cn/cntable.htm

Sense Organs; Vision, Hearing and Other Senses

Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World. A full text reprint of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute report on "making sense of our senses." http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

Sensation and Perception. Information from the Monell Chemical Senses Center.

http://www.monell.org/sensation.htm

The Physiology of Taste. Much anecdotal information on human taste.

http://www.sff.net/people/mberry/taste.htm

The Physiology of Taste. Information on taste, and links to other sites on chemoperception.

http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/momed/jacob/teaching/sensory/taste.html

Taste and Smell. A short lesson.

http://www.umds.ac.uk/physiology/jim/tasteolf.htm

Auditory Physiology. Information and nicely done, labeled graphics on the mammalian ear.

http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/momed/jacob/teaching/sensory/ear.html

Seeing in the Dark and Tuning in Bat Detectors. A lengthy description of bat echolocation with a few interesting links. http://www.batcon.org/seedark.html

The Joy of Visual Perception. Tons of fun things to do! If you like this sort of thing, you’ll be at this site for hours! http://www.yorku.ca/research/vision/eye/funthing.htm

Laser Eye Surgery. Information, FAQs, and much more at this site which describes LASIK (laser - assisted in situ keratomileusis), a relatively new surgical alternative that corrects myopia (near sightedness) or astigmatism. This is just one of hundreds of commercial sites describing this procedure (to see others, simply search on the web using LASIK.

http://www.vision-institute.com/

Human Nervous System Topics

Human Neurological Diseases. Human neurological diseases may be accessed via a clickable list.

http://neuroguide.com/neurodis.html

Neurosciences on the Internet. An index of neuroscience resources: neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology and neurological diseases of humans.

http://www.neuroguide.com/

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Unit 4 Web Sites. Organ Systems, Histology

Integumentary System

An Introduction to Basic Dermatology. Department of Dermatology, Univ. of Iowa. More images than you’d probably want to see with regards to dermatological problems.

http://www.vh.org/Providers/Lectures/PietteDermatology/BasicDermatology.html

Basic Tissue. Includes text and photomicrographs of epithelia and glandular tissues.

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histo/BasicTissue/

Microscopic Anatomy of the Integument

Slide List for Epithelium. Various photomicrographs of different types of epithelia.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Epithelium

Slide List for Integumentary. Various photomicrographs of skin, nails, and scalp.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Integumentary

Epithelial Tissues. Photomicrographs from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

http://www.unomaha.edu/~swick/2740epithelium.html

Integument and Its Accessory Organs. Photomicrographs of the skin. Also links to histological units from North Harris College.

http://wwwnhc.nhmccd.edu/public/nsci/bio/skin/integum.html

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including the skin. Requires a free plug in to access the units. From Ohio State.

http://academic.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

Macroscopic Anatomy of Excretory Organs

Basic Urodynamics. Normal Anatomy and Physiology. Learn more about the normal human male and female urinary tracts and normal bladder anatomy and physiology at this site.

http://www.life-tech.com/uro/urolib/normant.htm

Anatomy: The Pelvis. Development of the urogenital region.

http://www.kumc.edu/AMA-MSS/study/pelvis.htm#development

The Basics of the Kidney. A good introduction to the basic function of the kidney is presented at this site. http://www.clark.net/pub/nhp/med/kidney/basics.html

Microscopic Anatomy of Excretory Organs

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the human body, including the male and female reproductive systems and the urinary system. Extensive coverage of microstructure of all parts of these systems.

http://academic.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

Slide List for Urinary System. Photomicrographs.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Urinary

Microscopic Anatomy of the Respiratory System

Respiration. A series of slides and nice diagrams describing the human respiratory system.

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/Faculty/Paul.Paolini/ppp/lecture22/sld001.htm

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including the respiratory system. Extensive coverage of microstructure of all parts of the respiratory tract.

http://academic.med.ohio-state.edu/authorware/histology/index.htm

U. Wisconsin Histology Atlas. A ton of pictures related to the respiratory system. And really neat ways to display them- try them with each of the three options. Not overly intuitive, but very well done. You can also check out their other system sites that are linked.

http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/anatomy/histo/htm/trespbas.htm

Index for the U. Wisconsin Histology Atlas.

http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/anatomy/histo/htm/ttoc.htm

Slide List for Respiratory System. Photomicrographs of tissues from the respiratory system.

http://erl.pathology.iupui.edu/histo/Histo_find.cfm?Lab=Respiratory

Macroscopic Anatomy of the Digestive System

The Digestive System. A series of slides with information on the function of the parts of the GI tract.

http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/coas/biology/weinstein/bsc305/slides/DIGEST/sld001.htm

Anatomy of the Stomach. This site presents the anatomy of the stomach.

http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/~mintchev/stomach.html

The Digestive System. A hypertextbook on the pathophysiology of the digestive tract. In-depth tutorials investigate the parts of the digestive tube, and the accessory organs.

http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/index.html

Microscopic Anatomy of the Digestive System

Histology- The Web Laboratory. Links to units on many systems of the body, including the digestive system. Extensive coverage of microstructure of all parts of the GI tract, from Ohio State.