American Chemical Society
What's the Deal with Acne?
Use science to treat acne outbreaks! Scholars learn the immune response that creates their dreaded pimples. An ACS Reactions video lesson explains how bacteria and white blood cells interact to create these blemishes and how hormones...
American Chemical Society
The Science of the Avengers
Are superheroes science fiction ... or just really fancy science? Go even further behind the scenes with the characters from Avengers through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. Curious chemists learn the...
FuseSchool
Intro to Cells: Animal, Plant, Nerve and Red Blood Cells
Throw your dendrites in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care! An excellent video in the Fuse School playlist explains the parts and functions of cells. It describes their structures, functions, and specialties.
FuseSchool
What Is Blood?
Blood makes up approximately seven percent of the weight of each human, but what is blood? As part of the Fuse School Biology playlist, the video describes the four components of blood. It offers descriptions of what they look like as...
Bozeman Science
Immune System
Flu vaccines work by calling on the immune system to produce antibodies against the virus without actually infecting the individual with the flu. Here class members see how a virus enters cells and the body defends itself. The...
TED-Ed
Why it's so Hard to Cure HIV/AIDS
Believe it or not, a man was cured of HIV in 2008; unfortunately doctors are still scratching their heads trying to figure out how it happened. Follow along with this short video to learn about this deadly virus and the unique...
TED-Ed
How a Wound Heals Itself
Did you know that the biggest organ in the human body isn't the brain, the liver, or even the lungs? It's the skin. Follow along with this short video as it explores the structure of human skin and its amazing ability to...
Curated OER
What is Blood?
When we speak of blood, we are usually talking about several different components that make up blood. Do you know what blood consists of? This informative video explains the three elements of blood as well as the nutrients in plasma. The...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: B Lymphocytes (B Cells)
Overview of B cells (B lymphocytes) and how they are activated and produce antibodies. [14:08]
Tyler DeWitt, PhD
Science With Tyler De Witt: Immune System: Natural Killer Cell
You Tube animation highlights the importance of Natural Killer Cells in the fight against cancer and other diseases. [3:01]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia?
A video [9:49] that explains what chronic myelogenous leukemia is as well as its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Immune Responses: Innate & Adapt, Humoral v Cell Mediated
Sal Khan discusses our immune system responses, specifically humoral adaptive immunity. [8:06]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Primary Myelofibrosis?
Learn what is primary myelofibrosis as well as how to identify its signs and symptoms, diagnose it, and treat it. [7:43]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Plasma Cell Dyscrasias?
This video explains the different blood cells and plasma cell dyscrasias or dysfunction. [7:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vasculitis Pathophysiology
Vasculitis occurs when antibodies (part of the immune system of the body) accidentally mistake the proteins on blood vessels to be foreign. The immune system attacks the blood vessel cells and damages them. Learn how fibrinoid necrosis...
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Bacteria Defending the Body
A video showing a white blood cell defending the body against a virus. Also learn that red blood cells function to bring oxygen throughout the body. [1:35]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: White Blood Cells: Defense and Immunity: Lesson 1
This lesson will describe how white blood cells play a role in defending our body's defense. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "White Blood Cells: Defense and Immunity."