Self-playing slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, explains the anatomy and sensorial function of the nose.

Through informational text, video clips, practice problems, and external assignments, students discover the structure and function of the endocrine system of the human body.

Studying the skeletal parts of a human? Click on various parts of the human skeleton and proceed to select the items to view in detail.

This site provides learners with information regarding anatomical terminology. It covers anatomical position, directional and regional terms used, body planes, body cavities and their organs, and the serous membranes.

Take a step back in time to see the human body and the field of medicine through the looking glass of history. Experience a different kind of representation of our internal anatomy, and learn about the history of human dissection.

Medical quality 3D images of the male chest area and cut away views of the entire male body. Fantastic for anatomy classes!

A collection of pictures, videos, medical imaging, and illustrations of human anatomy. A membership is required to view some of the images, while other images can be viewed without one.

Learn about the chemical and physical characteristics of the fluids that make up the human body.

The term tissue is used to describe a group of cells found together in the body. Although there are many types of cells in the human body, they are organized into four broad categories of tissues: epithelial, connective, muscle, and...

Learn how the human body regulates temperature and explain the significance of the metabolic rate.

Students learn about the development of immunological competence, and find out about the human body's immune response.

Students learn the chemical make-up and pH of urine in the human body.

Students learn the principles of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport within the human body, and understand the structure of hemoglobin.

Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human musculoskeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include muscles that act on the arm, shoulder, forearm, wrist, palm, digits, anterior thigh,...

Students are provided with a rigorous background in human "sensors" (including information on the main five senses, sensor anatomies, and nervous system process) and their engineering equivalents, setting the stage for three associated...

Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.

Users will test their knowledge of the anatomy of the skin by taking this 13 question quiz.

This site from Bartleby.com contains an intense, in-depth article from Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on the fore-brain or prosencephalon. The article discusses the thalamus throughout and touches on its functions as a whole.

Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.

Students are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...

Students examine the structure and function of the human eye, learning some amazing features about our eyes, which provide us with sight and an understanding of our surroundings. Students also learn about some common eye problems and the...

Online exhibition examines an interesting sidelight in the history of medicine: the use of papier-mache anatomical models. Learn about the history of medical dissection, why the models were made, and their construction and conservation....

In this activity, students squeeze a tennis ball to demonstrate the strength of the human heart. Working in teams, they think of ways to keep the heart beating if the natural mechanism were to fail. The goal of this activity is to get...

The different organ systems each have different functions and therefore unique roles to perform in physiology. These many functions can be summarized in terms of a few that we might consider definitive of human life. Learn here about the...