ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
HISTOLOGY
Annotated examples of histology slides of tissues associated with the cardiovascular system:
A
blood smear
that illustrates the difference between red (erythrocyte) and white (leucocyte) blood cells. A smear of
frog blood
.
An example of
bone marrow
that includes an example of a megakaryocyte and platelets.
A
capillary
.
A
comparison
of an artery and a vein. Here's
another
.
A
comparison
of an artery, a vein, and a nerve.
An example of
cardiac muscle
. Compare this with
smooth
and
skeletal
muscle.
A cross section of
cardiac muscle
.
An example of the
AV node
and the
SA node
.
A
thoracic duct
.
Cross section of a
lymph node
.
A
web site
that provides a comprehensive guide to histology slides representing the major tissue types of each of the major organ systems of the body
ORGAN SYSTEMS
An
overview
of the heart and cirulatory system.
A 3.5 minute
Quicktime movie
that reviews the basic anatomy of the sheep heart.
An online sheep heart dissection
site
with a nice set of pictures of the dissection that shows what's what when you click
A brief
history of research
on the cardiovascular system
A great site for information on
cardiovascular system fitness, health and disease
.
LIFE CYCLES
Here's a
general interactive site
that has multiple on-line activities for different grade levels.
An
online webquest
of the life cycles of several common animals.
A short
Youtube video
of the life cycle of the cabbage white butterfly. Here is
another
.
A short
Youtube video
of the life cycle of Wisconsin Fast Plants.
GENETICS
An interactive on-line
introduction to the basic principles of genetics
.
Last updated on 17 Apr 2011.
