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Structure & Function of Plants & Animals

Reproduction, Growth, and Development
Sea Urchin Embryology
Stanford University's site includes labs, other research ideas, background information, and super animations with commentary in both English and Spanish.
  Sea Urchin Embryology (Stanford)

Fishscope
This site is packed with information on development of zebrafish and includes excellent photos and movie clips.
  Fishscope

The Visible Embryo
This site documents the 40 weeks of human pregnancy through actual images of a fetus as it develops.
  The Visible Embryo

Morphing Embryos
PBS's site to accompany the Odyssey of Life series shows QuickTime movies of a developing fish, chicken, pig, and human.
  Morphing Embryos

The Roslin Institute
The informative site for the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland -- home of Dolly the sheep -- has good information on cloning.
  The Roslin Institute

Structural, Physiological, and Behavioral Adaptations
Innerbody.com
Good basics on the human body from Human Anatomy Online.
  Innerbody.com

Visible Human Project® Gallery
This site from the National Library of Medicine shows a sample of animated images for the Visible Human male.
  Visible Human Project Gallery

Gray's Anatomy
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body provides access to the classic illustrations and information available in the book.
  Gray's Anatomy

The Virtual Body
Sponsored by EHC, this site (available in both English and Spanish) includes basic information about the human body, with pumping heart and digestion animations.
  The Virtual Body

JayDoc HistoWeb
The site by the University of Kansas combines histology slides with medical student commentary and notes on the "important" things to remember.
  JayDoc HistoWeb

Organ System Pathology Images
This site has extensive micrographs of normal and abnormal tissue samples.
  Organ System Pathology Images

PERLjam 2.01
PERLjam's site includes good histology slides, plus information on various laboratory procedures such as urinalysis.
  PERLjam 2.01

Skull Anatomy Tutorial
Students can test themselves on their anatomical knowledge by choosing from four basic views of the skull. The site also has links to other sites dealing with "heady" things.
  Skull Anatomy Tutorial

Transweb.org
This educational site based at the University of Michigan contains all types of information about transplants and organ donation.
  Transweb.org

Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute site details new research about the sense of sight, hearing, and smelling. (Also available in Spanish.)
  Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World

Neuroscience for Kids
This site has good information about the nervous system, plus activities that can be adapted to the AP classroom.
  Neuroscience for Kids

Sheep Brain Dissection
Find beautiful photos and information on brains in general at this site by San Francisco's Exploratorium.
  Sheep Brain Dissection

EndocrineWeb.com
EndocrineWeb has extensive information from doctors on the glands themselves and all types of diseases and malfunctions.
  EndocrineWeb.com

Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection
This Web site does an incredible job of illustrating a fetal pig dissection, including great photos, good labeling and marking of organs, and quiz questions about the procedure.
  Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection





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