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[|Anatomy]
Links to the Best Human Anatomony Resources and Study Aids on the Internet

The [|Medical University of South Carolina's]has [|links to more than one hundred tutorials] about a wide variety of health problems and medical procedures. All of the tutorials found on the MUSC website are provided by [|Medline Plus].

[|Get Body Smart] has number of tutorials and quizzes divided into eight categories of anatomy and physiology. Each category is divided into subcategories where visitors will find quizzes for each topic

[|All systems go] interactive site on body systems

[|Arkive] has thousands of images and videos of threatened plants and animals. - Google Earth layer that students can use to view marine species habitat - The education section of [|Arkive] has complete [|lesson plans] including video clips and slideshows that teachers can download. There are [|lesson plans] appropriate for use in elementary school, middle school, and high school. If you're looking for a short educational activity, Arkive has [|educational games] that students can play independently.

BAM
About //BAM! Body and Mind// //BAM! Body and Mind// is an online destination for kids created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! Body and Mind gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that kids told us are important to them — such as stress and physical fitness — using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features. //BAM! Body and Mind// also serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with interactive, educational, and fun activities that are linked to the national education standards for science and health. Some Highlights
 * KABAM, a comic creator that allows kids to resolve conflicts and stressful situations with the help of the cartoon BAM bunch.
 * Teacher's corner with in-school activities linked to the national education standards for science and health.

[|Dr. Saul's Biology in Motion] Dr. Saul's Biology in Motion provides fun and educational activities and animations appropriate for middle school and high school science classes. Biology in Motion offers some good [|tips for teachers] planning to use these activities in the classroom.

Learn about evolution, cell chemistry, anatomy and genetics from this list of reference sites.
 * [|References for Students and Teachers]**:

[|eskeletons project][[image:titleSM.gif align="right" link="http://www.eskeletons.org/"]]
This interactive site allows participants to learn about skeletal anatomy by viewing the bones of a human, chimpanzee, and baboon. Users select a bone from the list of four bone types on the skeletal image, and launch the bone viewer. A detailed look at each bone from six viewing angle options is provided along with the option to select another bone or make a comparison with another species (chimpanzee or baboon). The Comparative Anatomy section enables users to make direct comparisons of bones. The material is appropriate for science teacher education as it illustrates how careful observation leads one to wonder about the dizzying beauty of a planet that works by bringing us one different creature after another.

First Aid
[|First aid 10 Free Online Firstaid links from the mission to learn blog]

==[|Froguts.com]== offers for sale to teachers a full array of lesson plans and assessment tools for a variety of virtual animal dissections. If you don't want to purchase the program (which is reasonably priced) you can still use the free virtual frog dissection activity. The virtual frog dissection activity walks users through the process of frog dissection. Using the mouse visitors virtually dissect a frog by selecting the appropriate pins, scalpel, or scissors. Click [|here] to get started on virtually dissecting a frog.

Genetics [|#1], [|#2]
Understanding Genetics Stanford school of medicine

[|Habits of the Heart]

 * [|Healthy Heart]
 * An interactive website on the cardiovascular system, why and how medical problems arise, and treatment and preventative options to maintain a healthy heart.
 * [|YHEART]
 * This website provides information and advice informing children of ways to keep a healthy heart. The site includes fact sheets, personal experiences of young people living with heart conditions, online games and quizzes. The site is aimed at children over 11 years old.

[|Immune attack]
The [|Federation of American Scientists] ([|FAS]) presents Immune Attack™, an educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students. Designed as a supplemental learning tool, Immune Attack aims to excite students about the subject, while also illuminating general principles and detailed concepts of immunology.

[|Interactive Body]
The [|BBC's] website is full of great educational materials, the [|Interactive Body] is just one example of that. The Interactive Body has students place bones, muscles, and organs in their proper place using a simple drag and drop interface. Along with the "jigsaw" style activity,the BBC offers fact files about each part of the body.

[|Interactive Autopsy]
Step by step guide through an Autopsy WARNING detailed informtion and visuals that some may find disturbing

[|Medpedia][[image:medpedia_-_sample_article_age.png width="579" height="491" align="right" link="http://www.medpedia.com/"]]
Medpedia is applying a new collaborative model to the collection, sharing and advancement of medical knowledge that, over time, will produce the world's most comprehensive resource.

[|Neroscience for young people][[image:brain.gif]]
Intended for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who are interested in learning about the nervous system and brain with hands on activities, experiments and information.

What is [|the Surgery][[image:logo70_thesurgery.gif align="right" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/surgery/advice/"]]
The Surgery aims to be a useful source of clear and frank information for teenagers about personal issues such as relationships, puberty and health. The site is focused for a teenage audience aged 13 - 17 years.