Internet Activities

Chapter 11: The Muscular System

Musculoskeletal Atlas
Learn many of the major anatomical features at this site.
Question: Describe the format of this site.

Complete Muscle Tables of the Human Body
This extensive site lists and describes human muscles.
Question: Where is the triceps brachii?

Imaging of Muscle Injuries
This site provides the user with information about muscle injuries. Included at this site are separate sections on muscle morphology, physiology, imaging, and injuries.
Question:
A. What is a muscle strain?
B. What is DOMS?

Sprains and Strains
Basic information on common sprains and strains are discussed at this site
Question: What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?

Muscles in Action
This is an interactive site designed to introduce the user to the muscles of the human body.
Question:
A. What is circumduction?
B. What muscles are involved with elevation of the scapula?

http://anatomy.uams.edu/htmlpages/anatomyhtml/gross_atlas.html
The University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, provides this atlas with views of eye muscles, muscles of the throat, and a detail of the structure of the hand.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD, and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS, from theUniversity of Iowa along with Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD, from Fukuoka University have developed this interesting site. Follow the leads to learn about variation in musculature.
Question: How can this site be useful to an anatomy student?