Chapter 32 Web Links

Chapter 32 Protection, Support, and Movement

The Skeletal System. A great link to other sites with information, quizzes, and lectures on the skeleton.

Skeletal System. Terrific photos of the skeleton, bone by bone. You can quiz yourself on the parts of each bone, then show the answers.

Special Topics. Great images of skeletons of mammals and dentition.

Kinds of Teeth. A description and links to information on the types of mammalian teeth.

Gallery of Incisors. Teeth of mammals, including rabbits, rodents, and shrews.

The Muscular System. A similar site with many links to other sites with information on the muscular system.

Complete Muscle Tables for the Human Body. This site contains comprehensive information on human muscles.

Dermatology in the Cinema. A particularly intriguing site, which presents dermatological conditions related to the cinema.

Introduction to Muscles. The physiology and design of muscles.

Integument and Its Accessory Organs. Photomicrographs of the skin. Also links to histological units from North Harris College.

Skin Cancer Awareness. The American Cancer Society’s home page with information on UV exposure, skin cancer information, and related links.

Skin Cancer. Information on skin cancer, prevention, and treatment from the CDC.

Science, Medicine, and the Future: Osteoporosis. An article from the British Medical Journal describing the current understanding of osteoporosis, and the possible future treatments.

General References on Anatomy and Physiology

Visible Human Project. The long-term goal of this site is to produce a system of knowledge structures that will transparently link visual knowledge forms to symbolic knowledge formats such as the names of body parts.

Guided Tour :Visible Human. Sections through the body, with clickable buttons for further information.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Links to Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience, and MicroAnatomy; much information organized in tables which should provide a good review and study tool for students.

Oncolink. The University of Pennsylvania supports this excellent cancer-related sites with much information, as well as many links. This is one of the best cancer-oriented sites!

Cancer: Prevention and Treatment of Cancer. The Mayo Clinic informational site on cancer. Reference articles, information, references, links and quizzes.

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc (NORD). This site discusses and contains links to more information concerning the prevention, treatment, and cure of rare orphan disease, such as phenylketonuria. Although rare, there are over 1,000 diseases in their databank.

Human Diseases links– quite an extensive list of links. This site includes many sites on genetic disorders. Although the site has not been updated since 1998, many of the links are not only active, but have recently been updated.

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