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Topic: Human Anatomy and Physiology

Resource Grade Level Media Type
Advances in Neurotechnology  

Advances in Neurotechnology
In this video segment from Greater Boston, learn how a man with severe motor disabilities can operate a computer and move a prosthetic hand by simply thinking the commands, thanks to the combined efforts of bioengineers and neuroscientists.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Blood Flow and Thermoregulation  

Blood Flow and Thermoregulation
In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta, learn about the ways your body can regulate its temperature.

7-12 Flash Interactive
Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow  

Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow
In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, Dr. Judah Folkman uses the scientific method to discover how cancer cells induce the formation of new blood vessels, which in turn nourish those cancer cells.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Cow's Eye Dissection  

Cow's Eye Dissection
In this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium, watch videos of a cow eye dissection and see how an eye works.

6-12 Flash Interactive
Dance of Development  

Dance of Development
Watch the "dance" of development as a zebrafish egg divides and differentiates on its way to becoming an embryo in this interactive activity adapted from the Exploratorium.

9-12 Flash Interactive
The Embryo Takes Shape  

The Embryo Takes Shape
This video segment from NOVA: "Life's Greatest Miracle" explores the developmental process of an embryo beginning just two weeks after fertilization.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Evolution of the Eye  

Evolution of the Eye
Zoologist Dan-Erik Nilsson demonstrates how the complex human eye could have evolved from simple light-sensitive cells. From Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea."

9-12 QuickTime Video
Finding Lucy  

Finding Lucy
This Evolution video segment depicts the landmark hominid fossil finds by Don Johanson and his team in Ethiopia.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Gallery of Visual Illusions  

Gallery of Visual Illusions
Are your eyes playing tricks on you? Discover more about eyesight and the brain as you test your eyes with these visual illusions adapted from the University of Washington's Neuroscience for Kids Web site.

5-12 Flash Interactive
Gene Control  

Gene Control
The development of creatures that appear to have nothing in common is directed by a surprisingly small number of genes. In this video segment, learn about the power of master control genes. Footage from The Secret of Life: "Birth, Sex & Death."

6-12 QuickTime Video
Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors  

Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors
This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer.

9-12 QuickTime Video
The Science Behind Appetite  

The Science Behind Appetite
This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of a ballerina battling anorexia. It explains how serotonin regulates appetite, and presents some of the health risks that accompany the eating disorder.

5-12 QuickTime Video
How Cancer Grows  

How Cancer Grows
Follow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site.

6-12 Flash Interactive
Is Love in Our DNA?  

Is Love in Our DNA?
Did evolution shape your taste in a mate? Take our interactive poll from Evolution.

9-12 HTML Interactive
Laetoli Footprints  

Laetoli Footprints
This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as the Laetoli footprints might have been formed and what they can reveal about the creatures who left them.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Laetoli Trackways Diagram  

Laetoli Trackways Diagram
View a diagram of the hominid footprints that archaeologist Mary Leakey's team found at Laetoli in Tanzania.

9-12 JPEG Image
Mirror Neurons  

Mirror Neurons
This video segment, adapted from NOVA scienceNow, introduces the latest research on a system of neurons that plays a part in how people relate to each other.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Mitochondria Functions and Training  

Mitochondria Functions and Training
This essay by Owen Anderson describes the effects of physical exercise on the number and function of mitochondria inside muscle cells.

9-12 PDF Document
Mitochondrial Flyover  

Mitochondrial Flyover
This video segment illustrates the three-dimensional structure of a mitochondrion, the organelle that powers nearly every cellular process in your body.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Mouse Party  

Mouse Party
In this interactive activity from The University of Utah, examine the molecular mechanisms that affect the brains of mice on drugs. Learn how different drugs create different responses in the brain and alter the natural state of a mouse.

9-12 Flash Interactive
Romiya Glover  

Romiya Glover
In this video from Science City, meet Romiya Glover, a chemist who develops products for HIV/AIDS testing. She describes the multidisciplinary nature of her job, how she decided to go into science, and how her work benefits others.

6-12 MPEG 4 Video
The Powerhouse of the Cell  

The Powerhouse of the Cell
This video segment describes the critical role that mitochondria play in nearly every cellular process in your body.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Riddle of the Bones  

Riddle of the Bones
In this Evolution Web feature, piece together clues to how one of our early ancestors looked as you examine images from four significant fossil finds of Australopithecus afarensis.

9-12 Flash Interactive
RNAi Therapy  

RNAi Therapy
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?  

Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?
This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Sweaty T-shirts and Human Mate Choice  

Sweaty T-shirts and Human Mate Choice
This video segment from Evolution: "Why Sex?" explores the "sweaty T-shirt experiment," which showed that humans may unconsciously be drawn toward a specific kind of genetic variation in a mate.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Three Ways to Check a Fetus's Chromosomes  

Three Ways to Check a Fetus's Chromosomes
This figure from Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis identifies techniques used to collect cells from fetuses for genetic testing.

9-12 JPEG Image
Trying to Breathe on Mount Everest  

Trying to Breathe on Mount Everest
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, climbers attempting to reach Mount Everest's summit must contend with the low levels of oxygen at high altitudes.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Walking Tall  

Walking Tall
This video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations" illustrates the differences between the skeletons of a chimpanzee (a knuckle-walker) and a human (a biped).

9-12 QuickTime Video