Anatomy Learning Objects
from MERLOT

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Material Types:

Type: Simulation

The eSkeletons Project

  • submitted: May 25, 2000

    • modified: Sep 22, 2003

  • Author: John Kappelman, University of Texas at Austin

  • Description: 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.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=3000000000000448702

Anatomy Browser

  • submitted: Jul 13, 1999

    • modified: Aug 5, 2003

  • Author: Chris Umans, Michael Halle, Polina Golland, and Ron Kikinis, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

  • Description: This site combines 3D models, scans, and text on selected anatomical structures. It contains anatomical atlas cases, clinical cases, and a selection of related scholarly cases.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=1000000000000004638

Human Anatomy On-Line

Type: Animation

The Visible Heart

  • submitted: Sep 7, 2002

    • modified: Sep 8, 2003

  • Author: Dennis Liu, Ph.D.

  • Description: This animation focuses on the gross anatomy of the human heart. The model of the heart is semitransparent, allowing users to see through the thick cardiac muscle into the four heart chambers. A Quick Time VR movie of a human heart is in the left window. Users can rotate it with the mouse to get a better view of structures that may otherwise be difficult to see. By using other keys, users can zoom in.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=1010000000000074422

Master Muscle List

  • submitted: Apr 12, 2002

    • modified: May 21, 200

  • Author: Michael F. Dauzvardis, Ph.D., John A. Mcnulty, Ph. D., Baltazar Espiritu, M.D., David Lee, Susan Sadowski, Greg Klitz & Manzi Yu, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

  • Description: If you are looking for information of the human muscles, you should go to master muscle list. It explains every single muscle of the human body showing its origin, insertion, action and nerves connected to the muscle. Furthermore, its index of regions and master list will help you to navigate and find the specific muscle you are looking for. It is an easy and fun way to learn anatomy.

  • Full Description and location
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=1010000000000043612

Human Brain Anatomy

  • submitted: Jun 4, 2002

    • modified: Jun 4, 2002

  • Author: Ian Winship, University of Alberta - Instructional Technology and Resources Lab

  • Description: An interactive Flash movie on designed to help students learn all about the structures of the brain visible from a midsagittal section. The parts of the brain are taken apart and put back together to help teach students about the structure and function of the different parts. There is also a quiz to go along with the module.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=1010000000000058685

Digital Anatomy Lab

  • submitted: May 9, 2000

    • modified: May 4, 2001

  • Author: Dr. Tim Barker, School of Mechanical, Manufacturing & Medical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

  • Description: This virtual laboratory for the study of anatomy includes a 2-D slicer, 3-D views of the inside of the knee, 3-D Animations, and 3-D Colour Head Reconstruction.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=3000000000000447355

Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Timeline

  • submitted: Jul 6, 2003

    • modified: Jul 17, 2003

  • Author: BBCi/Open University

  • Description: "From simple beginnings, to the court of Kings and Dukes, Leonardo’s life was remarkable, some maintain the true Renaissance man. Follow him through his travels to Florence, Milan and Venice, to the court of King Francis I of France. Take a journey of discovery, learn what fascinated him, his investigations into science, anatomy, engineering and military weaponry."  The interactive site allows you to click on the timeline for more information on various subjects in Leonardo's life, and also offers 12 questions on the material, and a field to answer them in. Clicking "next" offers suggested responses to those questions.

  • Full Description and location:
     http://www.merlot.org/artifact/ArtifactDetail.po?oid=1010000000000136549

Sea Squirt Anatomy and Feeding

Created 9/22/2003 by L.W.B.