This case study aims to help students understand the transport of oxygen in the blood. The lesson uses the example of carbon monoxide poisoning to demonstrate the concept. This material would be appropriate for...

This case study helps students examine a variety of health symptoms displayed in a patient in order to make a diagnosis. The material would be most useful to students in an undergraduate anatomy and physiology class,...

This case study looks at the relationship between claims made about diet trends and the actual ways body systems work together to contribute to homeostatsis. The lesson was designed for upper level high school and lower...

Since the days of Andreas Vesalius, humans have been fascinated with describing and accurately depicting various parts of the body in all of their intimate detail. In recent years, a number of enterprising souls have...

The Neuromuscular Disease Center at Washington University provides this comprehensive Web site for information on acetylcholine and acetylcholine receptors. Visitors will find detailed Web pages covering acetylcholine...