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Special unit : The immune system (Immunology section of Physiology 313)
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Janeway Immunobiology 5th ed. Animations
Khan Academy - Human Biology: Immunology and MCAT Organ systems: Immunology. Khan Academy - for background: Nucleic Acids and Proteins, Cell division and Classical and molecular genetics, DNA as the genetic material and Central Dogma |
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Part 1. Innate immunity and Toll-like receptors: How your immune system recognizes danger
Toll-like receptor 4 signalling Khan Academy - Role of phagocytes in innate or nonspecific immunity and Types of immune responses Bozeman Science - The immune system Part 2. B cell development and generation of diversity Animation - VDJ Gene Recombination, and Antibody Somatic Recombination I and II Khan Academy - B lymphocytes Part 3. The B cell immune response: antibody production and complement Khan Academy - Clonal selection Animation - Antibody affinity maturation (microevolution) Part 4. T cell development and self / son-self discrimination Part 5. The T cell immune response: T cell activation and effector functions Part 6. When the immune system over-reacts: allergy and hypersensitivity Part 7. When self-tolerance fails: autoimmune disease Part 8. Immunity in transplantation and pregnancy Part 9. Immunity in atypical viral infections and cancer Part 10. Manipulation of the immune system: vaccination Part 11. Interaction of the immune system with the nervous and endocrine systems |
Ch. 1 Body basics: Imaging technology
Cells, tissues, and organs
The integumentary system
Projects: Temperature perception; Touch acuity; using the compound microscope
Game: CellCraft
Interactive website: Edheads Create a stem cell line, Stem cell heart repair, and Stem cell transplant
BBC Cells to systems
Science Museum of Minnesota Tissues of Life
Nobelprize.org - The incredible megacell game
Mozaik 3D Electron microscope, CT scanner
Levels of organization, Animal and plant cells
Layers of skin, Types of epithelial tissue, Tanning and skin cancer
Videos: National Geographic Human Body Collection Episode 2 - Skin
Inner life of the cell
Cells, tissues, and organs
The integumentary system
Projects: Temperature perception; Touch acuity; using the compound microscope
Game: CellCraft
Interactive website: Edheads Create a stem cell line, Stem cell heart repair, and Stem cell transplant
BBC Cells to systems
Science Museum of Minnesota Tissues of Life
Nobelprize.org - The incredible megacell game
Mozaik 3D Electron microscope, CT scanner
Levels of organization, Animal and plant cells
Layers of skin, Types of epithelial tissue, Tanning and skin cancer
Videos: National Geographic Human Body Collection Episode 2 - Skin
Inner life of the cell
Ch. 2: Bones and muscles
Projects: Scientific American - Build a robotic hand
Arizona State University - Bending bones and brittle bones
Quatr.us - Calcium experiment
Interactive websites: California Academy of Sciences 3D Bone viewer
Sketchfab 3D content Gorilla skull and Human skull
Children's University Manchester Bones and Muscles
Exploratorium - Science of meat
Mozaik 3D - The human skeleton, Skull and spine, Bones of the upper and lower limbs
The mechanism of hearing, Bone connections, Knee joint, Connective tissue
Human muscles, Muscle tissues, Skeletal muscle, Muscles of the upper arm
Videos: Amgen Introduction to bone biology, Bone remodeling, and Anatomy of a fracture
National Geographic Human Body Collection Ep 1 - Extraordinary humans: Muscles and Ep 5: Bones
1 min for science - Les muscles
Skeletal muscle contraction
Projects: Scientific American - Build a robotic hand
Arizona State University - Bending bones and brittle bones
Quatr.us - Calcium experiment
Interactive websites: California Academy of Sciences 3D Bone viewer
Sketchfab 3D content Gorilla skull and Human skull
Children's University Manchester Bones and Muscles
Exploratorium - Science of meat
Mozaik 3D - The human skeleton, Skull and spine, Bones of the upper and lower limbs
The mechanism of hearing, Bone connections, Knee joint, Connective tissue
Human muscles, Muscle tissues, Skeletal muscle, Muscles of the upper arm
Videos: Amgen Introduction to bone biology, Bone remodeling, and Anatomy of a fracture
National Geographic Human Body Collection Ep 1 - Extraordinary humans: Muscles and Ep 5: Bones
1 min for science - Les muscles
Skeletal muscle contraction
Ch. 3: Heart and blood
Projects: Auscultating the heart; Making and observing a blood smear; The changing color of bruises
Interactive websites: Mozaik 3D - The heart, The electrical conduction system of the heart, Heart attack
The circulatory system, Human blood, Hemoglobin, Lymphatic system
Nobelprize.org - Blood typing game
PBS - Map of the human heart
McGraw-Hill - Hemoglobin breakdown
Article: Blood groups
Videos: Nature video - The evolution of oral anticoagulants; The heart makers
Projects: Auscultating the heart; Making and observing a blood smear; The changing color of bruises
Interactive websites: Mozaik 3D - The heart, The electrical conduction system of the heart, Heart attack
The circulatory system, Human blood, Hemoglobin, Lymphatic system
Nobelprize.org - Blood typing game
PBS - Map of the human heart
McGraw-Hill - Hemoglobin breakdown
Article: Blood groups
Videos: Nature video - The evolution of oral anticoagulants; The heart makers
Ch. 4: Disease defenses
Projects: Growing bacteria on agar
Interactive websites: Nobel Prize.org - Immune responses game and Immune system game
Mozaik 3D Viruses 3D and video
Videos: NPR - Flu attack! and The invisible universe of the human microbiome
The immune system explained
Introduction to the immune system
Khan Academy - Immunology
Animation - Antibody affinity maturation (microevolution)
Course outline: Physiology 313 - Immunology section
Projects: Growing bacteria on agar
Interactive websites: Nobel Prize.org - Immune responses game and Immune system game
Mozaik 3D Viruses 3D and video
Videos: NPR - Flu attack! and The invisible universe of the human microbiome
The immune system explained
Introduction to the immune system
Khan Academy - Immunology
Animation - Antibody affinity maturation (microevolution)
Course outline: Physiology 313 - Immunology section