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• Actin Myosin Crossbridge 3D Animation San Diego State U.
• American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Indiana State U.
• Anatomy Atlases Curated by Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D.
• AnatQuest National Library of Medicine
  Visible Human Project
• Basic Neural Processes Tutorials Hanover
• Digital Anatomist Project Interactive Atlases Department of Biological Structure, U. of Washington, Seattle
  Brain, thoracic organs and knee
• The eSkeletons Project
  Includes human, gorilla and baboon skeletons as well as glossary and self-test.
• Histology Loyola U. of Medical Education Network (LUMEN)
  Slides of human tissue with descriptive text
• Human Embryology Animations Dr. Valerie O'Loughlin, Indiana U.
  Includes pre- and post-tests for the embryology of several systems.
• Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action U. of Michigan
  Multimedia demos of muscle movements (adduction, extension, etc.)
• NPAC/OLDA Visible Human Project Viewer Syracuse U. and U. of Adelaide (Australia)
• Net Anatomy
• Skull Anatomy Tutorial Gateway Community College, Arizona

• Cancer Immunology Cancer Research Institute
• Microbiology and Immunology On-line U. of S. Carolina School of Medicine
• The Immune System National Cancer Institute
  Slides and text; part of the Understanding Cancer series

• The Museum of Human Disease School of Pathology, U. of New South Wales, Australia
  Images of 24 diseased tissues with point-and-click descriptions, histories, and comments
• The Urbana Atlas of Pathology U. of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
• WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
  Contains images, text, tutorials and more.
• Your Genes, Your Health: A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  *requires Flash Player and QuickTime Player

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• Allen Brain Atlas
• Atlases of the Brain U. of Utah
• Brain Facts: A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System Society for Neuroscience
• Basic Neural Processes Tutorials Hanover College
• Brain Architecture Management System USC
  BAMS is a resource for information about neural circuitry. It contains neuroanatomical nomenclatures for the rat, human, macaque, cat, and mouse.
• Brain Facts: A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System Society for Neuroscience
  64-page booklet in PDF
• Brain Facts and Figures
  Average measures of the nervous system and its blood supply as well as sensory apparatus
• Brain Info U. of Washington
• Brain Maps.org Center for Neuroscience, UC Davis
• Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
• Dictionary of Cognitive Science U. of Alberta
• Edinburgh Mouse Atlas Project (EMAP)
  Embryonic development of the mouse brain
• Electronic Atlas of the Developing Human Brain (EADHP)
• High Resolution Mouse Brain Atlas Harvard
• Integrative Neurosciences Research Center Marquette U.
• Internet Handbook of Neurology Compiled by Katalin Hegedüs, MD, PhD
• Mouse Brain Library
  Includes high-resolution images and databases of brains from many genetically characterized strains of mice
• Neuroanatomy & Neuropathology on the Internet Department of Neurology, University Medical School, Hungary
  Links to many university resources
• Neuroanatomy Interactive Syllabus Department of Biological Structure, U. of Washington, Seattle
• Neuroscience Database Gateway Society for Neuroscience
• Neuroscience Education Eric H. Chudler, PhD, U. of Washington
  Extensive list of links in all areas of neuroscience
• Neuroscience Tutorial Washington U. School of Medicine
  Created for first-year medical students by Diana Weedman Molavi, PhD
• Neurosciences on the Internet Neil M. Busis, M.D.
• The Whole Brain Atlas Harvard

• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 U. S. Depts. of Agriculture & Health and Human Services
• Food and Nutrition Information Center National Agricultural Library, USDA
  Information on many levels, for consumers through health professionals
• My.Pyramid.gov
  Newest food pyramid with 12 categories taking into account gender, age and activity level
• Nutrition.gov

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Criteria list taken in whole from: Ramage, Bean and Johnson. The Allyn and Becon Guide to Writing. 5th Ed. customized for Marquette University. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., 2009: 602.

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