ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I-- CLAIRE CARPENTER, INSTRUCTOR

Welcome to Claire Carpenter's Anatomy and Physiology I web page. On this site you can find copies of the syllabus and the course and laboratory objectives, and links to other sites containing useful anatomy information.

You can email me with questions at ccarpenter@yvcc.edu

HANDOUTS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE

• Human Anatomy and Physiology I Syllabus (winter quarter 2009)
  • Syllabus
• Course objectives
  • Introduction, Tissues, and the Integuementary and Endocrine Systems
  • Nervous System and Senses
  • Skeletal and Muscular Systems
• Lab Objectives
  • General Anatomy,Tissues and Integumentary System
  • Endocrine System, Nervous System and Senses
  • Skeletal and Muscular System
• Other Handouts
  • How to Read a Research Paper
  • Types of Scientific Literature

USEFUL LINKS

• General Histology.
  • Histology Zoomer--this site was developed by YVCC biology professor Jerred Seveyka and has photographs of the slides we actually use at YVCC. You can zoom in or out to view them at different magnifications. There are also tutorials and quizzes. Histology Zoomer
  • JayDoc HistoWeb-- amazing photographs of epithelial and connective tissue, skin, muscle, bone, and more. JayDoc Histology
  • Lumen Histology. More slides of tissues. Includes practice practical exams! Lumen Histology

• Integumentary System
  • For integumentary histology, see the links listed under general histology.
  • The Histology Zoomer also has pictures of our skin models with pop-up labels. Histology Zoomer Integument Tutorial
  • Drawings of the skin and skin receptors. Skin
  • Types of Burns. Burn Types
  • Types of Skin Cancer Skin Cancer Foundation

• Endocrine System
  • Histology Zoomer Endocrine Tutor The Histology Zoomer also has an endocrine system tutorial.
  • Endocrine System. This site contains almost everything you need to know about the Endocrine System. Contains information about endocrine organs and their anatomy, the function of hormones and how they are produced, information on secondary messengers, and more. This site is definitely worth an extended visit.
  • A Basic Overview of the Endocrine System.

• Nervous System and Senses
  • Labeled photographs of eye and ear models, sheep eyes,sheep brains, and the spinal cord. Nervous System Lab
  • At atlas of labeled photographs of the brain and spinal cord surface and disection-- very cool, although this has more detail than we cover in class! Brain and Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Cord Injury Resource Site-- basic anatomy, and information about spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord
  • Cranial Nerves-- A basic overview. Cranial Nervous--Basic
  • Cranial Nerves-- more information than you ever wanted to know! Cranial Nerves--Advanced
  • Autonomic Nervous System-- a simple overview. Autonomic Nervous System

• Skeletal System
  • A great tutorial on the skull-- click on a bone and it tells you what it is. Skull
  • Labeled pictures of all the bones in the body. Skeleton

• Muscles
  • Drawings of muscles with practice quizzes. Muscle Practical Exams
  • Tables of all the muscles in the human body, describing the origin, insertion, innervation, function, and blood supply. Muscle Tables

• General Anatomy
  • The American Medical Association Atlas (Drawings of Muscles, Bones, and the Nervous System) AMA Atlas