HHMI BioInteractive: Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy & Physiology

HHMI BioInteractive has a wide variety of classroom resources on topics in Anatomy & Physiology where students explore interactive content, data from scientific studies, films, and activities the explore the evolution and function of organismal systems on the cellular and physiological level.

Select Examples of HHMI BioInteractive Resources in Anatomy & Physiology:

Electrical Activity of Neurons

Sickle Cell: Natural Selection in Humans

The Biology of Skin Color

Sex Verification Testing of Athletes

Cystic Fibrosis Mechanism and Treatment

The p53 Gene and Cancer

Targeting Infected Cells for Immune Defense

Cells of the Immune System

Educator Publications:

Many instructors modify and expand HHMI BioInteractive resources based on their course context and students, and QUBES offers a space to share these materials and teaching approaches.

Electrical and chemical communication in the nervous system

Patrick Cafferty

Version: 2.0

This activity guides students through an online tutorial to examine the electrical and chemical communication of neurons.

introductory biology, neurobiology, anatomy and physiology, Cell communication

1.4K

1.2K

03.2021

Antigen presentation and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs): elucidating a common roadblock for students

Marcia Hesser

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Targeting Infected Cells for Immune Defense v1.0

Active learning resource for pre-Nursing anatomy and physiology lecture explaining antigen presentation to CTLs and how the CTLs recognize and destroy the pathogen using Biointeractive animations and clicker questions.

Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, immune system, Anatomy & Physiology, Cell communication

1.2K

461

05.2020

Data Analysis and Cancer

Lynn Marie Diener

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The p53 Gene and Cancer v1.0

This is a flipped classroom approach, students will learn the basic content about cell-signaling, p53, and transcription factors before class. During class students will focus on data analysis applying what they learned to their interpretation of the data

Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, Biochemistry, molecular biology, data interpretation, Biological Data Analysis, cell cycle, macromolecules, Genetic disease, Cell signaling

1.8K

4.0K

12.2019