http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 26 May 2013 00:28:19 PDT Sun, 26 May 2013 00:28:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=762115 Links to step-by-step nursing procedures http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=759263 Explain about genetics, genes, DNA, chromosome,etc in the perspective for kids to teenager to understand http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=759233 Expains the what, how, when, where about hurricane. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=759325 Genetics tutorial. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=758070 Shows a quick introduction the the thyroid gland and how this gland works with the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus to regulate TSH level. Sections of this tuturial include the stimualtion, and regualtion of the thyroid gland as well as iodine deficiency creating a goiter. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=758081 This tutorial allows users to see what happens to certain types of cells when it receives a certain signal. The five types of cells available are photoreceptors, leaf parenchyma, muscle, cancer, and fibroblast cells. Gives a narrated description of what is happening. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=758084 Tutorial explaining the cavities of the body, explaining the two major ones as well as giving a small introduction to the smaller cavities of the body. A quiz is offered after the tutorial to see if understanding has been reached. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=757856 Allows users an interactive cadaver dissection tutorial and reference guide of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, perineum, back, and upper and lower extremities. Includes quizzes to help synthesize information learned throughout the tutorial. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=756489 Research Therapy is an ongoing video series of short introductions to basic research concepts using video, text and images. In this "session" of Research Therapy, we introduce the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine website Women's Health Resources (WHR). WHR is an online portal to women's health and wellness information from NIH/NLM resources. A video gives a short tour of WHR and the text and images of the blog introduce government health websites (ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed and Medline Plus) that could be useful to undergraduates who are seeking health information for personal or research purposes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=756495 This short blog post & video introduces faculty & researchers to The Science of Sex & Gender, a free online course developed by the National Institutes of Health. Some background is given on why a health sciences researcher should consider gender in his/her studies and a short overview of the classes in the course are offered.