MERLOT Materials

This interactive site allows participants to learn about skeletal anatomy by viewing the bones of a human, chimpanzee,... see more

The actin-myosin crossbridge system is complex, and we are really only speculating on the details in many ways. However,... see more

A training simulator for medical students designed to show the effects of damage to different eye muscles and nerves on... see more

In this simulation you examine three patients with heart trouble using various diagnostic devices plus interviews with... see more

This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students learn how blood glucose, pH, and other variables... see more

Students dive into signal transduction with a journey into the olfactory neuron of a mosquito. They look at how lactic... see more

'Students learn about the strength of bones and methods of helping to mend fractured bones. During a class demonstration,... see more

Students learn about negative feedback regulation of glucose and play the role of doctor to determine if Ben, a fellow... see more

It is a simulation for students to get an idea (in a classroom lab setting) of what happens to food as it passes through... see more

Respiration serves as a means for the body to exchange gases with the atmosphere via the blood. This is an animated... see more

This is a series of 14 online biology lab simulations for an AP Biology course. Each simulation has a text overview of... see more

A collection of java based applets on diffusion, osmosis and diffusion potentials using the Nernst equation.

A detailed interactive program that offers a broad overview of chest and cardiac diagnostic imaging. It includes more... see more

Students give simulated injections of the neurotoxic 6-OHDA compound to the substantia nigra of the right hemisphere a... see more

I have used the My Plate feature to help students track their caloric intake, for use in studying metabolism. According... see more

Interactive game that explains how nerves receive and send signals in the nervous system.

Excellent source of dissection guides with actual photos. Great for those that could use a little help with identifying... see more

There are many analogies that teachers have developed to represent the process of protein synthesis. Teachers may adapt... see more

An auditory teaching tool allowing a student to hear the sounds associated with disease state diagnoses.

This is a great educational site for teachers and students. It provides information and lesson plans on biodiversity and... see more

Web-HUMAN provides educators with a no-fee, web browser-accessible full implementation of Tom Coleman’s classic systems... see more

In this tutorial/simulation, students examine generalized components and events of signal transduction, first using the... see more

Students learn how blood glucose, pH, and other variables are maintained at stable levels by homeostasis, and what... see more

Students dive deep inside Ben, a fellow student, to learn how messenger molecules of the nervous and endocrine system... see more