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Title:
| Anatomy: Skeletal System |
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Description:
| These sites explain how the skeletal system works. Learn about all the bones that make up the human body. Includes many photos, X-rays, and diagrams. There are some online quizzes and presentations, plus interactive tours of the body. |
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Grade Level:
| 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| Human Anatomy Online
Click on the skull for an interactive skeleton that allows you to click on the bones that you would like to know more about. Under this interactive skeleton, there are also links to topics such as bone cross section and broken bones.
Medtropolis Virtual Body
This fun, multimedia site allows you to take a guided tour of a skeleton and its functions, build your own skeleton, or zoom in on bones to get a closer look.
The Cell Biology of Bone Growth
This site contains a lot of information on bone growth, structure, composition, skeletal morphogenesis, etc. Also contains detailed pictures and tables for better comprehension.
Skeletal System
This site contains pictures of human bones. The names of the bones are listed on the left side of the page. Just click on one to take a closer look.
Bone Structure
Outline on different types of bones, their structure, and tissue formation. Also includes a few pictures and diagrams. This page may be too difficult for high school students to read, but a good resource for the educator.
Bone Structure
This page descibes the structure and composition of bones. Very easy to understand with lots of color photos. At the end of the page, click on the "Next" arrow to learn more about the bones and to see photos of a bone biopsy.
Introductory Anatomy: Bones
This site decsribes the function of bones, determination of shape, and classification of bones (long,short,etc.).
Bone Structure
This is a one-page essay with three detailed diagrams of bones.
BBC: Science
This interactive site is about the human body. After entering the site, click on "Skeletal System" and then click on different bones to read about them.
Kids Human Body
This has a labeled skeleton, plus a quiz that you can print out.
The eSkeletons Project
You can compare human bones to animal bones. This is a fun site where you can click on a bone to learn more about it, plus see CT scans.
Gray's Anatomy
Scroll down to "Osteology" heading and then click on some of the bones for illustrations and explanations.
FOSS Human Body
This is an online game in which you have to put the bones back together to form a skeleton.
The Skeletal System
This site provides information and photos for the different bones in the human body.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, 4.7, 3, 4, 5, 3
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