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Skeletal
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Examples, Articles, &
Animations |
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Radiographic
Skeleton – site
that shows x-rays of different parts of the skeleton in different
positions. |
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Interactive
Skeleton – interactive
model where students can click on each bone to get additional information. |
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Broken Bones – Simply
explains different fractures and has great interactive animations
through out the explanation (some are in Spanish). |
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Southern
California Orthopedic Institute - The Specialties area has information
and diagrams on common sports related injuries to different joints
and bones. |
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The Living
Skeleton – site
with normal x-rays and fractures. |
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History of
the Skeleton – Historical
account of how anatomists discovered and named the bones of the
body. |
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Radiographs – In
depth labeled x-rays of the skeleton. |
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Cortical
vs. Trabecular Bone - article and picture comparison of the two. |
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Medline Plus – site
with information and diseases of the skeletal system and joints. |
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Medline Plus – site
with information and diseases of the skeletal system and joints. |
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Bone Disease Articles – a collection of articles on different bone diseases |
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NIAMS site – National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; huge amount of information on bone health and disease. |
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The Virtual Body – Great site with interactive animations and activities on the skeletal system. (In English or Spanish). |
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Anatomy Explorer – site that has interactive animations on all of the body systems. |
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Inner Body – interactive site with point and click information on nearly every part of the human body. |
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Get Body Smart – interactive flash animations and tutorials. |
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MedMovies – collection of animated videos on several orthopedic surgical procedures. |
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Newton’s Apple Videos – collection of videos on health and medicine many including students guides and activities to go along with each video. |
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Lab Exercises, Activities,
& Games |
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Bone Puzzle – students put all of the major bones of a scattered skeleton back together. |
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Skeletal Game – Put the skeleton together. |
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Label Skeleton – Students compete in a timed activity to label all of the bones. |
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Anatomy Arcade – multiple activities, crosswords, word searches, etc. on the skeletal system. |
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Wireframe Skeleton – very interesting animation where you can manipulate the skeleton and see what it looks like while walking, dancing, etc. |
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Web Anatomy – A collection of self tests, single player, and multiplayer games. |
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Skeleton Shakedown – a haning skeleton falls apart and the students must put it back together. |
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Study Help & Practice
Quizzes |
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The Skeleton – site that allows students to view all of the bones with different parts labeled with numbers. Students can review and then pop up the correct answers to see how they did. |
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Skeleton Quiz – Quick interactive quiz students fill out and immediately get results back. |
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Skeletal System Review – review, lab, and study guide activity for the skeletal system. |
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Test Yourself – A collection of flashcard type and matching activities. |
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The Anatomy & Physiology Place – A collection of self-tests and review activities separated by concept. |
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Webquests & Additional
Student Worksheets |
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Skeletal System Word Activities – A collection of simple crosswords, word searches, clozes, etc. |
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Edhelper – a comprehensive collection of worksheets - mostly lower level |
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Teacher Planet – A collection of about 20 different worksheets/activities |
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Skeletal System Webquest – collection of questions with direct links to sites with answers. |
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a suggestion for additional web links on this page?
Let
us know. |