Dracula's
Dinner
Capillaries are so tiny, red blood cells have to squeeze through
them single file. You can use bath beads and a few other supplies
to see how red blood cells fit through capillaries.
How Blood
Works
Understanding blood will help you as your doctor explains the
results of your blood tests. In addition, you will learn amazing
things about this incredible fluid and the cells in it!
Lifeblood
Because it contains living cells, blood is alive. Red blood cells
and white blood cells are responsible for nourishing and cleansing
the body. Since the cells are alive, they too need nourishment.
All
About the Heart
Your heart is really a muscle. It's located a little to the left
of the middle of your chest, and it's about the size of your
fist.
Chucky
Gets Lucky
Chucky was on an express train to the graveyard -- unless his
doctors and that generous, anonymous stranger could derail it.
Follow along on this story about a human heart transplant. From
the Why Files.
Electric
Heart
The story of a handful of brilliant, obsessed surgeons and researchers
who have pursued the target of a practical artificial heart for
decades.
The Heart: An Online Exploration
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development
and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander
through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy
heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the
history of heart science.
Virtual
Cardiology Lab
The focus of this lab is on heritable diseases of the heart.
You are cast here as a virtual intern to accompany a doctor examining
three different patients. Each patient is examined, using more
than one diagnostic tool, and at each stage, the doctor will
invite you to examine the patient yourself and ask for your opinion.
