Kidney Structure and Functions

Review the anatomy of the kidney at these interactive sites:
http://www.biologymad.com/resources/kidney.swf
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/kidney.html

The Micturition mechanism:
http://www.rnceus.com/uro
http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/1135/Links/Animations/Flash/0041-swf_micturition_re.swf

Juxtaglomerular Apparatus:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/AP2204/AP2204.swf

Kidney Vascular System:
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/AP2504/AP2504.swf

Dr. Najeeb and the first of 13 videos on urine concentration and dilution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmjVJmIa4YM&feature=related

Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System compliments of Dr. Najeeb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM5WCvOBdU&feature=related

Aldosterone and the kidneys:
http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/1135/Links/Animations/Flash/0040-swf_effect_of_aldo.swf

Nephron activity:
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_marieb_ehap_8/activities/chapter15/Act15B.html

Loop of Henle and the counter current theory:
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_marieb_ehap_8/activities/chapter15/Act15C.html

A few videos on urinalysis for lab:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=hennagerdj#p/u/9/EBwmr65AbGM

Kidney Stone formation:
http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/kidney_stones_animation_000475.htm

Name that part on the kidney!
http://www.purposegames.com/game/human-kidney-quiz
http://www.quia.com/hm/22755.html

Acidosis and Alkalosis tutorial:
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/medph/medph.html

Flow model of Kidney structure:
http://www.physiologymodels.info/excretion/frameset.htm

Get Body Smart tutorials:
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/urinarysystem/menu/menu.html

Khan Academy has a nice tutorial on the kidneys and nephron function:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc8sUv2SuaY&feature=related

Glomerular Filtration Rate Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_tW5aZsf1o&feature=related

Proximal Convoluted Tubule:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRs_ulxjsEE&feature=related

Edema

Nice video on edema and osmotic and hydrostatic capillary pressure. Looks like there may be two parts to it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpg7ON2CfFE

Some information about Starling forces:
http://physioweb.med.uvm.edu/bodyfluids/isf-plas.htm

Electrocardiogram Game

A fun game from Nobelprize.org:
http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/ecg/index.html

Fetal Circulation

A few short videos/tutorials on prenatal/fetal circulation:

http://www.indiana.edu/~anat550/cvanim/fetcirc/fetcirc.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIbL5eMwG04&feature=related

http://www.cayuga-cc.edu/people/web_pages/greer/biol204/heart4/heart4.html


http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/peds_respcare/Fetcir.htm

Have a Heart....

Great website for ECG practice!
http://www.skillstat.com/about.htm

ECGSIM is an interactive simulation program that enables one to study the relationship between the electric activity of the heart and the resulting potentials on the thorax: PQRST wave forms as well as body surface potential maps:
http://ecgsim.org/

Cardiovascular Physiology:
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/Cardiovascular/index.htm
http://www.cvphysiology.com/

Cardiac Dysrhymias:
http://breeze.mc.maricopa.edu/p65735599/

Interpreting 12 lead EKG's:
http://www.12leadecg.com/intro/

Heart Sounds:
http://www.openheartsurgery.com/heart_murmur.html

virtual stethoscope:
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/mvs/

EKG tracings:
http://homepage.mac.com/edutainment/PhotoAlbum6.html
http://www.ecglibrary.com/ecghome.html
http://themdsite.com/
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/index.html

Let's Play Operation! A fun game that walks you through a heart transplant:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html

Great tutorial on blood pressure and cardiac output. If you peruse the site, you will also find information on the heart itself and blood vessels:
http://www.biosbcc.net/doohan/sample/htm/COandMAPhtm.htm