Reflecting on week 2 and looking ahead to week 3
Great job completing week 2! We began this week in the digestive tract. Then we learned about the musculoskeletal and hematopoietic systems. We ended with the nervous system and a …
Course: Mini Medical School: Introduction to Medical Science
3D Model of the Eye
How do we move our eyes about? These are among the fastest acting muscles in the body. The Human Eye 3D animation by Intervoke, hosted here on Sketchfab is a …
Cardiovascular Changes in Pregnancy
That video was so cool! Did you enjoy learning about the cardiovascular changes in pregnancy from Dr. Zoe Cohen? What stood out to you in this interview with Dr. Zoe …
Compression-only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
A good video from the Sarver Heart Center in Arizona demonstrating compression-only CPR, by the man who invented it.
Week 1 Overview 2
Watch as Dr. Cohen explains the concepts covered in the next 4 activities: Respiratory 1 and 2, and Renal Physiology 1 and 2.
Week 2 Overview 2
Dr. Cohen gives a brief insight into the fascinating concepts covered in the next three activities: Hemopoietic 1 and 2, the Nervous System, and the Senses.
Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick – Science History Rap Battle
Watson and Crick were making progress on the structure of DNA, racing Linus Pauling for the Nobel Prize, but they needed accurate X-ray crystallographic data. Rosalind Franklin had gotten the …
Translation
A very good animated explanation of translation, the synthesis of a protein on the ribosome. From North Dakota State University.
What Are Stem Cells
The Irish Stem Cell Foundation offers a nice, low-key explanation of the questions that may be answered eventually by studying stem cells.
How the Ear Works
A nice 3D animation lets you see how the hammer, anvil, and stirrup (malleus, incus, and stapes bones) connect the eardrum to the cochlea to transmit sound to the inner …
Brain Imaging Technology
Dr Paul Thompson talks about the work that he does at the Lab of Neuro Imaging (LONI) at UCLA. He discusses brain health, the latest brain imaging technology and projects …
Week 3 Overview 2
Watch John Cohen introduce the last 3 activities in your last week of MiniMed Course 1: Mitosis, Meiosis & Sex, and Heredity.
Week 3 Overview 1
Overview of the first 4 activities in your last week of MiniMed Course 1: Life and the Size of Things, Cell anatomy, Proteins, and DNA-RNA-Protein.
Week 2 Overview 1
Get a broad understanding of the concepts that we will dive into with Musculoskeletal 1 and 2 and how they relate to our previous topics like the Digestive System.
A Biologist’s Mother’s Day Song
Slightly more than half of everything I have is thanks to you, sings Adam Cole, while providing a nice review of what we’ve just learned. This is an additional video, …
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Mini Medical School: Introduction to Medical Science