Multimedia in the Classroom and Lab
The following chapter-by-chapter guide includes chapter-specific premium media content
that is assignable in MasteringA&P®. It also includes detailed listings of audiovisual
materials that complement the text.
The MasteringA&P® online homework and tutoring system delivers self-paced tutorials
that provide individualized coaching, focus on your course objectives, and are responsive
to each student’s progress. From the MasteringA&P® Item Library, you can easily assign
• A&P Flix
• Get Ready for A&P
• Interactive Physiology®
• PhysioEx™
• Practice Anatomy Lab™
Fall 2012. New media content is added to the Item Library throughout the life of the edition.
1: The Human Body: An Orientation
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 10 Art Labeling Activities
• BioFlix Coaching Activity: Homeostasis — High Blood Glucose
Video
1. Organ Systems Working Together (WNS; 14 min., 1993). Animations, X rays, motion
2. The Universe Within (PBS; 60 min., 1995). NOVA takes viewers on an incredible
voyage into the microworld of the human body. Featuring 3-D computer animations and
physical performance and health.
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ (PAL™) 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac, 2012). PAL™ 3.0 is an
indispensable virtual anatomy study and practice tool that gives students 24/7 access to
the most widely used lab specimens including human cadaver, anatomical models,
histology, cat, and fetal pig. PAL™ 3.0 features a whole new interactive cadaver that
2. The Ultimate Human Body, Version 2.2 (AS; Win/Mac). A blend of illustrations,
animation, and microphotographs make the complex systems of the human body
accessible to students. A “Body Scanner” gives students an interactive, hands-on
approach to learning as they examine a skeleton, view organs from multiple angles,
and overlay any of the 10 body systems.
2: Chemistry Comes Alive
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• Art Labeling Activity
• Get Ready for A&P Video Tutor Coaching Activity: Part 1: Introduction to Chemical
Bonding
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Biochemistry I: Atoms, Ions, and Molecules (CBS; 27 min.). This DVD describes the
basic structure of atoms and how ions are formed, and it also investigates molecules and
2. Biochemistry II: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids (CBS; 36 min.).
3. Double Helix (FHS; 107 min., 1987). Exceptional Hollywood-style film (starring Jeff
Goldblum) that captures all the drama of the discovery of DNA.
3: Cells: The Living Units
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 8 Art Labeling Activities
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Membrane Transport
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Mechanism of Hormone Action – Second Messenger cAMP
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: DNA Replication
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Slides
1. Ascaris, Fish, and Onion Mitosis Microscope Slide Set (CBS)
Video
1. The Aging Process (FHS; 19 min., 1992). This program explains the effects of aging on
the mind and body, and explores the theories about why cells wear out.
2. A Journey Through the Cell (FHS; 25 min. each, 1997). This two-volume set contains
computer graphics and animations and includes presentations by scientists introducing
ideas central to understanding cells.
3. Living Cells: Structure, Function, Diversity DVD (CBS; 90 min., 2006). This DVD
4. Membranes and Transport (WNS; 24 min.). How vital is a membrane to a living cell?
5. What Is Cancer? (FHS; 57 min., 2004). The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
and treatment.
Software
1. Carolina™ Basic Biology Cell Biology CD-ROM Set (CBS; Win/Mac). This 2-disc
CD-ROM set provides the information necessary to cover cell structure and function, as
well as the concepts of mitosis and meiosis.
3. PhysioEx™ 9.0: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability (PE; Win/Mac, 2011).
PhysioEx™ 9.0 is an easy-to-use laboratory simulation software that consists of 12
4. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
5. WARD’S Mitosis and Meiosis CD-ROM (WNS; Win/Mac). This program features
4: Tissue: The Living Fabric
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• Art Labeling Activity
• Interactive Physiology Coaching Activity: Tissues
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Slides
1. Basic Connective Tissue Slide Set (CBS)
2. Basic Epithelium Types Slide Set (CBS)
Video
1. Organ Systems Working Together (WNS; 14 min.). This program introduces students to
the functions of the organ systems in the human body. It is an excellent overview of all
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
5: The Integumentary System
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 3 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Slides
Video
1. The Dangers of Melanoma (FHS; 29 min., 2003). This Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical
2. The Integumentary System (IM; 43 min., 2003). This program examines the composition
of the integumentary system, explores sensory organs, and considers the functions and
processes of each component.
3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FHS; 19 min.). This video explains some of the
4. The Senses: Skin Deep (FHS; 26 min., 1984). Reviews sense receptors, taste buds, touch
5. Skin (FHS; 20 min., 1995). Contains live action video with current imaging technology.
Gives a glimpse into the inner workings of the human body. Provides an interesting and
informative presentation for an entire class.
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
6: Bones and Skeletal Tissues
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 6 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Slides
1. General Connective Tissues Slide Set (WNS)
Video
1. Bones and Joints (FHS; 20 min., 1995). From The New Living Body series, this video
2. Bone Marrow Transplants (FHS; 28 min., 1990). Provides a view of procedures in bone
3. Osteoporosis: New Treatments for Bone Loss (FHS; 23 min., 2000). This program
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
7: The Skeleton
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 52 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Anatomy of the Hand (FHS; 14 min., 1999). This program demonstrates how the hand
functions, spotlighting the opposable nature of the thumb.
2. Anatomy of the Shoulder (FHS; 17 min., 1999). This program presents the technical
3. Artificial Body Parts (FHS; 26 min., 1990). Recent strides in medical engineering are
5. Leg-Straightening Procedure (FHS; 45 min.). Specialists explain the problems concern-
6. The Skeletal System (IM; 27 min., 2005). This DVD describes the human skeletal system.
It identifies the bones of the human body and teaches how to locate each bone.
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
8: Joints
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 4 Art Labeling Activities
• Focus Figure Tutorial: Types of Synovial Joints
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Anatomy of the Ankle and Foot (FHS; 17 min., 1999). This program examines both the
2. Arthroscopic Knee Surgery (FHS; 45 min.). Dr. Gary Poehling of the Bowman Gray
3. Bones and Joints (FHS; 20 min.). From The New Living Body series. Contains live-action
video showing the human body in action, up-to-date imaging, and 3-D computer graphics.
4. Movements at Joints of the Body (FHS; 39 min., 1997). This program, divided into three
5. Moving Parts (FHS; 28 min., 1984). This program looks at the coordination of activity
and balancing mechanisms. Shows how muscles, joints, and organs link up, and
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full listing.
2. The Ultimate Human Body, Version 2.2 (AS; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
9: Muscles and Muscle Tissue
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 5 Art Labeling Activities
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Events at the Neuromuscular Junction
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: Human
2. Muscles (FHS; 20 min.). From The New Living Body series. Introduces the nature of
3. Muscles and Joints: Muscle Power (FHS; 28 min., 1984). Illustrates microscopic view of
muscles and compares all three types of muscle.
4. Muscular System: The Inner Athlete (FHS; 24 min., 1998). From The Human Body:
Software
1. Interactive Physiology® 10-System Suite: Muscular System (PE; Win/Mac, 2008).
3. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
10: The Muscular System
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 14 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Slides
1. Human Muscle Tissues Slide Set (CBS). This collection of 6 slides provides coverage of
Video
1. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: Human
2. Living and Dying with Muscular Dystrophy (FHS; 12 min., 2007). This ABC News
Software
1. Interactive Physiology® 10-System Suite: Muscular System (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 395 in
this guide for full listing.
3. The Ultimate Human Body, Version 2.2 (AS; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
11: Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 5 Art Labeling Activities
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Resting Membrane Potential
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Generation of an Action Potential
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: Propagation of an Action Potential
• Interactive Physiology Coaching Activity: Propagation and Velocity of the Action
Potential
• Interactive Physiology Coaching Activity: Resting Membrane Potential
• Interactive Physiology Coaching Activity: Events at the Synapse
• Video Tutor Coaching Activity: Propagation of an Action Potential
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: The Human
2. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: The Human
Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves (PE; 29 min., 1997). Rose Leigh
3. Decision (FHS; 28 min., 1984). This program from The Living Body series shows how
the brain coordinates functions to make a simple but lifesaving decision.
4. Wired (LM; 27 min., 2001). Through an examination of “phantom limb syndrome,” this
video explores the structure and function of the body’s nervous system.
Software
1. Interactive Physiology® 10-System Suite: Nervous System I and II (PE; Win/Mac). See
p. 395 in this guide for full listing.
12: The Central Nervous System
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 18 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
2. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: The Human
3. Cadaver Dissection Video Series for Human Anatomy and Physiology DVD: The Human
Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves (PE; 29 min., 1997). Rose Leigh
Vines, Rosalee Carter, California State University, Sacramento. Illustrations and figures
4. Health News and Interviews: Mental Health and the Human Mind Video Clips (FHS;
60 min., 2007). This collection of 34 video clips takes a close look at mental health and
5. The Human Brain in Situ (FHS; 21 min., 1997). Neurobiologist Susan Standring con-
ducts a basic anatomical examination of the human brain and its connections in the skull.
Standring identifies parts of the brain and skull.
6. Men, Women, and the Brain (FHS; 57 min., 1998). Specialists from the National Institute
7. Mind/Brain/Machine: Connections Between Disciplines (FHS; 57 min., 2007). This
program features doctors and scientists who work with human, animal, or artificial brains
8. Pathology Examples in the Human Brain (FHS; 24 min., 1997). Neuropathologist
Dr. Marco Rossi examines different human brain specimens and presents evidence of
trauma or disease.
9. The Seven Ages of the Brain (FHS; 58 min., 1994). This program focuses on how a brain
grows from a fertilized egg and how our brains change with age.
10. Spinal Surgery (FHS; 46 min., 2001). Experts at the University of Washington’s Harbor-
view Medical Center assist a man with multiple spinal fractures, a woman who needs a
11. Stress, Trauma, and the Brain (FHS; 57 min., 1999). In section one of this program,
doctors from Harvard Medical School and other institutions study the stress of modern
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
13: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 12 Art Labeling Activities
• A&P Flix Coaching Activity: The Reflex Arc
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. Reflexes and Conscious Movement (FHS; 28 min., 1993). This program looks at the
range of reflexive and controlled, conscious and unconscious movements of the human
2. Spinal Injuries: Recovery of Function (FHS; 20 min., 1994). This program gives an
3. The Spine: The Body’s Central Highway (FHS; 13 min., 2002). This edition of Science
Software
1. Interactive Physiology® 10-System Suite: Nervous System I and II (PE; Win/Mac).
See p. 395 in this guide for full listing.
14: The Autonomic Nervous System
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 2 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
2. Brain and Nervous System: Your Information Superhighway (FHS; 31 min., 1998). This
3. Managing Stress (FHS; 19 min.). This program demonstrates the difference between
4. The Neural Connection Video (WNS; 30 min.). Illustrating the biochemical and cellular
characteristics of the nervous system, this introductory video shows how the vertebrate
neural network works. It discusses the wide variety of sensory cells that all organisms
larger than a single cell possess, in some form or another.
Software
1. Practice Anatomy Lab™ 3.0 DVD (PE; Win/Mac). See p. 388 in this guide for full
listing.
15: The Special Senses
Assignable Media Content in the Item Library
• 16 Art Labeling Activities
Media
See Guide to Audiovisual Resources in Appendix A for key to AV distributors.
Video
1. The Eye: From Light Comes Sight (IM; 22 min., 2004). This DVD explores the structures
2. The Senses (FHS; 20 min., 1995). From The New Living Body series, this program
3. Understanding the Senses (FHS; 56 min., 1997). This program explores the beauty and
complexity of visual, audial, chemosensory, and tactile perception.
Software
1. Exploring Perception CD-ROM (Win/Mac). This interactive CD-ROM published by
Brooks/Cole explores such phenomena as apparent movement, pitch perception, sensory