Anatomy

Resources

Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals

Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.

Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom

Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.

Camille

Job Title

Physiotherapist

Valérie Plante

Job Title

Nurse

Resources on Brains

Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.

Michael Ryerson

Job Title

Registered Massage Therapist

Michael Ryerson is a Registered Massage Therapist at Ryerson Massage Therapy.

Erica Dupuis

Job Title

Cardiac Registered Nurse

Erica Dupuis is a Cardiac Registered Nurse for Horizon Health Network, NB.

ScienceXplosion - Optical Illusion, My Eye

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric learns how our brain connects separate images together to create the illusion of movement. It's not magic, it's science!

Stress and the Brain

Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!

Organ Transplantation

Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.

Field of tobacco plants, which are a source of nicotine

How do alkaloids cause addiction?

Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?

Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain

How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!

The Immune Response: A Cellular War

An inflammatory response is your body’s attempt to fight invaders. Learn how your body springs into action when attacked!

Namrata Joshi

Job Title

PhD Neuroscience

Namrata Joshi has a PhD in Neuroscience and works with Moffitt Cancer Center.

Mitosis of kidney cells © Ian P Newton & Paul L Appleton [CC BY-SA 4.0], Wikimedia Commons

What is Mitosis?

Mitosis is an important part of cell division that helps organisms grow and repair themselves.