Tissues

Anatomy and Physiology - Brief introduction to Anatomy and Physiology, including explanations of "form fits function," homeostasis, hierarchy, detailed explanations of all tissue types, and a quick overview of organ systems.

Four Basic Human Tissue Types - One minute video explanation.

Epithelium: The Basics - This video mostly describes the function of epithelium and touches briefly on cell shapes and layer types.

Epithelial Tissue Song - If learning through song is your thing, check it out.

Three Types of Muscles - Overview of muscle types, includes locations in the body, type of control, and cell shapes.

Muscle Types Song - A 45 second song that's easy to remember.

Connective Tissue: The Basics - Very basic intro to connective tissue types and functions, briefly describes Loose CT vs Dense CT.

Connective Tissue - Very quick and basic overview.

Shotgun Histology Areolar Connective Tissue - Video explanation.

Shotgun Histology Adipose Tissue - Video explanation.

Reticular CT - Quick video explanation.

Shotgun Histology Dense Regular Connective Tissue -  Two minute video

Shotgun Histology Hyaline Cartilage - Nice description of cartilage histology, using hyaline cartilage as an example with brief descriptions of all three types, how to identify them, and where to find them in the body.

Three Kinds of Cartilage - 55 second video

Shotgun Histology Dense Bone - Explains all parts of dense bone as viewed through a microscope.

Shotgun Histology Spongy Bone -  Explains the histology of spongy bone in less than 5 minutes.

Anatomy of a Long Bone and Osteon - Explains long bones and the osteon using the same model as CCRI's anatomy lab.

Updated 9/10/13