Thursday, May 5th

Here are the links to Neurons and Muscles.

Neuron Action

1. Resting Membrane potential: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp44/4401s.swf

2. What is an action potential? http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp44/4402s.swf

3. Sodium Potassium Pump: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

4. Action Potential propagation in one direction: shows depolarization and refractory period http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

5. Synapse: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

6. Neuromuscular Junction: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

(supplement) Neuron disruption due to drugs: http://www.thirteen.org/closetohome/science/html/animations.html

(supplement) Simplistic Neuron animations: http://www.garyfisk.com/anim/index.html

Muscle Contraction

7. Sliding Filament Theory: Role of Calcium

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/matthews/myosin.html

8. Detailed explanation of how actin and myosin interact: select myosin II

http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/anim_myosin.html