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BIOS52

Excretion

Paramecium (150x)    Hydra (175x)    Leaf Stomata (275x)    Kidney (5x)    Glomerulus (160x)    Sweat Gland (50x)    Lung (110x)    Frog's Cloaca (2x)

 
 

BIOS57

Skin

Sole of the Foot (16x)   Skin of the Chest (300x)    Blood Supply to the Skin (55x)    Sweat Glands (80x)    Hair (17x)    Fingernail (4x)    Frog Mucus Gland (400x)   Frog Poison Gland (160x)

 
 

BIOS62

Human Reproduction

Sperm Cells (1,800x)    Egg Cell (Ovum) - Fertilisation (200x)    Fertilized Egg - Zygote (200x)    Two-Celled Embryo - First Cleavage (200x)    Chromosomes - Squash (400x)    Ball of Cells (200x)    Blastula - Hollow Ball of Cells (200x)    Embryo - five weeks (3x)

 
 

BIOS67

The Digestive System (Human)

Salivary Gland (170x)    Taste Buds (350x)   Gullet (oesophagus) (4x)    Smooth Muscle (700x)    Junction of Gullet and Stomach (18x)    Stomach Lining and Gastric Glands (85x)    Small intestine (50x)    Intestinal Glands and Villi (125x)

 
 

BIOS68

The Circulatory System (Human)

Human Blood (900x)    Phagocyte (25,000x)    Artery and Vein (35x)    Capillaries in the Ling (360x)    Lymph Vessel and Valves (60x)    Rat Heart (4x)    Rat Heart (6x)    Valve at Aorta (7.5x)

 
 

BIOS69

The Central Nervous System

Monkey Eye (4x)    Retina (170x)    Mammal Brain (2.6x)    Human Spinal Cord (50x)    Grey Matter of Cord (175x)    Neuron (200x)    Nerve (38x)    Sweat Gland (80x)

 
 

BIOS70

The Reflex Arc

Pacinian Corpuscle (80x)    Pacinian Corpuscle (360x)    Spinal Ganglion and Nerve (18x)    Spinal Cord and Nerve (6x)    Spinal Cord (10x)    Grey Matter (200x)    Motor Neuron (400x)    Motor End Plates (300x)

 
 

BIOS71

The Endocrine System

The Pancreas (25x)    Islands of Langerhans (190x)    Thyroid Gland (420x)    Parathyroid Gland (45x)    Adrenal Gland (7x)    Adrenal Cortex (180x)    Pituitary Gland (5x)    Anterior Pituitary (90x)

 
 

BIOS72

The Respiratory System (Human)

Bronchial Tree (human)    Trachea and Gullet (6.5x)    Cartilages of the Chea (65x)    Epithelial Lining of Respiratory Passages (360x)    Air Sacs of the Lung (65x)    The Capillary Networks (325x)    Pigment

 
 

BIOS73

Smoking and Health

Normal Bronchial Epithelium (175x)    Thickened Bronchial Epithelium (175x)    Loss of Cilia - Bronchial Epithelium (175x)    Early Cancerous Invasion - Bronchial Epithelium (65x)    Normal Lung Tissue (130x)    Blackened Lung Tissue (65x)    Fibrosis and Emphysema - Lung Tissue (65x)    Cancer - Lung Tissue (5x)

 
 

BIOS81

Chromosomes and Genes in Action

DNA Molecule (55,000x)    Coiling in Chromosomes (2,000x)    Lamp Brush Chromosomes (700x)    Loop of Lampbrush Chromosomes    Chromosomes (9,000x and 15,000x)    Giant Chromosomes (1,000x)    Chromosome Puffs (250x) / Tagged (250x)    Nuclear Pores (50,000x)    Ribosomes (85,000x)

 
 

BIOS95

Human Blood

Human Blood Smear (900x)    Red Corpuscles (3,000x)    White Corpuscles (leucocytes) (1,400x)    Phagocytosis (E-25,000x  ES-3,500x)    Blood Type B (100x)    Fibrin (400x)    Sickle Cells (100x)    Infected Blood (800x)

 
 

BIOS97

The Virus

Lambda Phage on E. coli (45,000x)    Disrupted Phage (280,000x)    Human Viruses - Influenza Virus (170,000x) and Polio Virus (290,000x)    Measles Virus Attack (400x)    Animal Viruses / Newcastle Disease (20,000x) / Vaccinia Virus (120,000x)    Viruses Emerging from Cell (90,000x)    Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) / Virus Particles (30,000x) / Virus Crystal (1,500x)    Cancer Viruses / Papilloma Virus (7,000x) / Rauscher Leukemia Virus (90,000x)

 
 

BIOS99

The Senses

Pacinian Corpuscles (30x) / Pacinian Corpuscles (65x)    Meissner's Corpuscles (25x) / Free Nerve Ending (50x)    Cochlea of Ear (6x)    Organ of Orti (6x)    Taste Buds Tongue (100x) / Taste Bud (650x)    Nasal Epithelium (650x)    Eye (0.67x)    Retina (170x) / Rods and Cones (475x)

 
 

BIOS204

Body Defences Against Infection

The Skin (200x)    Epithelial Lining of Respiratory Tract (175x) / Isolated Cell from Wind Pipe (1,400x)    Pyloric Stomach (100x) / Eyelid (30x)    White Blood Corpuscles (500x) / Phagocytosis (25,000x)    Lymph Gland (40x)    Tonsils and Adenoids (7x)    The Liver (20x)    Plasma Cell (37,000x)

 
 

BIOS208

Drug Abuse

Heroine - Heart Muscle (50x)    Cocaine - Nasal Epithelium (20x)    Glue Sniffing - Liver (100x)    Alcohol - Oesophagus (20x)    Smoking - Lungs (130x and 50x)    Pain Pills - Lungs (130x and 50x)    Pain Pills - Kidney (50x)    Aspirin - Stomach (20x)

 
 

BIOS209

Nutrition

Vitamin A Deficiency - Cornea (200x)    Vitamin B2 Deficiency - Skin (40x and 100x)    Vitamin B3 Deficiency - Skin (50x)    Vitamin D Deficiency - Bone (40x and 100x)    Iodine Deficiency - Thyroid (40x)    Potassium Deficiency - Heart Muscle (100x)    Iron Deficiency - Blood (300x)    Vitamin B1 Deficiency - Heart Muscle (250x)

 
 

BIOS213

Kingdom: Monera

Staphylococcus aureus (1,000x)    Bacillus subtilus (1,000x)    Spirillum volutans (1,000x)    Mycoplasma pneumoniae (60,000x)    Rickettsia rickettsi (45,000x)    Gleocapsa (1,000x)    Oscillatoria (400x)    Nostoc (w.m. at 100x and x.s. at 400x)

 
 

BIOS220

Teeth and Gums

Incisors    Canines x.s. (1.3x)    Molars    Molars x.s. (1.3x)    Cavity (25x) and X-Ray    Periodontal Disease    Teeth with Plaque Deposits    Dental Flossing

 
 

BIOS221

Nerve and Muscle Action

Single Cell (100x)    Synapse (100x and 300,000x)    Axons (400x and 200x)    Myelinated Axons (600x)    Nerve-Muscle Junction (400x)    Synaptic Knobs (300,000x)    Striated Muscle Cell (1,000x)  Sarcomeres (relaxed 45,000x and contracted 31,000x)   

 
 

BIOS223

The Skeletal System

Bone (150x)    Membranous Bone (120x)    Bone Marrow (normal 400x and Leukemia 500x)    X-Ray of Bone Fracture in Arm (0.125x)    Cartilage (69x)    X-Ray of Arthritis in Hands (0.17x) and Feet (0.125x)    Ligament at a Joint (1.5x) / Fibres (200x)    Muscle-Tendon-Bone Connections (400x and 10x)

 
 

BIOS229

Immunity

Blood Phagocyte (900x) / Phagocytosis (25,000x)    Monocyte (3,000x) / Macrophage (4,000x)    Bone Marrow (400x) / Lymph Gland (40x)    Thymus Gland (175x)    Normal T-Cells (2,000x) / HIV Budding from T-Cell (27,000x)    Plasma Cell (37,000x)    Normal Red Blood Cells (3,000x)    Agglutinated Cells (100x)    Eosinophil (1,400x) / Basophil (1,400x)

 
 

BIOS237

The Human Brain

The Whole Brain (MRI)    Cerebrum (MRI) and Pyrimidal Cells (250x)    Axons in the Corpus Callossum (400x)    Thalamus (MRI) and Nerve Tracts (750x)    Eyes and Occipital Lobes (MRI) and Optic Nerve (400x)    Motor and Sensory Areas (MRI) and Motor Neurons (250x)    "Crossover of Nerves" (400x)    Purkinje Cells (100x)

 
 

BIOS240

Human Diseases

Viral Diseases - Influential Virus (320,000x)    Bacterial Diseases - Tuberculosis (100x and 1,000x)    Protist Diseases - Amoebic Dysentery (100x)    Fungal Diseases - Candida Albicans (450x)    Parasitic Diseases - Trichina Worm (65x)    Genetic Diseases - Sickle Cell Anemia (400x)    Environmental Illnesses - Normal Lung (150x) and Blackened Lung (65x)    Multifactorial Diseases - Atherosclerosis (3x and 15x)

 
 

BIOS245

Cancer

Healthy Skin Tissue (100x)    Cancerous Skin Tissue (100x)    Lung Tumour (25x)    Lung Normal (50x, left) and Lung Cancer (50x, right)    Melanoma (1x, left) and Carcinoma (100x, right)    Colon Normal (75x, left) and Colon Cancer (75x, right)    Breast Normal (75x, left) and Breast Cancer (75x, right)    Testes Cancer (75x, left) and Cervix Cancer (75x, right)

 
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