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Unit 1: Medical Investigation
Lesson 1.1: Investigating the Scene
Activity 1.1.1 A Sketchy Scene
Activity 1.1.2 Reliable Witnesses?
Activity 1.1.3: The Traces We Leave Behind
Activity 1.1.4: Blood Evidence
Activity 1.1.5: DNA Evidence
Activity 1.1.6: DNA Analysis
Project 1.1.7: Status Report
Lesson 1.2: Master the Morgue
Activity 1.2.1: Anatomy of an Autopsy
Activity 1.2.2: Time of Death
Activity 1.2.3: Forensic Toxicology
Activity 1.2.4: Histology
Activity 1.2.5: Gross Anatomy Examination
Project 1.2.6: Case Closed
Lesson 1.3: Open Investigation
Problem 1.3.1: Crack the Case
Unit 2: Clinical Care
Lesson 2.1: Talk to Your Doc
Activity 2.1.1: Building a Medical History
Activity 2.1.2: Vital Signs
Activity 2.1.3: Routine Testing: In the Office
Activity 2.1.4: Routine Testing: In the Lab
Activity 2.1.5: Telehealth
Activity 2.1.6: Patient Privacy
Project 2.1.7: Design a Visit
Lesson 2.2: Decoding a Diagnosis
Activity 2.2.1: Bothersome Bumps
Activity 2.2.2: A Protein Problem
Activity 2.2.3: An Inheritance Story
Activity 2.2.4: Clues in the Chromosomes
Activity 2.2.5: My, Oh, Meiosis
Project 2.2.6: A Family Affair
Lesson 2.3: New to the Practice
Problem 2.3.1: A New Patient
Unit 3: Outbreaks & Emergencies
Lesson 3.1: Nosocomial Nightmare
Activity 3.1.1: Outbreak!
Activity 3.1.2: Agents of Disease
Activity 3.1.3: Modes of Transmission
Activity 3.1.4: Evidence Evaluation
Activity 3.1.5: Isolation
Activity 3.1.6: Gram Staining
Project 3.1.7: Transmit the Tale
Lesson 3.2: Emergency Response
Activity 3.2.1: Survey and Assess
Activity 3.2.2: Drug Delivery
Activity 3.2.3: Control Bleeding
Activity 3.2.4: Crisis Communication
Activity 3.2.5: Medical Surge
Project 3.2.6: Mobile Medical Facility
Lesson 3.3: Information Sharing
Activity 3.3.1: User-centered Design
Problem 3.3.2: Public Health Emergency Apps
Unit 4: Innovation, Inc.
HBS
Unit 1: Identity
Lesson 1.1: Human
Activity 1.1.1: Amazing Facts
Activity 1.1.2: Orientation to the Maniken
Lesson 1.2: Tissues
Activity 1.2.1: Identity of Your Maniken
Activity 1.2.2: Skeletal Scavenger Hunt
Project 1.2.3: Bone Detectives
Activity 1.2.4: Height Estimation from Bones
Lesson 1.3: Molecules and Cells
Activity 1.3.1: DNA Detectives
Activity 1.3.2: Careers in Identity
Project 1.3.3: Biometrics: Who Are You?
Unit 2: Communication
Lesson 2.1: The Brain
Activity 2.1.1: The Power of Communication
Activity 2.1.2: Build-A-Brain
Project 2.1.3: Map-A-Brain
Lesson 2.2: Electrical Communication
Activity 2.2.1: The Neuron
Activity 2.2.2: The Secret to Signals
Activity 2.2.3: It's All in the Reflexes
Activity 2.2.4: Reaction Time
Problem 2.2.5: Communication Breakdown
Lesson 2.3: Chemical Communication
Activity 2.3.1: The Hormone Connection
Project 2.3.2: Hormones Gone Wild
Lesson 2.4: Communication with the Outside World
Activity 2.4.1: Exploring the Anatomy of the Eye
Activity 2.4.2: Visual Perception
Project 2.4.3: Put Yourself in Someone Else's Eyes
Activity 2.4.4: Eye Care Professionals
Unit 3: Power
Lesson 3.1: Introduction to Power
Activity 3.1.1: Resources for Life
Activity 3.1.2: The Rules of Threes
Lesson 3.2: Food
Activity 3.2.1: Action Molecules
Project 3.2.2: Digestive System Design
Project 3.2.3: Living in a Material World
Project 3.2.4: Investigative Enzyme Action
Activity 3.2.5: Metabolism: A Balancing Act
Activity 3.2.6: In Search of Energy
Lesson 3.3: Oxygen
Activity 3.3.1: Gasping for Air
Activity 3.3.2: Measuring Lung Capacity
Activity 3.3.3: Rx-Understanding Prescriptions
Activity 3.3.4: Respiratory Therapy
Lesson 3.4: Water
Activity 3.4.1: Hook Up the Plumbing
Activity 3.4.2: Spotlight on the Kidney
Project 3.4.3: The Blood/Urine Connection
Activity 3.4.4: Water Balance
Activity 3.4.5: Urinalysis
Unit 4: Movement
Lesson 4.1: Joins and Motion
Activity 4.1.1: Bones, Joints, Action!
Activity 4.1.2: Range of Motion
Lesson 4.2: Muscles
Activity 4.2.1: Muscle Rules
Activity 4.2.2: Building A Better Body
Project 4.2.3: Maniken Muscles
Activity 4.2.4: Laws of Construction
Project 4.2.5: Rigor Mortis Modeling
Activity 4.2.6: You've Got Nerve
Lesson 4.3: Blood Flow
Activity 4.3.1: The Heart of the Matter
Project 4.3.2: Varicose Veins
Activity 4.3.3: Go with the Flow
Activity 4.3.4: Cardiac Output
Activity 4.3.5: Smoking Can Cost You an Arm and a Leg!
Lesson 4.4: Exercise and Motion: Exercise Physiology
Project 4.4.1: The Body's Response to Exercise
Activity 4.4.2: Mind over Muscle
Activity 4.4.3: Performance Enhancers
Problem 4.4.4: Train a Champion
Unit 5: Protection
Lesson 5.1: The Skin
Activity 5.1.1: Under the Skin
Activity 5.1.2: Burn Unit
Activity 5.1.3: Hurts So Good: Pain as Protection
Lesson 5.2: Bones
Activity 5.2.1: Looking Inside Bone
Activity 5.2.2: X-Ray Vision
Activity 5.2.3: Bone Remodeling and Repair
Lesson 5.3: Lymph and Blood Cells
Activity 5.3.1: To Drain and Protect
Activity 5.3.2: Transfusion Confusion
Activity 5.3.3: Fighting the Common Cold
Unit 6: Homeostasis
Lesson 6.1: Health and Wellness
Problem 6.1.1: Surviving the Extremes
Activity 6.1.2: Putting It All Together
Problem 6.1.3: Building A Case
Activity 6.1.4: Finishing Touches
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Unit 1: How to Fight Infection
Lesson 1.1: The Mystery Infection
Activity 1.1.1: Intervention Inventory
Activity 1.1.2: Investigating an Outbreak
Activity 1.1.3: Using DNA to Identify Pathogens
Activity 1.1.5: ELISA
Activity 1.1.6: Final Diagnosis
Lesson 1.2: Antibiotic Treatment
Activity 1.2.1: Antibiotic Therapy
Activity 1.2.2: Which Antibiotic is the Best Choice?
Project 1.2.3: Attack of the Superbugs
Activity 1.2.4: When Antibiotics Fail
Lesson 1.3: The Aftermath-Hearing Loss
Activity 1.3.1: Good Vibrations
Activity 1.3.2: Can You Hear Me Now?
Activity 1.3.3: Cochlear Implant Debate
Lesson 1.4: Vaccination
Activity 1.4.1: Disease Prevention Through Vaccination
Activity 1.4.2: Vaccine Development
Activity 1.4.3: Life of an Epidemiologist
Unit 2: How to Screen What is In Your Genes
Lesson 2.1: Genetic Testing and Screening
Activity 2.1.1: Chronicles of a Genetic Counselor
Activity 2.1.2: Copying Our Genes
Activity 2.1.3: Test Your Own Genes
Activity 2.1.4: Genetic Testing
Activity 2.1.5: Maternal and Child Health
Lesson 2.2: Our Genetic Future
Activity 2.2.1: Gene Therapy
Activity 2.2.2: Reproductive Technology
Unit 3: How to Conquer Cancer
Lesson 3.1: Detecting Cancer
Activity 3.1.1: Who is Affected by Cancer?
Activity 3.1.2: Diagnostic Imaging Career
Activity 3.1.3: When Cells Lose Control
Activity 3.1.4: DNA Microarray
Activity 3.1.5: Unlocking the Secrets in Our Genes
Lesson 3.2: Reducing Your Risk
Activity 3.2.1: Am I At Risk?
Project 3.2.2: Skin Cancer Prevention
Activity 3.2.3: Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention
Activity 3.2.4: Virology
Activity 3.2.5: Routine Screenings
Lesson 3.3: Treating Cancer
Project 3.3.1: Diary of a Cancer Patient
Project 3.3.2: Biofeedback Therapy
Project 3.3.3: Design of Prosthetic Arm
Project 3.3.4: Occupational and Physical Therapy Careers
Lesson 3.4: Building a Better Cancer Treatment
Activity 3.4.1: Precision Medicine
Activity 3.4.2: Nanofuture
Activity 3.4.3: Clinical Trials
Problem 3.4.4: Tiny Treatment
Unit 4: How to Prevail When Organs Fail
Lesson 4.1: Manufacturing Human Proteins
Activity 4.1.1: All about Insulin
Activity 4.1.2: Protein Factories
Activity 4.1.3: Protein Purification
Activity 4.1.4: Protein Electrophoresis
Activity 4.1.5: Careers in Biomanufacturing
Lesson 4.2: Organ Failure
Activity 4.2.1: Medical Detectives
Lesson 4.3: Transplant
Activity 4.3.1: Who Should Receive the Organ?
Activity 4.3.2: Finding a Match
Activity 4.3.3: Kidney Donation
Activity 4.3.4: You Be the Surgeon
Activity 4.3.5: Transplant Team
Activity 4.3.6: Are All Transplants the Same?
Lesson 4.4: Building a Better Body
Activity 4.4.1: Replacement Parts
Problem 4.4.2: Bionic Human
Activity 4.4.3: Putting It All Together
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Activity 5.3.3: Fighting the Common Cold
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