MEDtropolis - health information and Virtual Body

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k5iyExVRuBLivxpRtbtnd7agv2exf3gaTbpNGQFbn0tXAovRIOtqTUNSv60Hf3fgctCxDkXQyOQNXxYc9VLQaAwHc1iWkxhGVedT51zioI1pzVJokyXLeuFNWSbOVeMHLbWNcP1wKxA/s1600/medtropolis.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k5iyExVRuBLivxpRtbtnd7agv2exf3gaTbpNGQFbn0tXAovRIOtqTUNSv60Hf3fgctCxDkXQyOQNXxYc9VLQaAwHc1iWkxhGVedT51zioI1pzVJokyXLeuFNWSbOVeMHLbWNcP1wKxA/s320/medtropolis.png" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.medtropolis.com/default.aspx">MEDtropolis</a> is a very interesting site that I found a few years ago. The site tagline is "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">A webspace built for the latest health information that will educate and entertain kids and adults alike."</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">The site has information about different medical topics, such as bariatric surgery, diabetes and more.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">But, the really cool part of the site is the <a href="http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.aspx">Virtual Body</a>. The Virtual Body is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">literally a virtual tour of the human body. You can explore the Brain, Skeleton, Heart, and Digestive tract. Each part can be explored and manipulated and some sections even have narrated tours.</span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In some parts, as you move your mouse over certain parts of the system, notes and information will come up on the screen. I think that it would be suitable for grades 7-12.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I found it easy to use and a great resource for students.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipepprcMebYpdijy-1Ti2rlTLC9NXtBEyNWTh9VOu1tzmUU-jC88dR1MSCThEUn7cenV0aKkBaKA-jYnAq7Hz-phc9f8vAVTaEzlnF15kdifUHkjOTD5UnmOCEVpct76kezRuDqRNkS8/s1600/virtual+body.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipepprcMebYpdijy-1Ti2rlTLC9NXtBEyNWTh9VOu1tzmUU-jC88dR1MSCThEUn7cenV0aKkBaKA-jYnAq7Hz-phc9f8vAVTaEzlnF15kdifUHkjOTD5UnmOCEVpct76kezRuDqRNkS8/s320/virtual+body.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>

MEDtropolis - health information and Virtual Body

MEDtropolis is a very interesting site that I found a few years ago. The site tagline is " A webspace built for the latest health info...

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