In most animals, the drive to breed and produce offspring is strong. However, most males live their whole lives without having the chance to breed. ...
In this interrupted case study, a high school biology student shadows her uncle, an anesthesiologist, at a hospital for a school assignment. She wi ...
This flipped case study examines the selective pressures that have affected the evolution of diverse human skin pigmentations. To prepare for the c ...
This directed case study tells the story of a middle-aged man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia who experiences an ischemic cerebrovascular acci ...
This case study in human reproduction follows Andrea, a college biology student who discovers she is pregnant with twins, but is not sure who the f ...
Reading and understanding scientific literature can be a daunting task for students in introductory science courses. This decision/dilemma case stu ...
After undergoing a fertility procedure, a 37-year-old woman and her husband are expecting twins. The delivery goes smoothly, but it soon becomes ap ...
This interrupted case study follows the progress of a pediatric patient who experiences an acute asthma exacerbation brought on by an environmental ...
In this version, developed for a course in human anatomy and physiology, the protagonist of the case, Dr. Westwood, survives an accidental poisonin ...
In this directed case study students follow a nurse practitioner and work with a diagnostics team to determine what is wrong with Tristan, an infan ...
In this case study, students read about the injuries sustained by a young man hurt in a serious diving accident. To solve the case, they must deter ...
In this discussion case, parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program designed to alleviate the sym ...
This case study is designed to teach introductory biology majors about the role of the pituitary in controlling hormones. It could easily be applie ...
This autobiographical case study presents the story of Eric as he learns that he has a genetic eye disease, which progresses to the point that he b ...
In this directed case study, students shadow Dr. Lee in diagnosing two patients with osteoporosis. The students are given patient history and an in ...
In this case study, a forensic anthropologist must determine the age and sex as well as look for signs of trauma to a skeleton found in a shallow g ...
This case encourages students to explore various aspects of alternative and complementary medicine that might be helpful in treating a woman who is ...
This PowerPoint-driven case study follows a young woman who acquires a third-degree burn and receives a skin graft. As the graft becomes inflamed a ...
A fight in a college town bar between the football player of one team and a drunken fan of a rival team results in a serious spinal cord injury. St ...
"I Heart Running" is a case study in which students diagnose the cause of exercise-induced tachycardia in an otherwise healthy, 27-year-old female. ...
This interrupted case study explores the central nervous system (CNS) by comparing normal CNS anatomy and physiology to the true story of a woman w ...
In this problem-based learning (PBL) case study, a college student experiencing severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding is shocked to learn that ...
It is not uncommon to hear creationists argue that evolution is not science because no one saw it happen, or for students to wonder how we can know ...
This case study describes the daily osmotic struggle for survival faced by hummingbirds. The narrative is written from the viewpoint of a human obs ...
This case study examines the events surrounding the hatching and migration of loggerhead sea turtles, specifically what mechanisms they use to head ...
This directed case study centers on the story of a 65-year-old man with a weakened ventricle, resulting in reduced cardiac output. Students are pro ...
This case study in comparative physiology explores the connections between physiology, evolution and behavior. Students assume the role of research ...
This interrupted case study explores the role of cytoskeletal structures on human health, specifically on respiratory function, sperm motility, and ...
This flipped clicker case study explores the fascinating relationship between the Arizona Bark Scorpion (the most venomous scorpion in North Americ ...
This case is based on the real-life incident of a boy whose arm was bitten off by a bull shark while swimming off the coast of Florida in the summe ...
This case study involves a couple deciding whether or not their son should undergo brain surgery to treat a severe seizure disorder. In examining t ...
This interrupted case study is based on the real symptoms and laboratory results of a 65-year-old female stroke victim who is obese and on medicati ...
In this modular case study, students discover how the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) membrane channel protein affects m ...
The parents of a six-week-old baby girl know there is something seriously wrong with their child, but it takes a number of frustrating visits to th ...
This case study presents a fictional story in a realistic setting to teach aspects of human cardiovascular and respiratory physiology as they perta ...
This interrupted case study is based on a PBS NOVA episode covering events in the summer of 1982 when seven California heroin users mysteriously an ...
The high school ice hockey team is playing the last of three games in one day. The game gets rough and Rick, the star player, is slammed against th ...
This case study is based on an actual mountain lion (cougar) attack that occurred in Horsetooth Mountain Park, Colorado. The case details the steps ...
This case study is based on a newspaper article about the suicide of Sherman Sizemore shortly after he underwent an exploratory laparotomy (abdomin ...
In this clicker case, students are introduced to George, an undergraduate student who has been experiencing some odd symptoms. His roommate convinc ...
This case study follows a woman faced with a series of difficult medical decisions. Students apply systems-level physiology as they explore a pregn ...
The main character of this case is Denise, who we first meet in the early morning hours as she wakes up in a cold sweat, gasping for breath. But it ...
This case study is designed to integrate important aspects of the nervous and muscular system portions of an anatomy and physiology course. Student ...
This clicker case introduces the human menstrual cycle and its associated misconceptions by following the story of Ann, a newlywed college student. ...
An Amish infant suddenly dies and law enforcement officials suspect the parents of child abuse. But experts who advocate for the parents argue that ...
This interrupted case study is based on the true experiences of the author's mother, who is referred to in the story as "Mrs. Horton" for reasons o ...
This case study tells the story of a 30-year-old man with intractable peptic ulcer disease. The persistence of the ailment, despite medical treatme ...