It is creating complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body. The current phase of the project is collecting transverse CT, MRI, and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers at one millimeter intervals. The long-term goal of the Visible Human Project is to produce a system of knowledge structures that will transparently link visual knowledge forms to symbolic knowledge formats such as the names of body parts. See other sites for more information about the LectureLinks series. Each image is accompanied by a short annotation and scale bar.
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Note that though this site is extremely graphical and may be a challenge to those with slow connections, it is a treasure house of anatomical information. This site is a histopathological tutorial on understanding and interpreting blood smear slides. See other sites for more information about the LectureLinks series. See other sites for more information about the LectureLinks series. Neurosciences on the Internet Neurosciences on the Internet contains a searchable index of neuroscience resources available on the World Wide Web and other parts of the Internet.