TED Talks
Chuck Murry: Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?
The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry...
Crash Course
Big Guns: The Muscular System - CrashCourse Biology
Hank tells us the story of the complicated chemical dance that allows our skeletal muscles to contract and relax.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir
Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack?...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Strongest & Most Fascinating Muscles In Your Body
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses 5 amazing muscles that have unique functions when compared to the typical skeletal muscle. Some of these muscles can protect the body and even make life a little bit...
Visual Learning Systems
Skin, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems: Muscles in the Body
This colorful series of videos highlights the major features of the skin, skeletal, and muscular systems. Live-action footage, accompanied by three-dimensional animations, illustrate these fascinating body systems. Special attention is...
Visual Learning Systems
The Three Types of Muscles in the Human Body
In this video, the different types of muscles (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) in the human body are explained. The video highlights how muscles work in pairs, contracting and relaxing to allow movement, and provides a basic understanding of...
Catalyst University
Coenzyme Q | Biosynthesis, Function, & Clinical Implications
In this video, we explore the biosynthesis, the mechanism, and clinical applications of coenzyme Q, an absolutely critical cofactor of the mammalian electron transport chain.
Catalyst University
The Pacemaker Potential EXPLAINED
In this video, we discuss how the electrical conduction system generates a pacemaker potential by viewing the action potential diagram.
Catalyst University
The Mechanism of a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Have you ever wondered what causes a heart attack (technical term, myocardial infarction)? In this video, we discuss the general physiological mechanism of an MI (myocardial infraction).
Catalyst University
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy How the Heart Enlarges Pathologically
In this video, we discuss hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the mechanism by which a heart enlarges in response to chronically elevated afterload and high blood pressure.
Catalyst University
Mechanisms of β1-blockers, Calcium-channel Blockers, & α-blockers
In this video, we will be exploring the mechanisms of action of several antihypertensive drugs that act in the cardiovascular system and on the heart: β-blockers, calcium-channel blocker's, and α-blockers.
Visual Learning Systems
Moving Muscles and Bones: the Muscular System
Upon viewing the Moving Muscles and Bones video series, students will be able to do the following: Differentiate between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Provide examples of organs and organ systems in the body. Understand that...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Heart Attacks: Anatomy, Physiology, and Mechanics
This video explains the basic anatomy, physiology, and mechanics behind a heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction. It discusses how the heart works, the role of the coronary arteries, and the symptoms and treatment of a heart...
Curated Video
Muscles for Locomotion - Section 34.3
What would the skeletal system be without muscles to move our bones. Muscles are an essential part of what makes us humans and in this lecture, I talk about the three types of muscle, and more importantly, how they work. How does muscle...
Catalyst University
The Cardiac Muscle Action Potential EXPLAINED
In this video, we explore the biochemical events that take place during the action potential of an individual cardiomyocyte.
Catalyst University
Cardiac Muscle Action Potential Diagram EXPLAINED
In this video, we discuss the events of the cardiac muscle action potential by viewing the action potential graph/diagram.
Catalyst University
The Cardiac Conduction System
In this video, we discuss the components of and functions of the electrical conduction system of the heart.
Planet PE
Anatomy and Physiology BTEC Sport Level 3 Unit 1- Types of Muscles
In this latest revision podcast we take a look at the next learning aim which is the muscular system. In this episode we take a look the the different types of muscle and the characteristics of each.
Mazz Media
Skeletal and Muscular System
This program is designed to help students learn how bones and muscles work together to protect our bodies and enable us to move. Students will come to realize that bones, in addition to providing support for our bodies and protecting...
Kenhub
Introduction to the muscular system
Overview of the anatomy, function and main structures of the muscular system.
Mazz Media
Muscle Types
This live-action video program is about muscle types. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Catalyst University
Anatomy - Mechanisms of Smooth Muscle Contraction
In this video, we explore the three general stimuli for smooth muscle contraction, their mechanisms, and how they converge on cross-bridge cycling. * Emphasis on smooth muscle in blood vessels
Kenhub
Cardiac muscle
Cardiac muscle tissue is found in the myocardium and is responsible for the contraction of the heart.