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Physical Therapist Assistant: Tutorials

This site will provide academic resources for students and faculty in the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Mercyhurst College.

Tutorials

Get Body Smart
Human Anatomy Online
Master Muscle List
Muscles (MedlinePlus)
A series of interactive tutorials including an overview of muscles and how they work. Individual tutorials include: Muscles, Skeletal Muscles, Anatomy, Muscle Injuries, Muscle Diseases, Diagnosis and Treatment.
PubMed Tutorials and Videos from the National Library of Medicine
Users Guide to PubMed (University of South Dakota)
Web Anatomy -Skeleton and Skulls
Aimed at beginnning Anatomy and Physiology Students
Web Anatomy- Muscles
Aimed at beginning Anatomy and Physiology students.

Videos

These are credible sites for videos:

Library Tutorials

Library of Congress Call Numbers
Boolean Tutorial
Evaluating Internet Health Information
A tutorial from the National Library of Medicine.

CINAHL Databases - Basic Searching

CINAHL Databases - Advanced Searching Tutorial

AccessMedicine Multimedia Resources

Check out AccessMedicine's multimedia collection to watch tutorial videos on medical procedures.