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Learn biology by taking the system apart

Labelled diagram · circulationSIX STAGES
Body tissuesRARVLungsLALV

Blue is blood that has given up its oxygen, red is blood that has just collected some. Click any stage to read what happens there.

Click a stage on the diagram.

The circulatory loop runs on its own; click any stage.

Biology asks you to remember a lot and to understand how several systems fit together. Those need different treatment. Systems you can poke at until their shape is obvious. Facts you need to see again before they fade, and anything you get wrong comes back later.

What people come here to do

You describe the goal in your own words and the plan asks questions back until it is one you would follow. Goals usually look like these.

  • “Get through an anatomy and physiology module”
  • “Revise for a biology paper without re-reading the textbook”
  • “Keep the pathways straight for a nursing or medical course”
  • “Actually remember the cycles rather than recognising them”

What a biology plan covers

There is no fixed syllabus. The plan is built around your goal and drops what it does not need. These are the topics it draws from.

  • Circulation, gas exchange and the heart
  • Cells, membranes and transport
  • Respiration and photosynthesis
  • Genetics, inheritance and DNA
  • Homeostasis and feedback loops
  • Ecology, evolution and selection