Visual Learning Systems
Food and Digestion: Digestion Begins
Every day we eat a wide variety of food to provide the body with the energy it needs. All food is not the same and contains different types of nutrients. This series of programs explores the six major groups of nutrients....
Mazz Media
Digestive and Excretory System
This live-action program teaches students that, for food to be of use to our body's cells, it needs to be broken down and absorbed into the blood stream. This is the job of the digestive system, a complex series of tools that includes...
Curated Video
Procedure to provide less expensive screening for esophageal cancer
A new procedure could provide an easier, cheaper way to detect esophageal cancers early. (Scripps News)
Getty Images
MONTAGE photos of esophagus from endoscopic camera / England
MONTAGE photos of esophagus from endoscopic camera / England
Getty Images
1970 MONTAGE Physicians reviewing esophageal x-ray films / London, England
1970 MONTAGE Physicians reviewing esophageal x-ray films / London, England
Curated OER
Health: Digestive System 101
Colorful pictures and animation accompany a thorough explanation of the digestive process. Each anatomical part of the digestive system is explained as well as the chemical signals that are affiliated with digestion and absorption....
Curated OER
The Respiratory System - How it Works?
Diagrams and video footage of people help show the structures and functions of the respiratory system. Exercise is highlighted, making this an accessible video for a health class.
Curated OER
How the Body Works: The Digestive System
A quick, detailed explanation of digestion is given alongside textbook drawings of the mouth and intestines. This video would most likely help higher learners since there is no animation or simple explanations. Using scientific...
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Digestive System
You'll be entertained and informed by this video on the digestive system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Growth and Metabolism: Digesting Food
Get an overview of three of the key macromolecules of life (proteins, fats, and carbohydrates), and how they get digested and absorbed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: The Lungs and Pulmonary System
A detailed account of human ventilation through the pulmonary system. [20:33]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Digestive System Overview: Lesson 1
This lesson will identify the major structures and functions of the digestive system. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Digestive System Overview."
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Digestive System
A great little movie that follows your food from the time you eat it onward through your digestive system. Good basic information. From KidsHealth.
