TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Blood Pressure Works?
If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they'd be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to the body's tissues. What effect does this pressure have on the walls...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: What Is Blood Pressure?
In this lesson plan students measure their own blood pressure and learn about the health effects of high blood pressure.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Basics on High Blood Pressure
Examines high blood pressure or hypertension, what it is, how it is diagnosed, factors that affect blood pressure, types of hypertension, risk factors, complications from high blood pressure, how it can be treated, and prevention...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter looks at the definitions of gauge pressure and absolute pressure, and how barometers work. It also discusses how blood pressure is measured. Includes...
WebMD
Web Md: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
This article from WebMD Health provides information on high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Provides a good overview of the problem, then goes into some frequently asked questions, causes, symptoms, risks, treatment and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coronary Heart Disease and Blood Pressure
Read a passage about coronary heart disease and blood pressure and answer the follow-up questions.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Pressures in the Body
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter covers the different types of fluid pressures in the human body and how they are measured. Includes problems and exercises.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
This site from MayoClinic.com discusses hypertension. Content explores what hypertension is, the signs and symptoms, causes and risk factors, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and more.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Blood Pressure
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on blood pressure with accompanying text.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic, S Id High Blood Pressure
The purpose of this task is to assess understanding of how study design dictates whether a conclusion of causation is warranted and whether there can be a cause-and-effect conclusion. Explanations are provided.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Heart: Basic Measurements
In this lesson plan students are introduced to heart-related data, such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation. They will also learn basic information about the heart and circulatory system.
Other
Understanding Race: Hypertension
This brief site explains the connection between genes and societal pressures in bringing about hypertension.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Circulatory System
Detailed information about the many functions and components of the cardiovascular system. Also looks at the lymphatic system and cardiovascular disease.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Capillary Exchange
Students learn about the primary mechanisms of capillary exchange and distinguish between capillary hydrostatic pressure and blood colloid osmotic pressure.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Microgravity
In this lesson middle schoolers will use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the body.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is It Important to Eat Fruit?
Learn about the connection between eating fruit and preventing cardiovascular diseases, reducing the risk for diabetes, and maintaining a healthy body. Also, read about the nutrients that are found in fruits. Includes a link to further...
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Heart Disease Risk Factors
One-page article answers questions about heart disease risk factors in children and teenagers including high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
National Institutes of Health
Nih: The Heart Truth: A Campaign for Women About Heart Disease
This comprehensive resource offers information about cardiovascular diseases for women and includes major risk factors.
Other
Cardiovascular Disease: Facts, Prevention, Treatment
This site discusses lifestyle changes, nutrients, and medical options and precautions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Turner Syndrome
Turner Syndrome affects about 1 in every 2000 females. This can cause many of the changes that take place during puberty to not develop. This article focuses on the effects of Turner Syndrome and how people live with the disorder. Links...
Other
Vitamin C and Vascular Disease
How can vitamin C help prevent heart problems and improve the health of those who already have vascular disease? Which animals are unable to produce their own vitamin C? How does vitamin C deficiency affect the body? Learn the answers to...
Other
Adrenal Gland Disorders
The body has two adrenal glands, one near the top of each kidney. The inner part (medulla) of the adrenal glands secretes hormones such as adrenaline (epinephrine) that affect blood pressure, heart rate, sweating, and other activities...
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