National Health Museum
Access Excellence: The Heart and the Circulatory System
Access Excellence offers detailed information, including diagrams and photos, about the anatomy of the heart and its central role in the circulatory system.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Feeding a Hungry Heart
An intricate three-dimensional network of blood vessels nourishes the heart. Images like this can be used to make detailed comparisons of healthy and diseased hearts.
Other
Story md.com: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Plaque is a sticky substance made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood. Over time, plaque hardens and narrows your arteries....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Body Circulation
Middle schoolers are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts,...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Endothelial Cells and Epithelial Cells
Discusses the differences between endothelial and epithelial cells, including where they are found in the human body, their function, and their structure.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Video: Capillaries
A video showing and explaining that capillaries are microscopic blood vessels that are one cell layer thick. [0:13]
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Biology of the Heart
The Merck Manual describes the human heart and shows how the heart pumps blood. Includes interactive 3D models.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Circulation and the Central Nervous System
Students learn about the vessels that supply the central nervous system with blood.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: From the Heart
This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. [3:14]
Other
The World Wide Anaestheist: Lung Function Fundamentals
The mechanics of lung function are explained. Numerous definitions and examples are provided including Poiseuille's Law, blood flow, ventilation, and fluid mechanical properties.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Heart
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will explain how the heart pumps blood throughout the body.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Seeing Your Retina
Try this experiment where you examine the blood vessel network of your retina and the eye's blind spot. Includes a safety precaution.
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.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Circulatory System
Read and watch how the blood, the heart, and the blood vessels keep the blood flowing through our bodies. [6:00]
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Heart of the Matter
This lesson plan describes how the circulatory system works, including the heart, blood vessels and blood. Young scholars learn about the chambers and valves of the heart, the difference between veins and arteries, and the different...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Poiseuille's Law Diagram
This diagram shows the relationship of Poiseuille's Law to fluids, blood flow, viscosity, Bernoulli's Law, and resistance in vessels. Links to related topics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Heart
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the heart pumps blood throughout the body.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Behcet's Syndrome
Thorough overview of this less common form of arthritis that affects blood vessels. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Other
Zygote: Zygote Anatomy Collection
A 3D anatomical product that allows students to explore the muscles, bones, organs, skin, and blood vessels that compose the human body.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Circulatory System
An animated video, with an accompanying quiz, explains how the circulatory system works.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Circulatory System Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on the circulatory system.
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