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National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Your Digestive System and How It Works
Information about the digestive system, why digestion is important, how food is digested, and how the process is controlled. Includes a diagram of the body parts involved.
National Institutes of Health
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Crohn's Disease
This resource discusses and defines the cause, symptoms and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IRB) or Crohn's Disease. The resource presents an image of the digestive system and additional sources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic relapsing disorders that cause inflammation within the gut, which damages the gut lining. The vast majority of inflammatory bowel disease is due to either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease....
Curated OER
Kids Health: Celiac Disease
Do you know what gluten is? People with celiac disease can't eat this protein, which is found in many everyday foods, such as bread. Discover the signs and symptoms, treatment, some gluten-free foods, and how you get it.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Lactose Intolerance
Have you ever eaten ice cream then started feeling really yucky? Kids with lactose intolerance have trouble digesting a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy foods. Learn what this condition is and how you can learn to live with it.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Your Kidneys and How They Work
This resource provides a detailed description of both structure and function of the kidneys, the role they play in the urinary system, as well as provides information about kidney disease.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Appendicitis
This site covers it all: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, diagnosis, complications and treatment.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: The Urinary Tract & How It Works
This is an in-depth discussion on how the urinary system works. Also includes information about what can go wrong in the urinary system and how someone can get help.
Other
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.