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National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Your Digestive System and How It Works

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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National Institutes of Health

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Crohn's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Celiac Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Lactose Intolerance

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Your Kidneys and How They Work

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Appendicitis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers it all: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, diagnosis, complications and treatment.
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National Institutes of Health

Niddk: The Urinary Tract & How It Works

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes an organization that is involved in studies and treatments of allergies. Research and education are also important parts of this organization.