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Story md.com: Hypertension: High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't have any initial symptoms but could cause health-related problems later. Find out what you can do to control it.
WebMD
Web Md: Blood Pressure
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on blood pressure. The basic overview discusses what blood pressure is, shows a picture of it, gives a chart to mark it, and includes several links for additional information.
American Heart Association
Aha: High Blood Pressure in Children
The American Heart Association provides a general overview of the health affects of high blood pressure in children. Contains links to related sites.
Other
Heart Point: Regulation of Blood Pressure
Basic information concerning blood pressure, including primary and secondary causes of high blood pressure and methods used to treat it.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Thorough overview of hypertension. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Fluid Statics: Pressures in the Body
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the concept of pressure in the human body; explain systolic and diastolic blood pressures; and describe pressures in the eye, lungs, spinal column, bladder, and skeletal system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ace Inhibitors and the Renal Regulation of Blood Pressure
Practice for the MCAT by reading a passage about ACE inhibitors and the renal regulation of blood pressure and answer the follow-up questions based on the provided graph.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's With All the Pressure?
Students learn how to take blood pressure by observing a teacher demonstration and then practicing on fellow classmates in small groups. Once the hands-on component of this activity is completed, the class brainstorms and discusses how...
American Heart Association
American Heart Association: High Blood Pressure
Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a more heart-healthy life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Blood Pressure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The health of your whole body depends on the good health of your cardiovascular system. One measure of the health of your cardiovascular system is blood pressure....
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the Heart Actually Pumps Blood
For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that these thumping organs serve the vital task of pumping clean blood throughout the body. But how?...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Your Heart and Lungs
Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about your heart and lungs as you journey through this human gallery. Animations, videos, lessons and links to new technologies are included.
National Institutes of Health
Nih: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
View various resources on cardiovascular health. Included at this website, in addition to general resources on heart and lung health, are write-ups on various research studies and medical and technological advances.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:scientific American: Affairs of the Heart: Exploring Vessel Physics
Explore the relationship between pressure and vessel diameter and create a model that represents how elevated blood pressure may affect weakened vessels. Design and critique a repair device.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: High Blood Pressure
One-page article answers questions about high blood pressure: effects, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona: Pressure and Blood Flow
Article that explains what two things control our blood pressure. Part of a larger page on Mathematics and Blood Flow. Includes a quiz on pressure difference and resistance at bottom of the page.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Mighty Heart
Students learn about the form and function of the human heart through the dissection of sheep hearts. They learn about the different parts of the heart and are able to identify the anatomical structures and compare them to the all of the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Heart to Heart
Young scholars learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. They brainstorm ideas that pertain to various heart conditions and organize these ideas into categories that help them research...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Heart and Circulation
A complete, self-paced lesson on the heart and circulation. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Effects of High Blood Pressure on the Heart
Read this passage and study the chart to complete a five-question quiz concerning the circulatory system.
Other
Diseases Explained: Treatment of Hypertension
Offers a list of antihypertensive drugs used as therapy for patients with high blood pressure and the function of each kind.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Your Heart Does Work: A Relationship of Pressure and Volume
Read this passage and study the graph to complete the five-question quiz related to how the heart works including the relationship of pressure and volume.