BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cardiovascular System
A great overview of the Cardiovascular System, its structure and functions. See diagrams of the heart, and learn how the blood flows through the heart.
Other
Story md.com: Cardiovascular Continuum
The significance of the cardiovascular continuum is its emphasis on prevention. By treating risk factors that occur early in the cardiovascular continuum, like hypertension, diabetes, high blood fat levels, and smoking, it may be...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.21 Cardiovascular System
Understand the structure and function human cardiovascular system.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Homeostatic Regulation of Vascular System
Students can learn about the homeostatic regulation of the vascular system, and find out how exercise affects it.
Gateway Community College
James Crimando: Cardiovascular System
Learn the anatomy of the human cardiovascular system.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 2
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 3
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Cardiovascular System: Lesson 4
This lesson provides an overview that explains the cardiovascular system in humans. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Cardiovascular System."
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.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works Movies and Activities
Short, colorful movies explain each of the body's systems: skeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, skin, immune, muscular, and nervous. Once you've seen the movie, click on the Activity Page link for...
Estrella Mountain Community College
M.j. Farabee: Circulatory Systems
A comprehensive guide to the various types of circulatory systems, including the vertebrate cardiovascular system, the vertebrate vascular systems, the heart, the vascular system, blood, the lymphatic system, learning objectives and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Heart of Our Cardiovascular System
Students learn about the heart and its role at the center of the human cardiovascular system. In the associated activity, students play out a scenario in which they are biomedical engineers asked to design artificial hearts. They learn...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Cardiovascular Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease that affects the cardiovascular system. But the term is usually used to describe diseases that are linked to...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: A Day in the Life of Your Heart
Heart rates can be determined by the amount of physical activity your body is engaging in. The more physically active you are, the faster your heart beats. You can measure the rate your heart is beating by taking your pulse. This science...
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.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Vascular System
Learn about the three basic layers of the vascular system by examining cell and tissue specimens from those layers.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Anatomy of the Human Circulatory System
This site is produced by John W. Kimball, a retired biology teacher who wrote the textbook that these pages came from. The excerpt explains the different parts of the circulation system and how they function. Includes great pictures!
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Habits of the Heart
A guide to the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, and surgical procedures of the heart. Includes many digital images. Lesson plans with pictures and video instructions are very helpful.
University of California
The Auscultation Assistant
Designed for medical students, this site gives a detailed description of the sounds of the heart and lungs, including disorders, while playing read audio of those sounds with each description. Suitable for upper level high school...
National Institutes of Health
Nhlbi: Heart Health and Prevention of Heart Disease [Pdf]
A downloadable PDF comic booklet with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
National Institutes of Health
Pdf: Prevention of Heart Disease (Spanish) [Pdf]
A downloadable PDF comic book in Spanish with information on how to prevent heart disease and promote healthy hearts.
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.
Other
Cartage: Normal Circulation
This thorough resource provides listing of ten unique characteristics peculiar to the cardiovascular system along with an examination of these ten factors individually.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Anatomy of the Human Heart
Take an interactive tour of the human heart. Click on each part of the illustration to read more information about each structure.