Circulatory System – Relationship to other body systems
What is the relationship of the Circulatory System to other body systems?
Digestive
Your Digestive System and How it Works
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
Function of Digestive Organs with the Circulatory System
http://www.ehow.com/about_4843877_digestive-organs-within-cardiovascular-system.html
Respiratory
Body Systems: Respiratory System
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/respiration.html
Biology4Kids: What is a system
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
Endocrine
Kid’s Health; Endocrine System
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp ?lic=1&article_set=53855&cat_id=20607
Atlas of the Human Body: Endocrine System
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/patient-education-materials/atlas-of-human-body/endocrine-system.shtml
Excretory
Body Systems: Excretory
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/excretion.html
Kid’s Health: Urinary System
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54027&cat_id=20607
Muscular
Kids’ Health: Your Muscles
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html#
Circulatory System as a Transport System
Kid’s Health – Your Heart and Circulatory System
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/heart.html
Body Systems: Circulatory System
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/circulation.html
CK-12 Online Textbook Middle School Life Science
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/book/2536/
Online Textbook - Higher reading level source
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobooktoc.html
Circulatory System – The Heart
How the Heart Works
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hhw/hhw_whatis.html
Click the Next button at the bottom of each screen to continue through this site. The section called Heart Contraction and Blood Flow has a nice explanation of how the heart works.
How the Heart Works
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hhw/hhw_pumping.html
Visit this site to see an animation of the outside of a beating heart found in the middle of the page.
Animation: Blood Flow through the Heart
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/heart.swf
Hyper Heart: Simulation of Heart Beat
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyper_heart1.html
Body Basics for Teens: Heart and Circulatory System
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/heart.html#cat20121
Sheep Heart Dissection
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/heart-dissection-project/a/1318/
Google Images – Cross-section of the heart
http://www.google.com/images?q=cross+section+of+the+heart&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=GzAKTenEIIO88gaD7tihAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQsAQwAA&biw=1258&bih=680
Nova: Electric Heart
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/
Link to map of human heart, heart facts, simulated heart transplant take you through the steps of a heart transplant
Animation: Heart valves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apikal4D.gif
Heart Labels Interactive:
http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/in-out.htm
Diagram of Heart to Label
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54397&cat_id=20607
Enchanted Learning: Label the Heart Internal Anatomy Diagram
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/label.shtml
Glossary of terms for heart internal anatomy diagram
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/glossary.shtml
Videos:
You Tube: Animation of a Beating Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCPOio1FQ5Q&feature=related
You Tube: Beating Human Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv54V8Jj1U&feature=related
Circulatory System – Pulmonary and Systemic Systems
The Path of Blood through the Human Body (for Dummies)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-path-of-blood-through-the-human-body.html
Animation: Blood Flow through the Body
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/blood_system.swf
Circulatory System Gizmos
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=662
Trace the path of blood through a beating heart and the network of blood vessels that supplies blood to the body. Take blood samples from different blood vessels to observe blood cells and measure the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, sugar, and urea. – This site charges, but you can sign up for a five minute free pass.
You Tube: Directions for using the Visible Human Body website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuvf6AVJcGw&feature=fvwrel
You Tube: Introduction to Cardiovascular System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXa4eR1s0M&feature=related
You Tube: Circulation Rap Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0s-1MC1hcE&feature=related
You Tube: Pumps your Blood Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LK34hoVpU&feature=related
Quia – Quizzes and games for circulatory system
http://www.quia.com/jg/337933.html
Quia – Circulatory system quiz
http://www.quia.com/rr/30450.html
Circulatory system Interactive Quiz
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59357&cat_id=20607
Circulatory System – The Blood
Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/phase2_a1.html
You Tube: Diffusion of Oxygen into Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiVnFvshZg&feature=related
You Tube: Red Blood Cell Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKX2gAJX7jo&NR=1
You Tube: Blood Flow in 4D Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8xdOlcSjs4&feature=related
You Tube: Oxygen Transport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXOBJEXxNEo&NR=1
You Tube: Circulation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI80Ue-AMo&feature=related
How Blood Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blood.htm
A very technical article with considerable detail
Body Basics: Blood
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html#
A simpler version with information about blood.
Body Basics for Teens: Blood
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/blood.html#cat20121
You Tube: Circulatory System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiVnFvshZg&feature=related
Explanation of oxygen diffusion into blood in lungs and movement of blood through circulatory system
Edugraphics: Microscopic slides of blood
http://www.edu-graphics.com/marcia/pages/BloodCell.html
Circulatory System Health
Coronary Artery Disease
http://www.heartsite.com/html/cad.html
Healthier Schools Challenge (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/michelle-obama-announces-nutrition-agreement-10670166)
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute – Diseases and Conditions Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html
Kids and Health: Kids and Smoking
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html
Kid’s Health: Smoking and its Effects
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1607
Teen’s Health: Smoking
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html
Teen’s Health: Food and Fitness
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/
Nutrition Explorations
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp
Truth on Health
http://truthonhealth.org/
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award
http://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/active/index.shtml
Kid’s Fitness Central
http://www.kidsfitnesscentral.com/
A blog with ideas for helping children become fit and healthy
WebMD – Exercise for a Healthy Heart
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/exercise-healthy-heart
Effects of Exercise and the Circulatory System
Your Body’s Response to Exercise
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/exercise/sports-physiology1.htm
Exercising the Heart and Lungs
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/exercise/sports-physiology9.htm
The Autonomic Nervous System
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/auto.html
Nervous System Overview
http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/661nervoussys.html
Why Does Your Heart Beat Faster When You Run?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/115843-heart-beat-faster-run/
How to Change Your Heart Rate
http://www.heartmonitors.com/exercisetips/changing_heartrate.htm
This is a good article but it has a lot of technical terms and may be harder to understand.
Respiratory System
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes6.htm
Describe diffusion of gases in lungs and body tissues. A good resource for teachers.
What is the relationship of the Circulatory System to other body systems?
Digestive
Your Digestive System and How it Works
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
Function of Digestive Organs with the Circulatory System
http://www.ehow.com/about_4843877_digestive-organs-within-cardiovascular-system.html
Respiratory
Body Systems: Respiratory System
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/respiration.html
Biology4Kids: What is a system
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
Endocrine
Kid’s Health; Endocrine System
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp ?lic=1&article_set=53855&cat_id=20607
Atlas of the Human Body: Endocrine System
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/patient-education-materials/atlas-of-human-body/endocrine-system.shtml
Excretory
Body Systems: Excretory
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/excretion.html
Kid’s Health: Urinary System
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54027&cat_id=20607
Muscular
Kids’ Health: Your Muscles
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html#
Circulatory System as a Transport System
Kid’s Health – Your Heart and Circulatory System
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/heart.html
Body Systems: Circulatory System
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/circulation.html
CK-12 Online Textbook Middle School Life Science
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/book/2536/
Online Textbook - Higher reading level source
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobooktoc.html
Circulatory System – The Heart
How the Heart Works
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hhw/hhw_whatis.html
Click the Next button at the bottom of each screen to continue through this site. The section called Heart Contraction and Blood Flow has a nice explanation of how the heart works.
How the Heart Works
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hhw/hhw_pumping.html
Visit this site to see an animation of the outside of a beating heart found in the middle of the page.
Animation: Blood Flow through the Heart
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/heart.swf
Hyper Heart: Simulation of Heart Beat
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyper_heart1.html
Body Basics for Teens: Heart and Circulatory System
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/heart.html#cat20121
Sheep Heart Dissection
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/heart-dissection-project/a/1318/
Google Images – Cross-section of the heart
http://www.google.com/images?q=cross+section+of+the+heart&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=GzAKTenEIIO88gaD7tihAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQsAQwAA&biw=1258&bih=680
Nova: Electric Heart
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/
Link to map of human heart, heart facts, simulated heart transplant take you through the steps of a heart transplant
Animation: Heart valves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apikal4D.gif
Heart Labels Interactive:
http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/in-out.htm
Diagram of Heart to Label
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=54397&cat_id=20607
Enchanted Learning: Label the Heart Internal Anatomy Diagram
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/label.shtml
Glossary of terms for heart internal anatomy diagram
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/heart/labelinterior/glossary.shtml
Videos:
You Tube: Animation of a Beating Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCPOio1FQ5Q&feature=related
You Tube: Beating Human Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv54V8Jj1U&feature=related
Circulatory System – Pulmonary and Systemic Systems
The Path of Blood through the Human Body (for Dummies)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-path-of-blood-through-the-human-body.html
Animation: Blood Flow through the Body
http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/blood_system.swf
Circulatory System Gizmos
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=662
Trace the path of blood through a beating heart and the network of blood vessels that supplies blood to the body. Take blood samples from different blood vessels to observe blood cells and measure the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, sugar, and urea. – This site charges, but you can sign up for a five minute free pass.
You Tube: Directions for using the Visible Human Body website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuvf6AVJcGw&feature=fvwrel
You Tube: Introduction to Cardiovascular System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXa4eR1s0M&feature=related
You Tube: Circulation Rap Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0s-1MC1hcE&feature=related
You Tube: Pumps your Blood Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LK34hoVpU&feature=related
Quia – Quizzes and games for circulatory system
http://www.quia.com/jg/337933.html
Quia – Circulatory system quiz
http://www.quia.com/rr/30450.html
Circulatory system Interactive Quiz
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=59357&cat_id=20607
Circulatory System – The Blood
Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/phase2_a1.html
You Tube: Diffusion of Oxygen into Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiVnFvshZg&feature=related
You Tube: Red Blood Cell Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKX2gAJX7jo&NR=1
You Tube: Blood Flow in 4D Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8xdOlcSjs4&feature=related
You Tube: Oxygen Transport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXOBJEXxNEo&NR=1
You Tube: Circulation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI80Ue-AMo&feature=related
How Blood Works
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/blood.htm
A very technical article with considerable detail
Body Basics: Blood
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html#
A simpler version with information about blood.
Body Basics for Teens: Blood
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/blood.html#cat20121
You Tube: Circulatory System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhiVnFvshZg&feature=related
Explanation of oxygen diffusion into blood in lungs and movement of blood through circulatory system
Edugraphics: Microscopic slides of blood
http://www.edu-graphics.com/marcia/pages/BloodCell.html
Circulatory System Health
Coronary Artery Disease
http://www.heartsite.com/html/cad.html
Healthier Schools Challenge (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/michelle-obama-announces-nutrition-agreement-10670166)
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute – Diseases and Conditions Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html
Kids and Health: Kids and Smoking
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html
Kid’s Health: Smoking and its Effects
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1607
Teen’s Health: Smoking
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html
Teen’s Health: Food and Fitness
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/
Nutrition Explorations
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp
Truth on Health
http://truthonhealth.org/
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award
http://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/active/index.shtml
Kid’s Fitness Central
http://www.kidsfitnesscentral.com/
A blog with ideas for helping children become fit and healthy
WebMD – Exercise for a Healthy Heart
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/exercise-healthy-heart
Effects of Exercise and the Circulatory System
Your Body’s Response to Exercise
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/exercise/sports-physiology1.htm
Exercising the Heart and Lungs
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/exercise/sports-physiology9.htm
The Autonomic Nervous System
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/auto.html
Nervous System Overview
http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/661nervoussys.html
Why Does Your Heart Beat Faster When You Run?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/115843-heart-beat-faster-run/
How to Change Your Heart Rate
http://www.heartmonitors.com/exercisetips/changing_heartrate.htm
This is a good article but it has a lot of technical terms and may be harder to understand.
Respiratory System
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes6.htm
Describe diffusion of gases in lungs and body tissues. A good resource for teachers.