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  • Make sure to:
    • check out the general encyclopedia under Human Body for general information and images of your body system
    • check out the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (in the reference section) for more detailed information
    • refer to the library books we have for this assignment


Human Body Systems

How Stuff Works "Medical Animation Channel"
http://health.howstuffworks.com/medical-animatio-channel.htm
:"The medical animations at HowStuffWorks show you how the body's systems work and what happens when they break down." Scroll down to check out the complete list of animations.

GetBodySmart
http://www.getbodysmart.com/index.htm
Animated tutorials about the human body systems.

The Heart
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Click through an online visit as you learn about the development and structure of the heart. From the Franklin Institute.

Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/index.html
Text, pictures and animations of the different systems.

Teen Health Body Basics Library
http://www.teenshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/body_basics.html
"A collection of articles that explain just how each body system, part, and process works. Use this medical library to find out about basic human anatomy, how it all functions, and what happens when things go wrong."

An On-Line Biology Book
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
select the chapter that applies to your topic, starting around #27.



Disease information

MedlinePlus: Health Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
Information on dozens of diseases related to different body systems.

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org
Links to authoritative information on hundreds of health topics.

Interactive HealthTutorials (from Medline Plus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Great slide show tutorials on many diseases and conditions, tests and diagnostic procedures, surgery and treatment procedures and health issues.
Requires Flash 4.

TeensHealth.org
http://www.teenshealth.org
Use the search tool to find information on a number of diseases.



Medical Dictionary

Medline Plus Dictionary

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html



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