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The Human Body
The human body is more than just bones and muscles. Each human body is
built up from 12 major systems that govern all bodily functions from breathing
to digesting.
By exploring the human body, doctors and researchers can better determine
how to treat and prevent sickness, injury, and disease.
Places To Go | People To See | Things To Do | Teacher Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
Human
Anatomy Online
An excellent resource for information on the human body. The web site
is organized into 10 body systems and has some great animations and clear
explanations.
Seeing, Hearing
& Smelling the World
A comprehensive site that covers all those questions you have had about
how your senses work and what the brain has to do with it all. This well-designed
site guides you on a journey into the world of the senses and the nervous
system. This site uses JavaScript animations and other advanced features,
so a recent browser version works best.
Your
Gross and Cool Body
Follow Wendell the Worm to learn all about the gross and cool stuff humans'
bodies create--burps, snores, gas and more.
Gray's Anatomy
of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features
1,247 vibrant engravings-many in color-from the classic 1918 publication,
as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum
of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
People To See
Pioneers
of Heart Surgery
Read stories about pioneers in the world of heart medicine.
Ask
Dr. Dean Edell a Question
Dr. Dean Edell, one of the first physician broadcasters in the nation,
is the host of America's second most popular syndicated radio talk show,
The Dr. Dean Edell Show, heard in more than 400 radio stations. He is
also the host of the daily 90-second Medical Report seen in 75 television
markets. Dr. Edell is known for translating complicated medical information
into concise, easy-to-understand reports and for tackling topics that
are obscure, unusual and often controversial.
Dr. Koop
Since resigning from his post as Surgeon General in 1989, Dr. Koop has
continued his mission in public health and health education via his writings,
electronic media, public appearances, and personal contacts, as well as
through his work at the Koop Institute. This site that bears his name
offers a wealth of information related to health and wellness.
Things To Do
The Virtual
Body
Although it takes some time to download, this site is truly amazing! Go
on a virtual tour of the human brain, skeleton, and digestive tract. You
can view the brain from different angles, rebuild a pile of bones into
a skeleton, see the miracle of the heart in motion, take an inside-out
look at your organs, and more.
Brainpop Health:
All About Your Body and How it Works
This web site about the human body offers interactive quizzes and short
movies on diseases, senses, cells, and the various systems of the body.
Its cartoon-like graphics would be particularly appealing to younger students.
The Heart:
An Online Exploration
A good, easy-to-navigate web site that covers everything you ever wanted
to know about the heart and the circulatory system.
The
Heart and the Circulatory System
A comprehensive history of scientific discovery relating to the heart
as well as a good comparison of the different circulatory systems of animals.
This site contains links to heart anatomy, activities on the heart, a
glossary and additional resources.
The
Human Brain
This site features clickable pictures of various parts of the human brain,
including the lobes of the human cortex, gyri and fissures.
Neuroscience
for Kids
A fun, activity filled site with solid information about the brain and
nervous system.
How
We See: The First Steps of Human Vision
An introduction to the eye with fun activities for the whole class, good
diagrams, a glossary, and additional resources.
BodyQuest
BodyQuest is an exploration of anatomy designed for students between the
ages of eleven and sixteen. It is an interactive site on the human body
containing games, tours and downloads.
Human
Skeleton: Label the Bones
Label the major bones in this human skeleton printout.
The
New York Times Questions and Answers about the Human Body
Check out this collection of questions and answers about the human body
compiled by The New York Times. Topics range from AIDS to why people get
ice cream headaches.
Teacher Resources
The
Digestive Journey
Take a journey and find out what happens to the food that you eat.
Your
Amazing Brain
Enjoy exploring the human brain with this virtual tour.
Educator's Reference Desk Body Systems and Senses Lesson Plans
An assortment of lesson plans on body systems and senses.
Human
Body Webquest
Go on your own "fantastic voyage" to explore one of the major
systems inside the human body with this webquest.
Bibliography
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Little Brown & Company, 1976.
- Arnold, Nick and Tony De Saulles. Blood, Bones and Body Bits. Scholastic,
1998.
- Balestrino, Philip and True Kelley. The Skeleton Inside You. HarperTrophy,
1989.
- Becker, Christine and Dianne O'Quinn Burke. Color Anatomy! : The Human
Body from Head to Toe. Lowell House, 1997.
- Beres, Samantha andMary Bryson. 101 Things Every Kid Should Know About
the Human Body. Lowell House, 2000.
- Berger, Melvin and Paul Meisel. Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and
Yawn. Harpercollins, 2000.
- Bruun, Ruth Dowling and Bertel Bruun. The Human Body: Random House
Library of Knowledge. Random House, 1982.
- Cole, Joanna et al. The Magic School Bus : Inside the Human Body.
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- Hawcock, David. Amazing Pull-Out Pop-Up Body In A Book. DK Publishing,
1997.
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Publishing Company, 1993.
- Netter, Frank H. Atlas of Human Anatomy. Novartis Medical Education,
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- Wiese, Jim. Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-Popping, Spine-Tingling,
Heart-Pounding Activities That Teach Kids About the Human Body. John
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