Resources
General sites include:
Encarta.com - Enter your particular body system for Introduction, Components, Function, Disorders
and Diseases
The Human Body Adventure- at Life Science Connections includes the Circulatory, Digestive, Muscular, Respiratory,
and Skeletal Systems
The Innerbody- Click on the pictures to review your body system
Tour of the Human Body - A ThinkQuest site done by kids with all the body systems
Factmonster.com- Has some information on all of the systems
Kids Health: How the Body Works- Includes information on the Circulatory, Muscular, Digestive, and Respiratory Systems
(also the Eye and Ear) with interactive demonstrations of how they work
BodyQuest - great site with a lot of information for ages 11-16
Teachervision.com- articles with short overview on all human body system
drkoop Medical Encyclopedia - Alphabetized list of medical disorders and diseases
WebMD - alpabetical list of diseases
Medtropolis - Virtual Body - Information on the brain, skeletal, digestive tract, and heart
MEDLINE plus:: Health Topics - all body systems with conditions associated with them
Jefferson Health System- Diseases, Conditions, and Injuries
To find out more information on the circulatory system go to these sites:
The Heart: An Online Exploration
Brainpop.com
The Circulatory System
Circlatory System Diseases at adam.com
To find more information on the nervous system go to these sites:
Explore the Brain and Spinal Cord
Neurological and Mental Disorders- More information than you may want to know
Brain and Nervous System Diseases and Conditions at adam.com
Explore the Brain and Spinal Chord - at Neuroscience for Kids
To find more information on the skeletal system go to these sites:
The Skeletal System
Skeletal Diseases
Diseases and Disorders
To find more information on the muscular system go to this site:
BodyQuest
ThinkQuest: Muscular System
To find more information on the digestive system go to these sites:
Human Digestive System
The Digestive System at Kids' Health
Brainpop
Digestive System Diseases at adam.com
To find more information on the respiratory system go to these sites:
The Respiratory System
Respiratory Diseases at adam.com
Welcome to the Respiratory System
The Human Respiratory System
How Our Lungs Work
Oxygen Delivery System
Respiratory and Lung Diseases
To find more information on the endocrine system go to these sites:
Brainpop.com
Your Body's Systems
Endocrine System
ThinkQuest: Endocrine System
Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
To find information on the immune system got to:
BrainPop.com
Your Body's Systems