Curated OER
Aspects of Individual Human Blood Pressure
Students learn about human blood pressure. In this biology lesson plan, students gain an understanding of the relationship between hypertension and it's risk factors, demonstrate how pressure builds up in clogged arteries, and measure...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Blood Pressure Works?
If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they'd be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to the body's tissues. What effect does this pressure have on the walls...
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University of Arizona
The University of Arizona: High Blood Pressure [Pdf]
A nice fact sheet on blood pressure is presented on this site. Read about what exactly blood pressure is, what causes high blood pressure, people who are most likely at risk to develop high blood pressure, what can happen if high blood...
WebMD
Web Md: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
This article from WebMD Health provides information on high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. Provides a good overview of the problem, then goes into some frequently asked questions, causes, symptoms, risks, treatment and...
National Institutes of Health
Nhlbi: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
This site provides a detailed guide to lowering high blood pressure. Content includes a focus on what normal blood pressure is vs. high blood pressure, detection measures, treatment, issues for women, and much more.