Inner Body
Innerbody: Digestive System
Take a look inside the human body's digestive system. This site features diagrams of the digestive tract and each part is accompanied by labels and descriptions. Just select an organ by moving the mouse over its image.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Diabetes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of sugar in the blood. People with diabetes have high blood sugar, either...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Glands
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses glands of the endocrine system and their functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Glands
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses glands of the endocrine system and their functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Glands
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This unit describes the structures and functions associated with the endocrine system.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Frederick G. Banting Biographical
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Frederick Grant Banting's work in the medical field, specifically his discovery of insulin, a discovery which earned him the 1923 Nobel Prize, a prize he shared with John James...
Read Works
Read Works: A Sweet Sickness
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage traces the first recordings of diabetes to current day treatments for this condition. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Your Digestive System and How It Works
Information about the digestive system, why digestion is important, how food is digested, and how the process is controlled. Includes a diagram of the body parts involved.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Role of Alcohol Abuse in Pancreatitis
This is a five-question quiz related to pancreatitis and alcohol abuse.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cells
Practice for the MCAT by answering questions based on the given graphs about pancreatitis.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cells
Practice questions over pancreatitis and pancreatic cells.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Young Patient With Type 1 Diabetes
Practice for the MCAT by reading a passage about a young patient with Type 1 diabetes and answer the follow-up questions based on the given chart.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.
Quia
Quia: Digestive System: Matching Game
This site has an interactive game that allows students to match key parts of the digestive system with their definition.
Other
Healthline: Three Dimensional Body Map: Endocrine System
Rotatable three-dimensional model of the body with components of the endocrine system labeled.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Frederick Banting
Use this site to learn about Dr. Frederick Banting's contributions to the world of medical science which changed the lives of those with diabetes.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Function of the Liver and Pancreas
Discusses the function of the liver and the pancreas and provides fun facts.