Curated OER
Your Digestive System
In this digestive system worksheet, 9th graders describe the function of each organ listed that aid in the digestion of food. Then they label each organ on the diagram given at the bottom of the sheet.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer: What You Need to Know Cancer of the Colon
This resource provides a detailed description of cancer of the colon and rectum. Includes information on diagnosis, symptoms, stages and treatment of this cancer. Also provides links to definitions of many of the terms used throughout...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Large Intestine
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Liquid to solid. What does this mean? Well, that's exactly what the large intestine does. It takes the remains of digested food - that is, food in which all the...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Your Digestive System
A complete student lesson on the human digestive system. Students can listen to the text being read, watch a video on the subject, and view an interactive diagram of the digestive system. When finished, learners take an online quiz.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Your Digestive System
Use this site to learn about the amazing process of digestion through the digestive system. View great drawings about other parts of the body that aid in this process. Available in Spanish.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Hemorrhoids
This site discusses what hemorrhoids are, their symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Colorectal Cancer Screening
Information on colorectal cancer screening. The information is set up as a guide to help someone through the process of screening for colorectal cancer.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Human Digestive System
Excellently detailed drawing (with labels) of the digestive system with an accompanying explanation of the digestive process. Includes a glossary and a blank label me print-out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Male Reproductive Structures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Would you believe the male reproductive structures are over 100 feet long? The male reproductive system has two goals: to produce and deliver sperm and to secrete...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Large Intestine
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the functions of the large intestine.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Body Basics: Digestive System: Diagram
Roll-over labeled diagram highlights the function of each component in the digestive system: mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, and anus.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Colon Cancer
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on Colorectal cancer, which includes both cancer of the colon and the rectum. The article includes facts on signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatment and prevention.
Other
Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Colon Cancer
Information on what colon cancer is, surgeries often performed, intra-arterial chemotherapy, and fractioned dose chemotherapy. Also has links to related sites.
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.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Large Intestine
Describes the structures associated with the large intestine. Gives a good illustration of the microscopic anatomy of the large intestine.
MadSci Network
Why Is Our Intestine So Long?
A concise description of the functions of the large and small intestine along with information on the length of each.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Digestive System Interactive Diagram
Students drag and label digestive system parts and then check answers by clicking the box.