University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: Blood Cell Histology: Thrombocytes Platelets
This site gives an image and description of thrombocytes-platelets.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Motility
This interesting site explains how cells move and provides videos depicting the movement of various human and animal cells.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Blood
Use this site to find out why your body needs blood with this quick fact sheet. You can also try an experiment with your pulse.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Helper T Cell
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on helper T cells discusses what Helper T cells are and the function of the CD4 protein.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.28 Blood Diseases
Understand how blood illnesses affect human health.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Lymphoid System
The lymphoid system is presented here in its own lesson, but also understand that lymphocytes are blood cells, or leukocytes. Read this overview of hematopoietic tissues found in the blood chapter.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Body Zone: The Skeleton
An introduction to the function of the skeletal system, including blood cell production and the importance of calcium.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals
This lesson focuses on blood including it's functions including transporting materials around the body and protecting against disease. It explains the components of blood and the functions of each and offers a link to an assessment.
PBS
Pbs: The Immune System's Battle Against Disease
A "just for fun" Shockwave game that allows you to control an animated macrophage against an invading virus. You must figure out how the let the Helper T-cells get involved.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Predicting White Blood Counts
Students find equations, which best-fit the data, using different regression models built into their calculators. The best method of handling this data, is to break the data into sections and fit different periods of time with different...
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Conflict: Immunity
Tutorial and game on vocabulary and functions of the immune system. Covers different cell types, immune responses, germs and pathogens, and antibiotics.
Other
Wadsworth Center: Basophil
About as good as it gets for information on the basophil. Includes mention of the function, size, and number. Includes a micrograph of the cell.
Other
Aair: Eosinophils Mischief Makers in Asthma
A very good description of the role that eosinophils play in the human body, and how they complicate the asthma reaction in some people. Good graphics and contextual information on the blood.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Stem Cell Therapies Today
Several stem cell therapies are routinely used to treat diseases today. Find out about the different kinds of therapies used and the types of health problems they are useful in treating.
WebMD
Web Md: What Is Anemia?
Here at this site from WebMD Health you can find a basic overview of the many different forms of anemia. It discusses the basics, then goes through symptoms, and also includes information on detection and treatment of anemia.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Production of the Formed Elements
Students trace the generation of the formed elements of blood from bone marrow stem cells, and then learn the role of hemopoietic growth factors in promoting the production of the formed elements.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Video: Respiratory System: Co2 Transportation
A video showing an animation of how carbon dioxide is exchanged from tissues to the lungs. Understand how an enzyme catalyzes the diffusion and breakdown of carbon dioxide in the red blood cells and lungs to have allowed it to be...
Rice University
Rice University: Erythrocyte Membranes
Description of the microscopic membranes surrounding an erythrocyte or the red blood cell.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: From the Heart
This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. [3:14]
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