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Vesalius: Heart Anatomy, Valve Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed images and descriptions of normal heart valve action. Requires a paid subscription to access narratives, images, transparencies, discussions and quizzes.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Cardiovascular Pathology Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.
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Interactive
University of California

The Auscultation Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed for medical students, this site gives a detailed description of the sounds of the heart and lungs, including disorders, while playing read audio of those sounds with each description. Suitable for upper level high school...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Vessel Development, Fetal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the development of blood vessels, and how this contrbutes to fetal circulation.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Cardiac Muscle and Electrical Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about cardiac muscles and the electrical activity that helps them function to pump blood throughout the body.
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Other

Rabbit Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the picture of the rabbit and learn about the various parts of the rabbit and their functionality. Other interesting facts about rabbits are presented on this page.
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BBC

Bbc: Human Anatomy: Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the anatomy of the human body. Click on an organ or other body part to read more about its structure and function, and then try out an interactive activity for that organ.
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Heart and Blood in Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University has a brief background on William Harvey as well as some documents written by Harvey.
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Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Lesson Plan: Keeps on Pumpin'

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
In this interactive site, students will measure and calculate heart rates and determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Body Zone: The Heart

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction to the different regions of the heart, along with a description of the hearts function. A good overview site.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiopulmonary Sys Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text along with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems, students discover how the structures of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together and function as one. Provides lots of...
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Other

Danil Hammoudi, Md: Anatomy and Physiology Course

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has complete course material for a beginning human anatomy course and everything can be downloaded. There are readings and presentations on all the major systems and organs of the human body, with lots of detailed, labeled...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Heart of the Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A good quick look at the comparative anatomy of the heart of a typical bird and the human heart. Gives some of the facts behind the differences.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Human Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the anatomy and function of the human heart.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn about their heart rate and different ways it can be measured. Students construct a simple measurement device using clay and a toothpick, and then use this device to measure their heart rate under...
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Remedy Health Media

Health Central: Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview about heart disease.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Anatomy of the Human Circulatory System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is produced by John W. Kimball, a retired biology teacher who wrote the textbook that these pages came from. The excerpt explains the different parts of the circulation system and how they function. Includes great pictures!
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Mitral Valve Prolapse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to various topics that will teach about mitral valve prolapse, or MVP. It covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and healthy living.
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Other

Cartage.org: Abnormal Circulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Causes of heart failure, signs and characteristics of heart failure, pathologic conditions resulting in heart failure, and more are the topics addressed in this thorough resource.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Body Circulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...
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Curated OER

Hybrid Medical Animation: Anatomy Reveal: Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of the human heart.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The New Zoos: Doctor Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate the evolution of the heart and circulatory system in mammals by studying the anatomy of hearts in other animals. Create models of the hearts of fish, amphibians and mammals.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Human Body Systems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to some of the major organs of the human body. Visual aids provide focused information on the heart and circulatory system as well as the brain and the eye.

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