Recommended Websites - for science content knowledge

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Organism
http://www.megalink.net/~tlight/symbiosis/organism.html

Body system
http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_student.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=29673&ps=110 STCMS   http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml

Organ
http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/top.html         http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/14-anatomy.htm

Tissue
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/14-anatomy.htm
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit2_2_body_tissues.html
http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm

Cell
http://library.thinkquest.org/5420/cellwhat.html             http://ebiomedia.com/prod/LC/LCcellunit.html
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/anatomy/anatomy.html

Digestive tract
http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/musc_skel.htm
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html
http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=29673&ps=110 
http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000126.html
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=13125
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
http://library.thinkquest.org/2935/Natures_Best/Nat_Best_Low_Level/Digestive_page.L.html

Carbohydrates    http://nutrition.about.com/od/basicnutritionecourse/a/carbohydrates.htm
http://www.bodyscoop.com.au/food-weight-loss/carbohydrates.asp
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Carbohydrates.html

Digestion in the mouth
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/mouth_teeth.html
http://www.annecollins.com/digestive-system/mouth-digestion-guide.htm     

Digestion in the stomach
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/stomach/index.html
http://www.besthealth.com/besthealth/bodyguide/reftext/html/dige_sys_fin.html
http://www.annecollins.com/digestive-system/stomach-digestion-guide.htm   

Diffusion
http://www.sv.vt.edu/classes/MSE2034_NoteBook/MSE2034_kriz_NoteBook/diffusion/apps/body.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa/cells/cells3.shtml

http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/membranes/membrane.htm

Active transport
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/membranes/membrane.htm

Breathing
http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/resp_circulatory.htmtm
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/RSmovie.html
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=2406
http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000138.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/resp1.htm
http://www.smm.org/heart/lungs/top.html

Cellular respiration

Glycolysis
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/Bio231/glycolysis.html
http://www.johnkyrk.com/glycolysis.html
http://www.terravivida.com/vivida/glyintro/

Aerobic respiration
http://www.purchon.com/biology/aerobic.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/aerobic_respiration.html
http://www2.nl.edu/jste/aerobic_respiration.htm

Anaerobic respiration
http://campus.northpark.edu/biology/cell/anaerobicresp.html
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/mitochon.htm

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/mitochondria/mitochondria.html
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_mito.html

The Heart

General
http://kidshealth.org/kid/  http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/bodyblood.htm
http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/top.html
http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html
http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?Article=3178
http://depts.washington.edu/yth/GuySimplant.html  - online game on heart health – also teaches heart anatomy

Venae cavae
http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/References/glossary_entry350.htm

Aorta
http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/References/glossary_entry353.htm

S.A. node
http://www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A004.htm
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/cardiophysio/AnatomySAnode.htm

Heart murmur
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/heartmurmur/hmurmur_what.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-murmurs/DS00727
http://childrensheartinstitute.org/educate/murmur/murmur.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/heartmap.html

Closed circulatory system
http://www2.gsu.edu/~bioasx/closeopen.html             http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio%20102%20lectures/Circulatory%20System/circulat.htm

Heart Rate and Pulse

Blood pressure
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4473
http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/blood/whatisit.asp

Hypertension
http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/blood-pressure-basics
http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Hea-Irr/Hypertension.html

Hypotension
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hyp/hyp_whatis.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-blood-pressure/DS00590

Arteriosclerosis
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/arteriosclerosis-atherosclerosis/DS00525
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/heart_care/cad/conditions/arterios/signs.html

Atherosclerosis
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4440
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Atherosclerosis/Atherosclerosis_WhatIs.html

Aneurysm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001122.htm
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/arm/arm_what.html
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4455

Stroke
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html
http://www.stroke.org/site/PageNavigator/HOME
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stroke/DS00150

Musculoskeletal System

General
http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/musc_skel.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=29673&ps=110Cartilage
http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/mus2.htm
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/HumanBody/BodyMuscles.htm
http://www.alegent.com/adam/animationplayer/animation_player.html

Joints
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch058/ch058f.html

Connective tissue
http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/devobio/210labs/ct1.html

Tendons
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-tendons.htm
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5732

Ligaments
http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1268.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-ligaments.htm
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/ligament.html
http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/bodyskeleton/836/

Joints and Movement
http://www.shockfamily.net/skeleton/JOINTS.HTML
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/chb/lectures/anatomy4.html
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/namics/joints.HTM
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_Ed/grade10/manphys/joints.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/joints/ball_and_socket_joint.shtml

Muscle size and strength
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Muscles.html
http://www.pennhealth.com/health_info/animationplayer/muscle_types.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/find/content/muscular.html
http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/lc/humanbio/5/lchb5_4a.html
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit4_3_muscle_types.html

Muscle fatigue

Motor unit
http://entochem.tamu.edu/VertInvertContractswf/index.html
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscletissue/nervesupply/motorunit/tutorial.html
http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/namics/mu.htmtm

Synaptic cleft
http://www.biologymad.com/NervousSystem/synapses.htm

Actin and myosin
http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/CellBiophys/LocalProbes/motorproteins/myosin.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cooper.section.1790
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Resources/GraphicsGallery/CardiovascularSystem/MyosinandActin.htm
http://actin-myosin.com/

Slow-twitch and fast-twitch
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/anatomyandphysiology/a/MuscleFiberType.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/fastandslowtwitch/soleus.shtml

Diseases
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonpolyps_ez/index.htm