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Cardiovascular System |
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Examples, Articles, &
Animations |
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The Heart – National Geographic site with information, articles, videos, and animations. |
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The Human Heart – site with extensive information and animations on the human heart |
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MedMovies – collection of animations on MANY cardiovascular surgical procedures. |
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The Heart House – GREAT analogies on how the human heart works, the electrical system, and blood. |
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Habits of the Heart – collection of animations and activities. |
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Cut to the Heart – NOVA modules on the first heart surgeries and heart disease. |
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Texas Heart Institute – interactive animations and information on the heart, blood vessels, and blood. |
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American Heart Association – Home page for AHA with lots of information on heart health, heart disease, and strokes. |
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The Virtual Body – Great site with interactive animations and activities on the heart. (In English or Spanish). |
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Anatomy Explorer – site that has interactive animations on all of the body systems. |
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Get Body Smart – interactive flash animations and tutorials |
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Inner Body – interactive site with point and click information on nearly every part of the human body. |
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Newton’s Apple Videos – collection of videos on health and medicine many including students guides and activities to go along with each video. |
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My Blood Your Blood |
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Lab Exercises, Activities,
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Blood Typing or Transfusion Game – nobelprize.org game that allows students to choose correct candidates with matching blood types for transfusions. |
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Electrocardiogram Game – nobelprize.org game where students are set up as a cardiologist who is responsible for setting up the correct leads to get an EKG reading. Students must also interpret an EKG sheet. |
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Web Anatomy – A collection of self tests, single player, and multiplayer games. |
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Open Heart Surgery – students go through the process of performing open heart surgery and if they make the tiniest mistake the patient dies! |
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Heart Operation – great lower level game where students perform and learn the basic processes in a heart transplant, bypass, hole in the heart, and valve replacement. |
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HHMI Virtual Lab - Set of in depth virtual labs – Cardiology |
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Study Help & Practice
Quizzes |
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Human Heart Quiz – picture quiz of the anatomy of the heart. |
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Test Yourself – a collection of flashcards and matching activities. |
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The Anatomy & Physiology Place – A collection of self-tests and review activities separated by concept. |
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Webquests & Additional
Student Worksheets |
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Cardiovascular Worksheet – Outline and vocabulary for the entire cardiovascular system. |
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