Human Biology Links

Below are Web sites with information about either human body anatomy or things that may affect it. These sites will help you when you begin your Human Body Project: My Residency
Note: The Fairfield Public Schools is not responsible for any information or content provided by Web sites beyond this site.

Eating and Nutrition

ANRED (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders)

Food Safety Lessons - Learn about foodborne illness

The Something Fishy Web Site on Eating Disorders -Causes and effects of eating disorders

 

 

 

General

Brainpop.com - A really neat site that has information about all different parts of the human body!

FDA Kids' Home Page - Information about vaccines, tobacco and food safety

Inner Body - Describes different body systems

Nobelprize.org - Interactive activites relating to organelles, bacteria, nervous system and diseases

 

 

 

Circulatory System

Nova Online: Electric Heart - a neat map of the heart, heart facts, and artificial organ facts

The Heart: An Online Exploration - Sounds, x-rays, statistics and 3-D images of heart models

Quia.com - interactive self-quizzes on the circulatory system

Nobelprize.org - a fun game to test your knowledge of human blood typing

 

 

Immune System and Diseases

American Cancer Society

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page - Web site about diseases

Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics

HIV InSite

New York State Department of Health - Communicable disease fact sheets

The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource

MEDLINEplus Health Information - Web site about diseases, drugs, treatments

 

 

 

Substance Abuse

MEDLINEplus Health Information - Great links about tobacco products

Action on Smoking and Health - Fact sheets on how different tobacco products affect the body

American Academy of Otolaryngology - How Spit tobacco (chewing tobacco) affects the body

American Academy of Periodontology Info Site - How cigar and pipe smoking affects the mouth

Cigar Smoking and Cancer - American Cancer Society page about the effects of cigar smoking

NIDA Infofax page - Science based facts on drug abuse and addiction

Interactive Body - How alcohol affects the human body

Marijuana Education - RealityBytes - Information about marijuana

 



Although I obviously stress the Internet for research you shouldn't forget books! Definitely, check out the science section of the Fairfield Library or a bookstore like Amazon.com.


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