Gathering Information
Collect information to answer your questions.
You will visit a number of web sites to gather information.
- Human Anatomy Online - Tour the various systems of the human body.
- Guided Tour of the Visible Human - Links to images in the Visible Human Project which demonstrate planes of section and other introductory concepts in anatomy.
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse - Digestive diseases, A-Z, and statistics about digestive diseases in the U.S.
- Biology II home page - a teacher's home page with Chapter notes, study guides, system reviews, and related internet sites for Anatomy & Physiology. Includes
- Immune System / Lymphatic System - NIAID site describes the immune system as a complex of organs, all of which work together to clear infection from the body.
- American Medical Association's Atlas of the Human Body - Includes brain, respiratory system, muscles, circulatory,nervous, skeleton, digestive, endocrine, skin, etc.
- Diseases, Disorders - from a Swedish Medical Library.
- Mama's Health - a website aimed at providing clear, simple, easy to understand information about health
- Body Systems - a collection of good human body system resources, by an Australian teacher.
- Medical Dictionary - contains easy-to-understand explanations of over 15,000 medical terms.
In Addition to websites, there are many illustrated books on human body systems in the school library. The anatomy section is located in the 611 to 619 area of non-fiction shelves.
The A.D.A.M. cd-rom is also available from the teacher.
Open the notes sheet for your body system, and begin finding information to answer your questions.
Keep track of your sources, and use the models in Citing Sources for Writing & Research to help you use the proper format.
