Body+Systems+-+Selected+Information+Sources

This comprehensive site, available in both English and [|Spanish], provides information about all aspects of physical and emotional health and safety for [|Kids], [|Teens] and [|Parents]. To find information about each of the body's systems:
 * [[image:Torso.jpg width="240" height="316" align="right" link="http://kidshealth.org/kid/"]][|KidsHealth]**, from the Nemours Foundation
 * from the **Kids** site, click on "**How the Body Works**". There you'll find movies, articles, quizzes and more to help you learn about the body's parts and how they work; and
 * from the **Teens** site, click on "**Your Body**". Next, scroll and find "**Body Basics Library**". Choose and click on a body system.

**[|Your Gross and Cool Body]** Choose a body system, or select a body function, click "Go", and learn about it!







This collection features full-text encyclopedias about a variety of subjects, including these:
 * **// Biology //**
 * **// Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science //**
 * **// The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders //**
 * **// The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine //**
 * **// UXL Complete Health Resource //**
 * **// UXL Complete Life Science Resource //**
 * **// UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders //**
 * **// UXL Encyclopedia of Science //**

This terrific database, from the MA State Library System, features more than 150 reference sets, including **//Body by Design//**, **//Gale Encyclopedia of Science//**, **//UXL Complete Life Science Resource//**, **//UXL Encyclopedia of Science//**, **//World of Anatomy and Physiology//**, **//World of Sports Science//**, and many more, as well as regularly updated video, audio and podcast content, and full-text newspaper, magazine, and journal articles.

Learn about the brain, heart, digestive system, lungs and skin at this helpful site.
 * [|Human Body, from National Geographic] **

This site features animated tours of the body's [|skeletal], [|digestive], [|muscular], [|lymphatic], [|endocrine], [|nervous], [|cardiovascular], [|male] and [|female] reproductive, and [|urinary] systems.
 * [|InnerBody: Your Guide to Human Anatomy Online] **

**Digestive System** This site features easy to understand information, a digestive system glossary, printable handouts, and a nifty diagram.
 * [|Human Digestive System] **, from Enchanted Learning

Visit this [|KidsHealth] site for a detailed explanation of the digestive process, as well as an excellent diagram of the digestive system.

**[|The Digestive System]**, from [|EMuseum @ Minnesota State University Mankato]

**[|TeensHealth: Endocrine System - A Body Basics Article]**, from [|KidsHealth]
 * Endocrine System **

**[|Endocrine System]**, from [|Human Anatomy Online: An Educational Website], by Innerbody.com

**[|Endocrinology Health Guide]**, from the University of Maryland Medical Center