OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Resistance
Learn about the components and measurement of arterial blood pressure, as well as the variables affecting blood flow and blood pressure in this learning exercise.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Blood Pressure Basics
Students study how heart valves work and investigate how valves that become faulty over time can be replaced with advancements in engineering and technology. Learning about the flow of blood through the heart, students are able to fully...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Ultrasounds to Measure Blood Flow Velocity
Questions related to ultrasound and blood flow velocity are provided on this resource. This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Examining the Heart
In this instructional activity, students will examine sheep or chicken hearts to learn about heart structure and the flow of blood through the heart.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Go With the Flow
This tutorial from Bill Nye shows how much energy your heart has to expend to pump blood, and demonstrates that it's easier to pump blood downward.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Go With the Flow
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about the flow of blood.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Map of the Human Heart
See how the human heart moves blood through the body in this animated feature from the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: What Makes Your Blood Flow?
What can contribute to the way blood flows through the body? Find out in this tutorial.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Habits of the Heart: Lessons: Blood Circulation
Teacher directed lesson plan where students dramatize the flow of blood through the heart.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Let the Blood Flow
Students work as biomedical engineers to find liquid solutions that can clear away polyvinyl acetate polymer "blood clots" in model arteries (made of clear, flexible tubing). Teams create samples of the "blood clot" polymer with...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Feel Better Faster: All About Flow Rate
All of us have felt sick at some point in our lives. Many times, we find ourselves asking, "What is the quickest way that I can start to feel better?" During this two-lesson unit, students study that question and determine which form of...
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona: Pressure and Blood Flow
Article that explains what two things control our blood pressure. Part of a larger page on Mathematics and Blood Flow. Includes a quiz on pressure difference and resistance at bottom of the page.
Other
Footprints Science: Blood Clotting
This animation illustrates how blood clots form to stop flow from a wound and promote healing.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Regulation of Renal Blood Flow
Students learn about the myogenic and tubuloglomerular feedback mechanisms, and explain how they affect urine volume and composition.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: A System of Transport
In this instructional activity, students are required to work in teams to simulate the volume of blood moving through the circulatory system by transferring blliquid into-and through-a series of containers.
Texas A&M University
Organ Systems: Story Time: William Harvey
William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightenment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Vertebrate Flipchart
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to vertebrates and provides pictures and information on the different types of vertebrates including their characteristics, their physical and environmental needs, and...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Going With the Flow of Nosebleeds
Getting hit in the face is not the only cause of nosebleeds. Lots of kids have nosebleeds, they are quite common. Even thought they can be scary and gross, nosebleeds are usually not really a big deal. Use this site to learn more about...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Poiseuille's Law Diagram
This diagram shows the relationship of Poiseuille's Law to fluids, blood flow, viscosity, Bernoulli's Law, and resistance in vessels. Links to related topics.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Heart and Blood Flow
This lesson will identify the major structures of the heart and their specific roles in the overall functioning of the heart.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.23 Heart
Understand how the human heart pumps and controls the blood flow in the body.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Blood and Lymph
[Free Registration/Login Required] A Power Point from the American Red Cross was converted into Active Studio with other pages added to cover the topic of blood including types of cells, blood types, blood disorders, and the lymphatic...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Blood Pressure
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on blood pressure with accompanying text.
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