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SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show with Phil Plait
Hank squares off against Crash Course Astronomy host Phil Plait in our special Valentine’s/Old Timey Medicine edition of SciShow Quiz Show!
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 10: Physiology of the Circulatory System
Paul Andersen shows you how to use a sphygmomanometer to measure the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The the describes the elements of the laboratory portion. The temperature is gradually lowered and the respiration rate of a...
Curated Video
How to Choose a Home Blood Pressure Monitor
How to Choose a Home Blood Pressure Monitor
Curated Video
The Heart
Tom Thomas has a dilemma - he doesn’t know which club to join at school – should he join the Robotics Club with Johnny, or the Chess Club with Katya? Mom tells him to listen to his heart for the answer. Tom Thomas talks with Nolik about...
Visual Learning Systems
Healthy Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Monitoring the Circulatory System
This video program explores the role of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems, emphasizing things we can do to maintain these important systems. Regular exercise, healthy eating habits, and not smoking are just a few of the...
Visual Learning Systems
Monitoring and Maintaining Your Heart
This video provides a brief overview of the importance of heart health and the tools used by physicians to monitor it. The video mentions the significance of maintaining a healthy diet, regular exercise, and medical checkups, as well as...
Mazz Media
Blood Pressure (Measurement and Control)
In this live-action program viewers will learn that blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries and as the heart beats, it creates the pressure exerted by blood, moving blood throughout the circulatory...
Visual Learning Systems
Monitoring the Cardiovascular System
In this video, viewers are introduced to the importance of the cardiovascular system and how it is checked by medical professionals. It explains the concepts of pulse rate and blood pressure, and highlights the use of instruments like...
Curated OER
My Cute Little Heart Beat
Grover discusses the heart in this short video. He uses a stethoscope to listen to his heartbeat and discusses the positive effects of exercise.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Going to the Doctor
This article tells what it is like to have a check-up at the doctor's office. Knowing what to expect takes away your fear and worry.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood Pressure: A Stethoscope Determines Blood Pressure
Learn how Dr. Korotkoff cleverly used a stethoscope to determine blood pressure, and that we still use his trick today! Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy. [5:27]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science Diction: The Origin of "Stethoscope"
Unlike the stethoscope familiar to patients today, the original device was a simple tube.