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UNIT 3: INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND REGULATION

Chapter 6: Digestion and Nutrition

6.0 Try this Activity
6.1 Organs and Organ Systems
6.8 Homeostasis and Control Systems
6.9 Defining Food Energy
6.10 Essential Nutrients

 

6.0 Try this Activity

The Food Pyramid   Page (202 )

From the USDA, this page shows a food pyramid. Click on a food type to see what is being recommended for US citizens. How is it similar to Canada's standard? How is it different?

Food Guide to Healthy Eating   Page (202 )

Health Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Click on each of the items to view that particular page of the guide.

6.1 Organs and Organ Systems

World Images   Page (207, #7 )

From the University of Queensland in Australia, this page leads to a database of images taken using a variety of techniques. Most were created using electron microscopes. Try guessing the Mystery Image!

Organ Systems - Images   Page (207, #7 )

From the Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah, this page is the index page to the image database. Clicking on a particular system will result in a list of available images. The method used to obtain the image is stated in brackets. Browse the different systems noting the most often used imaging technique.

The Brain: An on-line image library   Page (207, #7 )

An on-line image library of the brain showing various conditions. This site is part of Harvard University Faculty of Medicine.

Tummyhealth.org  Page (216, #6 )

A private Web site prepared by Dr. Cory Vergilio. The page is an index site to all the pages produced by Dr. Vergilio. Clicking on the Ulcer Disease Link will lead to a wealth of information on Ulcers, their symptoms and treatments.

Ulcers: Symptoms and Treatments   Page (216, #6 )

Horizons International Corporation has prepared this page about ulcers, their symptoms and treatments. The page is designed to focus on the company's products but does provide accurate information.

6.8 Homeostasis and Control Systems

The Surgery Centre   Page (230, #11 )

The Surgery Center home page is designed to advertise the services of this private medical clinic. This page includes links to information about the latest surgical methods used and gives practical information about the disorders that are treated using surgery.

Endoscopy and Gall Bladder Surgery   Page (230, #11 )

The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), provides this patient information page on Endoscopy and Gall Bladder surgery. Browse for the required information.

6.9 Defining Food Energy

Fitness Focus   Page (233, EAI )

From the Whitworthian, a Whitworth college publication, an article describing the role of the media and the sport culture in developing body image and stereotyping.

Body Image   Page (233, EAI )

This is a good site on body image and what/who influences it (parents, media, self.) found on the University of Queensland Website. The site provides many links to sites giving background information on related topics such as disorders and body image, as well as a quiz.

6.10 Essential Nutrients

Vitamin D

Vitamin A   Page (236, #12 )

These sites from the National Institutes of Health detail the importance of vitamins A and D, describe deficiencies of both, and provide examples of food sources of the vitamins.

Want Your Kids to Have Healthy Bones?  Page (236, #12 )

Want Your Kids to Have Healthy Bones? Give Them Cod Liver Oil in Winter is a brief article that details the benefits of cod liver oil and describes the importance of giving children this supplement in the winter.