Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Anatomy Health information topics about Anatomy: Children 1. Real Deal on the Digestive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW.html 2. Stick Out Your Tongue and Say Aah! Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/tongue_noSW.html 3. Say Hello to Hair! Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/hair_SW.html 4. What Kids Need to Know about Kidneys Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/kidneys_noSW.html 5. Looking at Your Lungs Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/lungs_noSW.html 6. Let's Hear It for the Ear! Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_noSW.html 7. Your Multi-Talented Muscles Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html 8. Brain Is the Boss Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/brain_noSW.html 9. Big Look at the Eye Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/eye_noSW.html 10. All about the Heart Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/heart_SW.html 11. Getting to Know Nails Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/nails_SW.html 12. Big Story on Bones Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_SW.html 13. What's That Smell? The Nose Knows Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/nose_SW.html 14. Whole Story on Skin Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/skin_noSW.html 15. Truth about Teeth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/teeth_noSW.html Men 1. Male Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/male_reproductive.html National Institutes of Health 1. Anatomy & Physiology National Cancer Institute http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/anatomy_physiology_home.html... 2. Visible Human Project National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html 3. AnatQuest National Library of Medicine http://anatline.nlm.nih.gov/index.html Organizations 1. American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/ Overviews 1. Human Body Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec01/ch001/ch001a.html Pictures/Diagrams 1. Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_... 2. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System -- Groups of American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCLJKBGJC&sub_... 3. Diagram of the Eye National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/index.asp 4. Atlas of the Body: The Urinary System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZFQ0XCGJC&sub_... 5. Atlas of the Body: The Torso -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZNA23CGJC&sub_... 6. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Lobes American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR9WH46JC&sub_... 7. Atlas of the Body: The Brain -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYUAM46JC&sub_... 8. Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8D8356JC&sub_... 9. Atlas of the Body: The Digestive System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7C4T46JC&sub_... 10. Atlas of the Body: The Ear American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYXNW46JC&sub_... 11. Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW5TZ46JC&sub_... 12. Atlas of the Body: The Lymphatic System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZG0S6CGJC&sub_... 13. Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Back View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5WGJU8JC&sub_... 14. Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Front View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPUF8BGJC&sub_... 15. Atlas of the Body: The Teeth American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTD0TCGJC&sub_... 16. Atlas of the Body: The Skull American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIHWBGJC&sub_... 17. Atlas of the Body: The Skin American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQYMPCGJC&sub_... 18. Atlas of the Body: The Skeleton -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZKBBGBGJC&sub_... 19. Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Struc American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8PPLCGJC&sub_... 20. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZB2KOBGJC&sub_... 21. Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1PUCBGJC&sub_... 22. Anatomy of the Knee American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/pat_educ/kneeanat.htm Related Issues 1. Brain and Nervous System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/brain_nervous_system.html 2. Anatomy of the Spine American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/anatomy2.asp 3. Endocrine System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/endocrine.html 4. Healthy Heart Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/hearthealth/healthyheart/healthyheart.html 5. Immune System National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm 6. Know Your Skin, Hair and Nails Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SN00001 7. Lungs and Respiratory System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/lungs.html 8. Metabolism Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/metabolism.html 9. Mouth and Teeth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/mouth_teeth.html 10. Skin, Hair, and Nails Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/skin_hair_nails.html 11. Spleen and Lymphatic System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/spleen_lymphatic.html 12. Your Digestive System and How It Works National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/index.htm 13. Your Kidneys and How They Work National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/index.htm 14. Your Urinary System and How It Works National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/index.htm 15. Blood Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/blood.html 16. Anatomy of the Brain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/anatomy1.asp 17. Bones, Muscles, and Joints Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html Research 1. Inside the Cell National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/science_ed/life.html 2. Image Study Shows Brain Maturing National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nimh-17.htm 3. Protein Structure Initiative Center Maps Protein U National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2003/nigms03.htm 4. NIDCD-Supported Research: Two Regions of Brain at National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/03/01_21_03.asp Teenagers 1. Spleen and Lymphatic System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/spleen.html 2. Mouth and Teeth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/mouth_teeth.html 3. Metabolism Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/metabolism.html 4. Male Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/changing_body/male_repro.html 5. Lungs and Respiratory System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/lungs.html 6. Kidneys and Urinary Tract Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/kidneys.html 7. Immune System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/immune.html 8. Blood Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/blood.html 9. Bones, Muscles, and Joints Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html 10. Digestive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/digestive_system.html 11. Endocrine System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/endocrine.html 12. Female Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/changing_body/female_repro.html 13. Heart and Circulatory System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/heart.html Women 1. Female Breast Anatomy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BC00001 2. Female Reproductive System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/female_reproductive_system... 3. Vulvar Anatomy National Vulvodynia Association http://www.nva.org/about_vulvodynia/vulvar_anatomy.html   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! News: Medications/Drugs News Medications/Drugs News FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards (Reuters) Reuters - Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting. 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