The Human Body and its Systems

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Explore the systems of the human body, including the skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, nervous and digestive systems. Also investigate the science behind them, how they work, and what you need to do to keep them healthy. SCIS no. 1088312

science, social_sciences, history, technology, health

Image: Blood donor getting blood test, Wellington Hospital

Blood donor getting blood test

Blood donor getting blood test, Wellington Hospital

Alexander Turnbull Library

Teaching resources

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Body Parts - human biology

Body Parts - Human Biology

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Pig-Baboon heart transplant

Researchers take heart from pig-baboon transplants

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Image: Suzy's World - Digestion (Episode)

Suzy's World - digestion

Suzy's World - Digestion (Episode)

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Image: Tune Your Engine - The Digestive System

Tune your engine - the digestive system

Tune Your Engine - The Digestive System

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Image: Body Parts - The Stomach

Body parts - the stomach

Body Parts - The Stomach

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Importance of vitamin D

Study stresses importance of vitamin D

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Loasby's lung tonic

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Monkeys and muscle paralysis

Monkeys and Muscle Paralysis

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Māori psychologist aims to improve cultural awareness

Maori psychologist aims to improve cultural awareness

Radio New Zealand

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Asthma

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Image: [Chest x-ray, Dunford]

Chest x-ray

[Chest x-ray, Dunford]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Yoga class

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Mobile TB unit

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Hospitals: Spas, sanatoriums and surgery

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Brain basics

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Image: DR. SHELDON'S DIGESTIVE TABULES. (Tuapeka Times 2-3-1918)

DR. Sheldon's digestive tubules

DR. SHELDON'S DIGESTIVE TABULES. (Tuapeka Times 2-3-1918)

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Image: COMSTOCK'S NERVE AND BONE LINIMENT. (Clutha Leader 12-7-1910)

Comstock’s nerve and bone liniment

COMSTOCK'S NERVE AND BONE LINIMENT. (Clutha Leader 12-7-1910)

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Image: EXERCISE COMPARED. (Mataura Ensign 4-8-1911)

Exercise compared

EXERCISE COMPARED. (Mataura Ensign 4-8-1911)

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Silly symphony

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How the body works

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Human body

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How the lungs work

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What do the lungs do

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Image: Medical students, 1949

Medical students, 1949

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Blood types

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What’s blood?

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Your digestive system

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Skeletal muscles

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Human biology

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Body systems

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Health and wellbeing (hauora)

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Heartbeat calculator

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The endocrine system

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COVID-19

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Health and food

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