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Get Body Smart: General Organization of the Nervous System
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human nervous system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include Major Organs and Divisions, Sensory and Motor Divisions, Somatic Divison, Sample Somatic Divison...
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Spine Universe: Nerve Structures of the Spine
This resource presents information, images, and charts on the nerve structures of the spine.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Simple Chemical Switches Steer Migrating Neuron
Page is describing the chemistry that drives the direction of neuron growth in developing nervous systems. Interesting background to knowledge of neuron growth and neurons in general.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Don't Be Nerve Ous
This tutorial from Bill Nye explains the brain's process of "habituation." It presents a simple experiment that a learner can perform using socks to help understand how habituation works.
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 14: Managing Anxious Feelings
This lesson from Second Step will help students learn how to manage anxious feelings.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Axons: Physics and Chemistry at Work in the Body
Quiz yourself with questions about action potentials and myelin sheaths.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.43 Peripheral Nervous System
Understand the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system in the human body.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Draw Your Nervous System
Explore your nerves by creating a life-sized drawing.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.42 Central Nervous System
Learn the structure and function of the central nervous system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.41 Nerve Impulse
Understand the structure and function of a nerve cell, and how messages are transmitted throughout the human body.
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Medical Education Network: Learn Your Nerves
An interactive frames page that effectively quizzes you over the structure of the nerves. You better be going to med school once you're done.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System: Lesson 3
This lesson provides an overview that explains the nervous system in humans. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Nervous System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System: Lesson 4
This lesson provides an overview that explains the nervous system in humans. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Nervous System."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System: Lesson 1
This lesson provides an overview that explains the nervous system in humans. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Human Nervous System."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Nervous System in the Human Body
Kids learn about the science of the Nervous System in the human body. Brain, spinal cord, and nerves communicate.
Hanover College
Hanover College/neural Glossary
An inclusive glossary of terms associated with the neural sciences. Contains the definition of virtually every associated neural science term.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system, together with the endocrine system, controls all the other organ systems of the human body. Learn more about the nervous system in this learning...
Discovery Education
Discovery Kids: Your Nervous System
Answers to your questions about the nervous system, nerves, and neurons.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Nervous System
Provides a discussion of the two parts of the nervous system: peripheral nervous system, and central nervous system. Also illustrates how signals travel through nerves.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Don't Be Nervous
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about habituation and to test your nerves.
Curated OER
University of Washington: Cranial Nerves
This site from the University of Washington provides a good table that shows the cranial nerves and what they control. A good point of discussion for how specific nerves control specific areas of the body.
Curated OER
University of Washington: Cranial Nerves
This site from the University of Washington provides a good table that shows the cranial nerves and what they control. A good point of discussion for how specific nerves control specific areas of the body.
Curated OER
University of Washington: Cranial Nerves
This site from the University of Washington provides a good table that shows the cranial nerves and what they control. A good point of discussion for how specific nerves control specific areas of the body.
Curated OER
University of Washington: Cranial Nerves
This site from the University of Washington provides a good table that shows the cranial nerves and what they control. A good point of discussion for how specific nerves control specific areas of the body.