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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Nervous Tissue

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about nervous tissue, tissue that is composed of two types of cells - neurons and glial cells.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Neuron

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers an overall description of neurons. This site describes their physical appearance, the different parts of neurons, and what their functions are.
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Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Building the Roads in the City of Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
"Are you ready to go into the spaceship? Remember to stay very still!" This is what you hear before the bed you are lying down on starts to slide into a long, tube shaped machine. You can almost imagine that it really is a spaceship, and...
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Website
Other

Pathology Guy: Dr. Rudolf Virchow Visits the 1990's

For Students 9th - 10th
A long document on Rudolf Virchow, founder of modern pathology. This is written in form of a dramatic monologue, but it was not actually a speech given by Dr. Virchow. Actual quotations from Dr. Virchow are in CAPITAL LETTERS.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and types of neurons.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here all about nervous tissue, a tissue that is excitable and capable of sending and receiving electrochemical signals that provide the body with information.
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Handout
Other

Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopedia: Cerebrospinal Fluid

For Students 9th - 10th
Good information is presented about cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at this site from the Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopedia. It tells its functions, how it is produced, and how it is linked to multiple sclerosis.