Curated OER
Sheep Brain Lab
In this sheep brain lab, students identify the internal and external anatomy of a sheep's brain. Students complete several tables describing the function of given structures. Students also label the brain with 5 chosen structures.
Curated OER
Biology Chapter 35 Word Search
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to biology. There are 41 words located in the puzzle.
University of Washington
Univ. Of Washington: Michael J. Fox Fight Ahead
University of Washington site with article about Michael J. Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease and how his treatment relates to the thalamus.
University of Washington
Univ. Of Washington: The Brain Right Down the Middle
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail in describing the brain.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hypothalamus
This site from the encyclopedia, Wikipedia, provides a brief open-source encyclopedic explanation of what the hypothalamus is and what its functions are. Links are provided throughout this paragraph along with a picture showing where the...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Fore Brain or Prosencephalon
This site from Bartleby.com contains an intense, in-depth article from Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on the fore-brain or prosencephalon. The article discusses the thalamus throughout and touches on its functions as a whole.
Harvard University
Harvard Medical School: Thalamus
CT scan identifying the thalamus. Also identifies other brain structures.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Slide Show: How Your Brain Works
Eight slides demonstrate the human brain. Please know that the descriptive narrative is fairly short for each slide subject.
Curated OER
Univ. Of Washington: Michael J. Fox Fight Ahead
University of Washington site with article about Michael J. Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease and how his treatment relates to the thalamus.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Hypothalamus
This site from the encyclopedia, Wikipedia, provides a brief open-source encyclopedic explanation of what the hypothalamus is and what its functions are. Links are provided throughout this paragraph along with a picture showing where the...