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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Fore Brain or Prosencephalon

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Zombie Autopsies: The Neuroanatomy of a Zombie

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students look at the brain of a zombie, and in the process learn about the characteristics of a healthy brain. They take part in a Neurotransmitter Dance Party to learn how neurons communicate. Includes downloadable...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Body and Brain: Anatomy of Childbirth

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at three stages of childbirth--active labor, delivery, and post-delivery--complete with simple diagrams as well as notes on related risks, including fistulas and excessive bleeding, and treatments.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Central Processing

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the pathways that sensory systems follow into the central nervous system, and understand the difference between the two major ascending pathways in the spinal cord.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mental Status Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Overview of the Neurological Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the major sections of the neurological exam and the connection between location and function in the nervous system. Also learn the benefit of a rapid assessment for neurological function in a clinical setting.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Human Anatomy: Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the anatomy of the human body. Click on an organ or other body part to read more about its structure and function, and then try out an interactive activity for that organ.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Introduction to Neuroanatomy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online biology course focusing on the anatomy of the human brain. Course highlights include an intensive introduction to neuroanatomy. Course features include lecture notes outline, quizzes, study notes, and an extensive...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, self-checking practice problems, and more, students learn about the human nervous system.
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Website
Other

Danil Hammoudi, Md: Anatomy and Physiology Course

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has complete course material for a beginning human anatomy course and everything can be downloaded. There are readings and presentations on all the major systems and organs of the human body, with lots of detailed, labeled...
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Article
Science Daily

Science Daily: Researchers Image Language Recovery After Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from ScienceDaily illustrates a recent medical study where researchers at Washington University have identified and imaged language areas of the brain in recovery after stroke.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Make Up Your Mind: Mind Mapping

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the pseudoscience of phrenology and its attempt to organize and assign different purposes to different parts of the brain. Create a phrenology chart on a bathing cap and compare it to modern understanding of brain function...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Univ.: Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Includes pictures and a glossary of terms.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hypothalamus

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Thomas Willis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Willis was a founding member of the Royal Society, who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology, and psychiatry.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Nerve Racking

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This instructional activity describes the function and components of the human nervous system. It helps students understand the purpose of our brain, spinal cord, nerves and the five senses. How the nervous system is affected during...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Blood Clots, Polymers and Strokes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the circulatory system with an emphasis on the blood clotting process, including coagulation and the formation and degradation of polymers through their underlying atomic properties. They learn about the...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Human and Robot Sensors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are provided with a rigorous background in human "sensors" (including information on the main five senses, sensor anatomies, and nervous system process) and their engineering equivalents, setting the stage for three associated...
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Interactive
California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Skulls

For Students 9th - 10th
A skull is an object of sculptural beauty, a machine designed by evolution, a blueprint of an animal's lifestyle, and a protective enclosure for the brain and sensory organs. These are all responses given by scientists on this visually...
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Website
Gateway Community College

James Crimando: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the anatomy of the human brain.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Hybrid Medical Animation: Anatomy Reveal: Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of the human brain.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Human Body Systems

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to some of the major organs of the human body. Visual aids provide focused information on the heart and circulatory system as well as the brain and the eye.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Kids Health: How the Body Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive site for kids and teens. A holistic approach to learning about your body, including topics such as feelings, drugs, injuries, and other health issues. Available in Spanish.
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Website
Other

Healthline: Three Dimensional Body Map: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Rotatable view of the nervous system lets you examine the anatomy of the brain in 360 degrees.

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