Hanover College
Hanover College: The Physical Factors Behind the Action
A frames page that gives the background to understand the way cells communicate (nerve cells). Each topic in the left frame triggers a tutorial on the right. Most have graphics or animated gifs to teach the material. Good background to...
Other
Posit Science: The Brain 101
Learn about the structure of the human brain with this interactive diagram. Also, find out about neurons, message transmission, and other factors that affect brain function.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Brain
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
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.
Harvard University
Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Brain: Pre Assessment
The brain has unique physical characteristics and it is specialized into many different areas, each with a different job. Brain functions and abilities develop over time. Assess student's knowledge of the structure of the brain by having...
NBC
Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Biology Cells
Take this practice quiz to test your knowledge of cells. See how fast you can name the parts of the six different cells. By changing the level, it is appropriate for students of all grades.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Brain Evolution and Development
This resource provides information about brain evolution and development.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Muscle Contraction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how muscles contract according to the sliding filament theory.
Curated OER
York University: Neural Signal Transmission
Site with a graphic that shows the transmission of a nerve signal during the action potential phase of communication.
Other
Alzheimer's Association: Interactive Tour of the Brain
Follow this two-part interactive tour of the brain. The first gives you brain basics; the second shows how the brain is affected throughout the stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neurodegeneration and Genome Mutations
Read the passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz that follows.