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Nervous System
After reading through this presentation about nerve impulses, students should be able to complete the sentences given with the correct terms and scientific vocabulary. The basics of the ion channel behavior are detailed along with a...
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The Domino Effect
Young scholars model the transmission of neural impulses with dominoes. In this nervous system instructional activity, students construct a device with dominoes. They use the device to model the way a nerve impulse is propagated from...
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Review for Strand 2A Test: Nervous System
Three pages containing 51 true and false questions make up this nervous system review. The major topics listed at the top of the test mention a film strip and a laboratory activity, but the questions appear to be answerable without...
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Achy, Breaky Nerve
Students will develop models of neurons to understand the function of myelin as it applies to the normal and abnormal transmission of nerve impulses. In addition, the students will also have the opportunity to apply their knowledge...
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Action Potential: A Student Project
Learners demonstrate their knowledge of action potential by creating an analogy and explaining this analogy to the class. They illustrate the action potential on paper by creating an analogy to demonstrate action potential and write or...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Nerves Work?
This video explores how nerves, neurons, and nerve receptors work in the human body and how they communicate by electrical impulses. [5:00] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Other
Indiana State University: Transmission Physiology
This site has a table of neurotransmitters and their sites of synthesis. It also gives descriptions of the role of neurotransmitters in nerve impulse conduction. Click on a specific topic for more information.
CNN
Cnn: Study: Destructiveness of Ms Cuts Nerves in Two
CNN Interactive reports: "Damage more extensive than previously thought." MS affects more than 300,000 Americans. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic discovered transmission of electrical impulses are servered.