Students learn about the classes of pharmaceuticals that interact with the autonomic nervous system, and then relate the consequences of nicotine abuse with respect to autonomic control of the cardiovascular system.

This lesson will discuss nervous system disorders and their causes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system controls sensing, feeling, and thinking. It also controls movement and just about every other body function. That's why problems with the nervous...

The parts of the brain and the anatomy of the nervous system and how they function are explained. An interactive diagram shows the location of various parts of the brain from three different perspectives, and summarizes what each does....

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.

People with Parkinson's disease gradually lose the ability to control body movements. Here you can find the cause, the symptoms, the treatment, and how to live with this central nervous system disorder that primarily affects adults.

Interesting discussion of Bell's Palsy, a condition of the nervous system that affects the face. Topics include what it is, the causes, the symptoms, the treatment, and how to live with it.

Learn about the brain and brain science using this Spanish version of the excellent Neuroscience for Kids site. Translation of the site is a work in progress. Portions are in Spanish but links for many pages still lead to the English...

Read the passage "Prosopagnosia - 'You Seem Familiar, But I Can't Place Your Face'" and complete the five-question quiz pertaining to Prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder causing the inability to recognize familiar people based on...

The body has two adrenal glands, one near the top of each kidney. The inner part (medulla) of the adrenal glands secretes hormones such as adrenaline (epinephrine) that affect blood pressure, heart rate, sweating, and other activities...

An overview of Huntington's disease, including history of disease, characteristics of disorder, nature of mutation, treatment, and son on.

Students learn the arrangement of sensory and motor regions in the spinal cord in order to understand a sensory and motor exam. They will also understand the clinical indications of common reflexes.

Students learn about the relationship between the location of the cerebellum and its function in movement in order to understand the processes of coordination and gait exams.

This is a five-question quiz related to spinal nerves and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Read the passage The Vagus Nerve and Mice and study the graphics to answer the five-question quiz that follows.

Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.

Loads of answers to just about any question you may have about comas. This site discusses what coma is, whether there is treatment, what the prognosis might be like, research on comas, and more.

Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.

This website gives an overview of stress, its causes, and the physical and psychological results. Case studies and a glossary are included.

The infectious disease Poliomyelitis or Polio effects the central nervous system which causes debilitating muscle disorder. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's initial diagnosis of polio is reevaluated as being Guillain-barre syndrome.

This resource provides a summary of the disease effects on the body and the genetics behind its inheritance. There are several links to other useful sites.

Learn about the effects of drugs in the benzodiazepine family, names of the drugs and their intended uses, and how the drugs are abused by adolescents.

Translations of Neuroscience for Kids, an excellent site on the brain and brain science by neuroscientists at the University of Washington. Includes Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Portuguese, Italian, Slovene, and Korean. Translations...