BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: How Does the Nervous System Help Us Respond? Ocr 21 C
This lesson focuses on the parts and functions of a Neuron, a brief description of how messages flow through them, and a labeled diagram of a motor neuron. It also provides a link to a test.
Other
Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Human Body Systems
This source offers a great overview of the various systems of the human body. Each part is identified and described on this site by a veteran science professor. Many interactive quizzes are located here as well for students looking to...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Alcohol and the Brain
Suitable for upper elementary and up, this is a thorough explanation of what alcohol does to the body and nervous system. Includes information about fetal alcohol syndrome and links to further information.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology
Learn about the basic organization of the body's organs and the major organ system.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Central Nervous System
Students study the adult brain, and learn the connections between the cerebrum and brain stem through the diencephalon, and from those regions into the spinal cord.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Body Systems (Physiology) Quizzes: Nervous System Quiz #1
A multiple-choice quiz on the nervous system.
Other
Healthline: Three Dimensional Body Map: Nervous System
Rotatable view of the nervous system lets you examine the anatomy of the brain in 360 degrees.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Nervous System in the Human Body
Kids learn about the science of the Nervous System in the human body. Brain, spinal cord, and nerves communicate.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Neurotransmitters Contain Chemicals
Nervous system signals are transmitted electrically along individual neurons, but neurons are separated from each other by a tiny gap. Chemical messengers called neurotransmitters cross the gap between neurons. Neurotransmitters fit into...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: What Is a Neuron?
Messages within the brain and the rest of the nervous system are sent very rapidly. These messages are conducted by cells called neurons. Neurons are specialized to receive and transmit message and neurons are connected in networks. In...
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works Movies and Activities
Short, colorful movies explain each of the body's systems: skeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, skin, immune, muscular, and nervous. Once you've seen the movie, click on the Activity Page link for...
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Outside Games
Learn about how the synapse works in the nervous system. Then play common games that demonstrate many functions of the nervous system. Find definitions of the vocabulary necessary to understand how the nervous system works.
Other
Unm: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves
Class notes on The Nervous System - Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves.
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University: Ornithology: Nervous System
This site, created by a biology professor at Eastern Kentucky University, provides an overview of the brain and nerve senses of the bird.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Cocaine
This website from the University of Washington is divided into three sections: "History of Cocaine," "Effects of Cocaine on the Nervous System," and "The Brain on Cocaine." Read interesting facts about the use of cocaine before it became...
Gateway Community College
James Crimando: Nervous System
Learn about the anatomy of the human brain.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Mystery of Chronic Pain
We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Embryologic Perspective
Students learn how the different stages of embryonic development relate to the adult structures of the central nervous system, and understand the growth and differentiation of the neural tube.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.46 Nervous System Health
Understand that humans make choices that affect their health.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Virus Which Affects Mouse Muscles
Prepare for the MCAT by reading this passage and answering questions based on the given table about how different viral doses affect behavioral or electrical abnormalities in mice.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biological Basis of Behavior: Endocrine System Questions
Practice for the MCAT by answering questions about how the endocrine system influences behavior.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mental Status Exam
Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.
Other
Danil Hammoudi, Md: Anatomy and Physiology Course
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...
Other
Bio Anim
BioAnin presents 3-D labeled images of all of the major systems of the human body, for example, the digestive system and the endocrine system. The images are embedded in slideshows. The site also has interactive 3-D models that can be...