OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Circulation and the Central Nervous System
Students learn about the vessels that supply the central nervous system with blood.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Central Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The central nervous system (CNS) is the largest part of the nervous system. It includes the brain and the spinal cord. The bony skull protects the brain. The spinal...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Structure of the Central Nervous System
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Structure of the Central Nervous System."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Drugs and the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will learn how drugs affect the nervous system.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Biology:the Nervous System Pretest
This quick five question pretest will allow students to assess their knowledge of the human central nervous system.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Biology: The Nervous System Post Test
A five-question multiple-choice quiz assessing the topic of the central nervous system of the human body.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Central Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn an overview of the human skeleton and its functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Nervous System
A video and a short quiz on the central and peripheral nervous systems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Diseases of the Nervous System
[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...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Organization of the Nervous System: Self Check Quiz
This self-checking, five question quiz over the central nervous system can be used as a review of the concept.
Other
Onco Link: Brain Tumors
This site provides much information on brain tumors. Includes anatomy of central nervous system, types of brain cancer, and symptoms of brain cancer.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas: Nervous System
This site contains numerous slides about the Nervous System. It includes information about the Spinal Cord, Central Canal, White Matter, Gray Matter, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Cerebellum, Astrocytes, Nerves, Node of Ranvier, and Pacinian...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Human Brain
Explore the human brain, and the role it plays in the nervous system. Students learn about the three main parts of the brain and each of their functions.
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...
Other
Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Brain Awareness Week
Although this site is for Brain Awareness Week, the many hyperlinks on the site are very worthwhile in the study of neuroscience. Be sure to check out the many activities on the experiments and activities page.
About Kids Health
About Kids Health: An Overview of the Brain
Learn all about the brain and how it works in this interactive teaching aid that highlights the anatomy and function of the brain using colorful animated illustrations.
Other
Johns Hopkins Univ.:baltimore Huntington's Disease Cent.
An overview of Huntington's disease, including history of disease, characteristics of disorder, nature of mutation, treatment, and son on.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Part Ii
The second of a two-part lesson about how tuberculosis can spread beyond the lungs effecting the bones, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and heart.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Poliomyelitis Pathophysiology
How does the polio virus cause polio myelitis? An explanation of the polio virus entering the mouth and replicating in the throat and intestines where it then connects to muscles from the neurons of the central nervous system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Polio?
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.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Reflexes
Newton's Apple informational site on reflexes. Includes vocabulary, resources, and several hands-on activities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Cells
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and types of neurons.