OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Action Potential
Students will learn the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential, and find out the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: The Function of Nervous Tissue
Learn here about how nervous tissue is capable of communicating within the nervous system.
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
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: Peripheral Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nerves in the body that are found outside of the central nervous system. They include nerves of the hands, arms,...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Biology: The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation Post Test
Students can test their knowledge of the principles of regulation with this seven question multiple-choice quiz.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Biology: The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation Pretest
Students have the opportunity to take this five question pretest to assess their knowledge of the principles of regulation in the human body.
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.
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.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Discovery Biology: Reflex Arc
Why do you pull your hand away from a hot stove? Use this tutorial to enhance your understanding of reflex arcs.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive
Nathan S. Jacobs takes us inside the always active, surprisingly spontaneous brain. [5:18]
Other
Tiem: Synapse Transmission
A good description of the process of transmission across the synapse in nerve cells.
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.
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.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Neurotransmitter Role Play Description
A description of cellular communication involving neurotransmitters.
Read Works
Read Works: What's Inside
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the brain and its basic parts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System
A slide show presentation introducing the facts about the human nervous system.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response
Learn here all about nervous tissue, a tissue that is excitable and capable of sending and receiving electrochemical signals that provide the body with information.
Other
Neurociencias Para Ninos / Neuroscience for Kids
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...
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neurodegeneration and Genome Mutations
Read the passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz that follows.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Could Complete Darkness Be the Cure for Amblyopia?
Read a passage about using darkness to cure Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) and answer the follow-up questions.
Curated OER
Spinal Cord Neuron Relationships
Class notes on The Nervous System - Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves.