Nervous System: BodyQuest
On this page you will learn about the Nervous System, a very important system responsible for processing, and transmitting information throughout the body.
[http://www.thinkquest.org/]
Nervous System: How it works
4 lectures on the nervous system, information flow and the neuron or how neurons work part 1, information flow and the neuron or how neurons work part 2, integration and control: how nervous systems work, sensory reception and processing.
[http://research.umbc.edu/]
Nervous System: Neuroscience 4 Kids
The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!!
[http://faculty.washington.edu/]
Nervous System: Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World guides us on a journey into the fascinating world of the senses and the nervous system, where researchers are working to understand problems of great potential benefit.
[http://www.hhmi.org/]
Nervous System: What is a nervous system?
A nervous system is a very complex network of millions of long, thin cells called nerve cells.
[http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/]
Nervous System: Peripheral Nervous System
Nervous tissue is composed of two main cell types: neurons and glial cells. Neurons transmit nerve messages. Glial cells are in direct contact with neurons and often surround them.
[http://bioresearch.ac.uk/]