Blog Archives
Nerves, Hormones and Homeostasis
The final topic for Standard Level (if you don’t need to go onto the Neurobio unit)
As usual, click on the shadowed images to see an animation.
– Essential Biology 6.5: Nerves, Hormones and Homeostasis
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Introduction to the nervous system
Loads of useful resources from Neuroscience for Kids
Reflex arc animation from msjensen.
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Nerve impulses: resting potential and action potential
Cool tutorial from the Harvey Project
McGraw Hill nerve impulse animation
Nice and simple from mrothery
Another good one from Alberta Psychology
Propagation on myelinated and non-myelinated nerves from Blackwell Publishing
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Synaptic Transmission
Great animation from McGraw Hill
Good tutorial from Harvard Outreach
Another WHS Freeman tutorial (lifewire)
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The Endocrine System
Good visual introduction from Delmar Learning
Really good animation – lots of info – from e-learning for kids
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Homeostasis
Tutorial and game from think-bank
Detailed tutorial from the University of New South Wales
Homeostasis in Newfoundland from Memorial University
Another good Freeman tutorial
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Blood Glucose and Diabetes
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Link to Neurobiology and Behaviour: E4 – Neurotransmitters and Synapses
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Cool music video from the Stanford students- Put some ACh into it:
If you can understand that, you’re doing well…