Week 4/5 The Nervous System
Task 1: Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Nervous System
The Nervous System
By the end of this Task you should be able to;
Text: Pearson Science Year 9
Read Chapter 7.1: pp 225-234
By the end of this Task you should be able to;
- Describe the structure of the nervous system.
- Divide the nervous system into Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System and explain the sensory and motor division.
- Explain Sympathetic and Parasympathetic division
Text: Pearson Science Year 9
Read Chapter 7.1: pp 225-234
- Make notes under the sub-headings. A Diagram of the nervous system is attached. Glue it in and label the major nerves.
- Draw the two types of nerve cell page 226, figure 7.1.2
- Unit Review 7.1: p234
Two Types of Neurone
Synapse between neurones
Task 2 - Year 9 AEP Collaborative Project; Coordinating Body Systems
You have a paper copy of the file below. The links to the website are posted below the embedded document.
Review of the Muscular System can be found on our WebSite and in the classroom textbooks.
Review of the Muscular System can be found on our WebSite and in the classroom textbooks.
http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/31059/controlling-and-balancing-body-systems
https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/organ.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-does-the-nervous-system-work.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/nerve.htm
http://biology.about.com/od/organsystems/ss/central-nervous-system.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0041063/
https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/organ.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-does-the-nervous-system-work.html
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/nerve.htm
http://biology.about.com/od/organsystems/ss/central-nervous-system.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0041063/