NERVOUS SYSTEM INTRODUCTION Nervous systems consist of circuits of neurons and supporting cells Neurons are nerve cells that transfer information within the body Neurons…
TEXTILES Knitted robots, mobile-charging shirts and wearable sensors p.168 MUSEUM San Francisco Exploratorium has a bright new home p.167 BIOGEOGRAPHY David Quammen reappraises…
Slide 1 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CH 48 AND 49 Designed to sense an animal’s external environment, initiate a response, and return the animal to HOMEOSTASIS Involves a series…
Slide 1 Chapter 48/49 Nervous Systems Slide 2 The human brain contains an estimated 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons Each neuron may communicate with thousands of other…
Chapter 49: Nervous Systems Miranda Darling Overview: Command and Control Center Brain is more complex than supercomputer New technologies allow us to map brain activity…
Chapter 44 ~ Nervous System Effector cells~ muscle or gland cells Nerves~ bundles of neurons wrapped in connective tissue Central nervous system (CNS)~ brain and spinal cord…
Chapter 49: Nervous Systems Miranda Darling Overview: Command and Control Center Brain is more complex than supercomputer New technologies allow us to map brain activity…