A detailed 68-slide PPT product (with 5 pages of student notes) is designed to introduce middle school and lower high school students to the nervous system. Topics include: functions of the nervous system, CNS vs PNS, neuron anatomy, types of neurons, reflexes, action potential, steps to action potential, myelin sheath, synapse, neurotransmitters, peripheral nervous system, spinal cord anatomy, central nervous system, brain anatomy, nervous system divisions, as well as the fight or flight response and rest and digest responses.

NOTE: Advanced Version Available for AP-Level Students:

There is a 121-slide advanced version of this PPT designed for upper high school, AP-level, and Science Olympiad courses. Follow the link below:

PPT - Nervous System (Advanced) - With Student Notes

PPT Contents:

• Main parts of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
• Functions of the nervous system (sensory input, integration, motor output)
• Divisions of the nervous system (CNS, PNS)
• Neurons
• Neuron anatomy
• Functional types of neurons (sensory, interneuron, motor)
• Typical nerve pathway
• Reflexes
• Action potential
• Steps to an action potential (e.g. resting potential, depolarization, etc.)
• Myelin sheath
• Myelinated vs. unmyelinated neurons
• Synapses
• Synaptic transmission
• Spinal cord anatomy
• Brain anatomy (cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem)
• Lobes of the cerebrum (frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital)
• PNS divisions (e.g. somatic, motor, autonomic, sympathetic, etc.)
• Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic divisions
• Fight or flight vs. rest and digest

NEW! Includes Detailed Student Summary Notes Document (10 Pages Total)

• This PPT now includes a 5-page student summary notes document with a corresponding 5-page answer key for teachers.
• Summary notes for my Introductory Series of anatomy PPTs feature fill in the blank questions, labeling, and completing summary tables.
• Questions are directly tied to each slide, in chronological order.

Fully Editable and Customizable:

• The PPT product comes in 2 formats: a static PDF document and a fully-editable PPTX document
• The student notes comes in 2 formats: a static PDF document and a fully-editable DOCX document
• Download the preview for a detailed glimpse of what you are getting!

Relevant NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed by This Product:

NGSS MS-LS1 - From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

• NGSS MS-LS1.A - Life Science: Structures and Processes

NGSS HS-LS1 - From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

• NGSS HS-LS1.A - Life Science: Structures and Processes

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