The Nervous System

I have three sites for you to check out.  

The first one is basics about the nervous system, such as what nerves are.  I found the part about the how the nerve cells send messages the most interesting.

 

Site # 1

The second site is a more in depth versions of the brain parts and their jobs.  I thought, that how some scientist think that the left and right parts of the cerebrum are a lot different than they look, was really cool to think about. Also try "".

Site # 2

The third and the one that I think is the coolest is an interactive picture of the brain that lets you rotate it and look at all the different parts. 

go to site # 2 and click on the picture that looks like this:

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Anatomy Sites

Here are some sites you can use to research your organ systems:

• The MEDtropolis Virtual Body: http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
• Human Anatomy Online: http://www.innerbody.com/
• You'll find some amazing statistics at Health Trivia: http://web.archive.org/web/20010821010416/www.stfrancistopeka.org/64trivia.html

If you're interested in cells, try CELLS Alive! at: http://www.cellsalive.com/

If you're brave, you can check out this NY Times slideshow: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/04/21/science/Bassett_index.html

More images from the Bassett Collection are on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanfordmedicine/sets/72157603949930348/

Earthquake in China - May 2008

Here is a slideshow showing some of the results of last week's earthquake in China:

http://www.npr.org/news/images/2008/may/12/earthquake/gallery/index.html

There are more audio reports from NPR reporters on the scene here:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/

The "Chengdu Diary" starts off as a report on the culture of the Sichuan region of China, but then earthquake happened, and the reporters started covering that. It shows how a geological event can affect society at all levels.

FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA: The US Geological Survey has released a summary (and lots of other reports, maps, and links) here:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ryan.php#summary