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Chapter 12

The Nervous System & Nervous Tissue

6 hands-on models to explore
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Nervous System Organization

Sort the parts: CNS vs PNS, sensory vs motor, and somatic vs autonomic.

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Neuroglia

Meet the six glial cells. They support, insulate, and defend neurons.

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Resting Membrane Potential

See how ion gradients, leak channels, and the Na⁺/K⁺ pump hold a neuron at βˆ’70 mV.

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The Action Potential

Fire a neuron. Watch it depolarize, repolarize, and hyperpolarize.

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Saltatory Conduction

Watch a signal leap from node to node on a myelinated axon.

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The Synapse

See how a neurotransmitter carries the message across the gap.

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