Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the Nervous System! This video briefly describes the division of the central nervous system (including going over some general areas of the brain) and the peripheral nervous system before exploring some divisions of the peripheral nervous system (somatic and autonomic, parasympathetic and sympathetic). Then the video outlines glial cells and neurons before introducing the action potential and neurotransmitters.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Starting Tour of Nervous System
1:13 Central and Peripheral Nervous System
1:37 Brain
3:05 Divisions of Peripheral Nervous System
3:44 Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
4:45 Neurons and Glia
6:19 Action Potential
9:10 Neurotransmitters
10:06 Recap of Video

FACTUAL REFERENCES:
Betts, J. Gordon, et al. “12.1 Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System Anatomy and Physiology 2e | OpenStax.” Openstax.org, OpenStax, 20 Apr. 2022, openstax.org/books/anatomyandphysiology2e/pages/121basicstructureandfunctionofthenervoussystem.

Clark, Mary Ann, et al. “35.3 the Central Nervous System Biology 2e | OpenStax.” Openstax.org, Openstax, 28 Mar. 2018, openstax.org/books/biology2e/pages/353thecentralnervoussystem.

Urry, Lisa A, et al. Campbell Biology. 11th ed., New York, Ny, Pearson Education, Inc, 2017.


FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS:

Explore the action potential! https://openstax.org/books/anatomyan...

A little more about somatic vs autonomic reflexes? https://open.oregonstate.education/aa...

Glial cells and action potentials? Fascinating! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
[By the way, this video is focused on the nervous system but action potentials can happen in other cell types (like muscle cells) too!]

An interesting read about common myths about the brain https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...


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