Students will learn the three main types of neurons and how they travel through the body's nerve network. Diagrams explain how information is received using our sensory organs and then processed by the central and peripheral nervous systems. Other terminology includes: stimuli, response, nerve impulse, sensory neuron, motor neuron, interneuron, effector, synapse, senses, hormone, adrenal glands and adrenaline.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2003. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015. Teacher's guide and student activities available under Additional info tag. Also available as DVD (DVD012).

The Nervous System (2:29); --Stimuli (1:48); -- Nerve Cells (1:07); -- Types of Neurons (1:29); -- Impulses (1:33); -- Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems (2:25); -- Senses (2:01); -- The Endocrine System (1:16); -- Nervous and Endocrine System: Summing Up (1:16); -- Nervous and Endocrine Systems: Video Quiz (2:50); -- Credits: Nervous and Endocrine Systems (1:06); .