Programme 15: Responding to Stimuli

Useful Links

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http://www.brainviews.com/abFiles/AniPatellar.htm The Animated Brain: A library of resources including an animation of the knee jerk reflex.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chreflex.html Neuroscience for Kids: This site has a circus of reflex arc demonstrations which can be used in the classroom. There’s also a detailed set of instructions for a reaction time experiment.

http://www.biology-online.org/3/5_plant_hormones.htm Biology Online: Notes for teachers and more advanced students on this topic and many others.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology/
humansasorganisms/4nervoussystemrev4.shtml BBC Bitesize: A diagram and notes on the reflex arc with an animation and the usual Bitesize quiz.

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/index.html Anatomy Physiology and Pathology of the Human Eye: Detailed notes, diagrams and quizzes on all aspects of the human eye.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html Taking a Look at the Human Eye: Slide by slide virtual dissection of a cow’s eye with commentary.