The electrical impulse in a neuron travels across gaps with the help of a chemical signal.
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- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
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The endocrine system consists of glands that release chemicals called hormones into the blood stream.
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- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The eye consists of a variety of structures that allow it to regulate the amount of light entering the eye, focus, and sense color.
- Subject:
- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The medulla is the part of the brain that plays a role in regulating involuntary functions.
- Subject:
- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The cell body contains the neuron, which controls the activities of the cell. Dendrites, which branch out from the cell, receive messages and carry them to the cell body. An axon is a tail-like structure.
- Subject:
- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
Sensory neurons carry messages initiated by stimuli. Interneurons relay messages from one neuron to another in the spinal cord and brain. Motor neurons carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to glands or muscles.
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- Science
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- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The peripheral nervous system contains nerves that form a network throughout the body that directs voluntary and involuntary activities. The spinal cord connects the brain to nerves throughout the body.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
Sensory receptors are the cells in skin that sense pain.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The spinal cord and brain are two primary components of the nervous system.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
Vertebrae form the backbone and contain nerves that make up the spinal cord.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The chemical structure of the first carbohydrate is simpler than the second carbohydrate, which is a complex carbohydrate. Complex carbohydrates are broken down slowly by the body and release sugars into the blood stream over a longer period of time.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Provider Set:
- Animations and Images 2011 Collection
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 08/18/2011
The stomach releases acids and juices, which further break down food into a thick, pasty material called chyme.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Provider Set:
- Animations and Images 2011 Collection
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 08/18/2011
Food that hasn't been digested passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, where it is prepared to be eliminated from the body as waste. Nutrients and water are absorbed through the lining of the large intestine.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
The liver and pancreas produce bile and enzymes, which are secreted into the small intestine and aide in digestion.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
Chemical digestion occurs in the small intestine, which is over 6 meters in length, but only 2.5 cm in diameter.
- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
In a bar graph, the length of bars represents data. The numerical scale on the left axis allows bars to be compared to values.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
Circle graphs, also called pie charts, show how each group of data relates to all data. Each section in a circle graph represents a different type of data.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
A data table is a simple chart that often has labels to indicate where input data should be logged.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
A double bar graph is a bar graph that shows two sets of data.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010
A graph is a picture of data that demonstrates how one set of observations compares to another set.
- Subject:
- Science
- Provider:
- Utah Education Network
- Author:
- Visual Learning Company
- Date Added:
- 02/28/2010