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This lesson describes the function and components of the human nervous system. It helps students understand the purpose of our brain, spinal cord, nerves and the five senses. How the nervous system is affected during spaceflight is also discussed in this lesson.

Engineers develop better ways to save the brain from trauma and disease. They develop surgical and imaging equipment, such as the gamma-knife, deep brain stimulators and MRIs. Engineers also design brain saving devices such as bicycle and motorcycle helmets. They study the nervous system in order to create ways to regenerate damaged nerves so that people with spinal cord injuries may be able walk again. Engineers create sight devices from glasses to advanced sight tools (including a light sensor imbedded into the back of the eye) for people that cannot see at all or have difficulty seeing. Bio-medical engineers create devices to aid people who have lost or are lacking full hearing capabilities. Engineers are also working on a drug that can keep astronauts from getting space-motion sickness, which is caused by conflicting sensory inputs.Describe the functions and parts of the nervous system.Describe the role engineers play in designing biomedical equipment to help with the nervous system.Explain how the five senses are affected during spaceflight. 15TeachEngineering.orgJessica ToddEmily WellerSara BornTeresa EllisDenali LanderMalinda Schaefer ZarskeJanet YowellAmerican Heritage Dictionaries, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. http://science-education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/Educational+Resources/Resource+Formats/Online+Resources/+High+School/41B8971F1A21A38F85256CCD00631593http://www.tbts.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=295&itemID=16377Burnie, David. 1995. The Concise Encyclopedia of the Human Body. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, pp. 126-127. Clayman, Charles M.D., ed. 1995. The Human Body: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, pp. 175-180.Elting, Mary. 1986. The Macmillan Book of the Human Body. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, pp. 80. Haslam, Andrew and Barnes, Jon, 2000. World Book Encyclopedia. Body, Make it Work, Two-Can Publishers. http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/nose_noSW.htmlhttp://kidshealth.org/kid/body/tongue_noSW_p2.htmlhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-2/125-133.htmParker, Steve. 1993. Eyewitness Science: The Human Body. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, pp. 38-40. Parker, Steve. How the Body Works, London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1994.Rowan, Pete. 1995. Some Body! New York: Alfred A. Knopf, pp. 29, 24-25. http://www.jwen.com/rp/articles/abc1.htmlSorkin, Donna L. “Cochlear Implant Candidacy and Outcomes: 2002 Update” Hearing Loss, Vol. 23, No. 4, 9 July/August 2002, accessed May 30, 2006.http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/Time Life Books. Human Body (Understanding Science and Nature), Alexandria, VA: Time Life Books, 1992.http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/images/objects/eye_diag2.jpghttp://www.nidcd.nih.govhttp://www.4girls.gov/body/body_tool2.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_systemS11417F6International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyE. Technological advances have made it possible to create new devices, to repair or replace certain parts of the body, and to provide a means for mobility. 35S11416E7International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyF. A subsystem is a system that operates as a part of another system. 35S1142559ColoradoScienceb. Analyze and interpret data to generate evidence that human systems are interdependent 55S114255AColoradoSciencec. Assess further scientific explanations regarding basic human body system functions 55United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-03-305Teacher