A "Deeper Learning Dive" is a student led activity, where each individual chooses a topic that they would like to research more (from what they have already learned), and they do this by watching videos and researching online. For my topic I selected the brain, as I felt that we did not spend too much time on that and it is an interesting subject. The video I watched is below:
The video describes the two different types of neural cells: neurons and glias. Neurons are basically nerve cells, whereas glias are the glue that holds neurons together. Both glia cells and neuron cells have a cell body called the "soma", which contains the nucleus and other organelles. Most of these cells have "processes" that branch out from the soma and vary in thickness, length, and terminal structure. The nervous system as a whole is made up of the central nervous system (brain and spine), and the peripheral nervous system (nerves that come out of the spine and brain and go all over the body).
I consider the information from the video to be reliable because it comes from a traditionally credible and renowned, non-profit organization: Khan Academy. Additionally, the video author: Matthew Barry Jensen, is a professor of neurology at the University of Wisconsin; thus, the video most likely contains real, reliable information.
This video gave me more of an overview on the given topic and was helpful to understand the nervous system a little bit more. Our class explorations had really centered around the brain, so I had not realized that there was both a central nervous system and a peripheral nervous system. It also helped me to understand that there are different types of cells in the nervous system, aside from just neurons.
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