PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
Sectional Outline #1
I. Chemical Control in
Plants
characteristics
of plant hormones
hormones
auxins
phototropism, geotropism (gravitropism), inhibition of lateral buds
fruit development
gibberellins
cytokinins
inhibitors
ethylene
II. Chemical Control in Animals
peptide & steroid
action on target cells
extracellular
intracellular
glucose control
glucagon
insulin
flight or fight reaction - handout
III. Nervous System General
Central Nervous System / Peripheral Nervous System
Neurons
multipolar, bipolar, unipolar
Neuroglial Cells
Central Nervous System
Oligodendrocytes
Peripheral Nervous
System
Neurolemmocytes (Schwann Cells)
IV. Action Potential
Electrochemical impulse
Chemical and Voltage gated channels
Synaptic Transmission
Excitory post synaptic potential / Inhibitory post synaptic potential
V. Brain
Structures
Hindbrain
medulla, pons, cerebellum
Midbrain
Forebrain
thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebrum
Functions of the Cerebrum
VI. Nervous Pathways
Reflex Arc
Somatic (touch)
Autonomic
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic