Tec — The Education Consultancy

Topics covered

• Introduction to coordination — stimulus, response, and effectors
• Types of coordination — nervous and chemical coordination compared, and coordination in lower organisms and plants
• The human nervous system — the central nervous system, brain structure (cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, medulla), and the spinal cord
• The peripheral nervous system, neuron structure, and reflex action and the reflex arc
• Receptors of man — the structure and function of the eye and the ear
• The endocrine system — the pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, adrenal glands, and gonads, and feedback control of hormones
• Nervous disorders — paralysis and epilepsy