Endocrine Ssystem and animal hormones :
Definition of endocrine glands and hormones, functions of hormones released from (i) pituitary (ii) thyroid (iii) pancreas (iv) adrenal (v) gastrointestinal gland, An outline mechanism of action of protein & steroid hormones.
Causes and symptoms of Acromegaly, Diabetis insipidus, Diabetis mellitus, Goiter, Cushing’s disease.
Medical, Agricultural and Economic Zoology:
A. Outline idea of diseases, their causative organism, mode of infection, symptoms and preventive
measures of :
(i) Malaria
(ii) Filariasis
(iii) Ascariaisis
Growth, Reproduction, and Ageing :
A. In Plants :
Nervous and Muscular system : Brief outline of human brain structure.
Cranial Nerves : Distribution and Function.Spinal cord – Structure and major functions, Reflex arc (types) and reflex action : Conditional and unconditional reflexes.
Excretory System : Histology and function of the nephron (brief idea).
Normal and abnormal constituents of urine.
Metabolism : Definition; B.M.R.– Controlling factors; elementary idea of metabolic pathways; glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, Oxidation of fatty acids, Ketone body formation and its significance.
