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Sense Organ: The Eyes

List the major sense organs and infer their locations.
Describe the organs of smell and taste.
Identify the different parts of the tongue associated with sweetness, bitterness, salty and sore taste.
Draw the skin showing the different receptors present.
Describe the structure of the mammalian ear.
Explain the functions of the ear (hearing and balance).
Describe the mammalian eye and explain the functions of its various parts.
Explain the functions of the eye:
– image formation
– accommodation
Explain the terms myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, cataracts and night blindness
Name the kind of lens that can be used to correct myopic and hypermetropia defects.

Sense Organs

List the major sense organs and infer their locations.
Describe the organs of smell and taste.
Identify the different parts of the tongue associated with sweetness, bitterness, salty and sore taste.
Draw the skin showing the different receptors present.
Describe the structure of the mammalian ear.
Explain the functions of the ear (hearing and balance).
Describe the mammalian eye and explain the functions of its various parts.
Explain the functions of the eye:
– image formation
– accommodation
Explain the terms myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, cataracts and night blindness
Name the kind of lens that can be used to correct myopic and hypermetropia defects.

Nervous Co-ordination

Locate the position of the CNS (brain and spinal cord) in a dissected vertebrate.
Describe the structure of the brain and explain the functions of its various organs.
Describe the spinal cord and explain its function
State the structural difference between the brain and spinal cord
Identify the PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) and describe its function.
Describe typical neuron
Group neurons according to functions as found in vertebrates and explain their functions.
Explain the process of impulse transmission.
Distinguish between a reflex action and a conditioned reflex action giving a few examples of each

Regulation of Internal Environment (i)

List the main organs and substances involved in homeostasis (control mechanism).
Describe the structure and functions of these organs: kidney and liver.
Name some kidney diseases and explain their symptoms and effects.
Name some liver diseases and briefly explain their symptoms and effects.
Discuss the remedy for unhealthy conditions kidney and the liver.
Explain what hormones are
List some endocrine glands, their positions in the body and their functions.
State the effect of overproduction and underproduction of these hormones.
Identify the mammalian skin under the microscope.
Draw and label the main structures of the skin.
State the functions of the mammalian skin.
State a few ways to care for the skin.

Peripheral Nervous System

i. Define the peripheral nervous system.
ii. State the functions of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.
iii. List the type of neurons found in our body and their functions.
iv. Explain transmission of impulses.
V. Describe a reflex arc.
vi. Differentiate a reflex action from voluntary actions.

Reproductive Organs

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand Reproductive Organs

Ecology Of Population Ii

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand the Ecology Of Population

Nervous Coordination Ii

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand the Nervous Coordination

Sense Organs Ii

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand the Sense Organs

Plant Hormones

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand Plant Hormones

Animal Hormones

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand Animal Hormones

Behavioral Adaptation

At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to understand Behavioral Adaptation

Reproductive Systems in Vertebrates(ii )

Identify reproductive organs in plants.
Distinguish between the essential and non-essential parts of a flower.
Describe the various reproductive organs of a flower.
Describe the different kinds of placentation.