COMPARATIVE ANIMAL
PHYSIOLOGY PT. 3
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ABCS 343
D.D. WILSON
DEPT. OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION SCIENCE
SEMESTER 1: 2020/21
, SECTION OVERVIEW
• Sensory System
– Stimuli and their perception by animals to provide information about the
environment.
• Nervous System
– Nerves and the transmission of information to and from the central
nervous system of animals.
• Muscular System
– Contraction of muscle and the movement of parts and whole body of an
animal.
• Endocrine System
– Hormones and slow regulation of activity in animals.
, SECTION OBJECTIVES
• To understand the perception of various stimuli from the
environment by animals using a multitude of sense organs to
provide information that enhances their survival.
• To understand the processing of this information by nerve cel
and their linkage to effector organs.
• To understand mechanical activity of muscle, its regulation and
importance in survival of animals.
• A comparison between rapid regulation of physiological activity
through the nervous system and delayed regulation through the
endocrine system in both invertebrates and vertebrates.
PHYSIOLOGY PT. 3
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ABCS 343
D.D. WILSON
DEPT. OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION SCIENCE
SEMESTER 1: 2020/21
, SECTION OVERVIEW
• Sensory System
– Stimuli and their perception by animals to provide information about the
environment.
• Nervous System
– Nerves and the transmission of information to and from the central
nervous system of animals.
• Muscular System
– Contraction of muscle and the movement of parts and whole body of an
animal.
• Endocrine System
– Hormones and slow regulation of activity in animals.
, SECTION OBJECTIVES
• To understand the perception of various stimuli from the
environment by animals using a multitude of sense organs to
provide information that enhances their survival.
• To understand the processing of this information by nerve cel
and their linkage to effector organs.
• To understand mechanical activity of muscle, its regulation and
importance in survival of animals.
• A comparison between rapid regulation of physiological activity
through the nervous system and delayed regulation through the
endocrine system in both invertebrates and vertebrates.
