Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Biology outline · B: Form and Functions
Content
Nervous coordination: components, structure and functions of the central nervous system; components and functions of the peripheral nervous system; transmission of nerve impulses; reflex actions.
Objective
Apply knowledge of the structure and functions of the central nervous system to coordination of body functions; illustrate reflex actions such as blinking and the knee jerk; differentiate reflex and voluntary actions and conditioned reflexes such as salivation, riding a bicycle and swimming.
Content
Sense organs: skin for touch, nose for smell, tongue for taste, eye for sight and ear for hearing; their structures, functions, detection of stimuli and correction of defects.
Objective
Relate each sense organ to its function; apply knowledge of sense-organ structure and function to detecting and correcting defects.
Content
Hormonal control in animals: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas and gonads; plant hormones (phytohormones), including auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins and ethylene.
Objective
State the locations of endocrine glands in animals; relate hormones produced by each gland to their functions; examine the effects of phytohormones on growth, tropism, flowering, fruit ripening and leaf abscission.
Content
Homeostasis: regulation of body temperature; regulation of salt and water balance.
Objective
Relate hormone functions to homeostasis; explain the regulation of body temperature, salts and water.
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