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Regulatory Mechanisms in Animals
Regulatory Mechanisms in Animals
What do we mean by Regulatory
Mechanisms in Animals ???
Hormone released from glands,
neurotransmitters released from nerve endings
Mammals well developed – maintain a stable
internal environment with changing conditions
HOMEOSTASIS involves –ve feedback.
Maintaining Equilibrium
Communication within an animal
requires mechanisms:
Hormonal
Nervous
Negative Feedback
 Nervous & Hormonal system
promoting stability of internal environment
 Stimulus Response Mechanism
the response reduces original stimulus
(–ve effect on stimulus)
Negative Feedback
Hormones -Slower than nervous responses
Synthesised from fatty acids
Small & lipid-soluble, easily pass thro membranes – nucleus-
act on genes
Steroid hormones – testosterone & oestrogen
Amino Acid Hor Fatty Acid Hor
Hormones -Slower than nervous responses
Synthesised from amino acids
Water soluble, cannot pass through membranes –
bind to receptors plasma membrane, responses in
cell. Adrenaline & growth hormones
Amino Acid Hor Fatty Acid Hor
Endocrine glands release hormones directly
into the circulatory system
Pituitary Gland
Central role in overall endocrine regulation
Growth, lactation, reproductive state, skin
pigmentation, fat tissue, kidney function & activity of
thyroid and adrenal glands
Pituitary Gland
Hypothalamus -collects info the body’s state (water, food,
pain, emotions), releases releasing hormones to pituitary
Pituitary- receives info, releases hormones regulate body’s
response
Thyroxin Hormone
Stimulates metabolic rate of cells
Involved in physical development
Anterior Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Thyroid Gland
Thyroxine
Target Cells (most cells in the body)
via blood vessels
Thyroid stimulating hormone
releasing hormone
Hypothalamus
via blood
vesselsreleases
releases
via blood vessels
Sequence of hormones in release of
thyroxine from the thyroid gland
Hormones Video
Endocrine System
Please go to dnatube.com - excellent video resource
Endocrine - Mr Anderson
Nervous Systems
 More direct pathway of communication
 Extremely rapid responses are possible
 Functional unit is the neuron
 Neurons communicate between
 Sensory cells that detect a disturbance
 Effector cells that produce the response
 Specific receptors bring about highly
precise responses
 Requires a lot of energy to run
Nervous Systems – Evolution
Note development of a bundle of nerves at the
front of the animal
The Reflex Response
 A reflex is a rapid, unconscious response
 hand on a stove
 Stand on a pin
 Brain registers the ‘pain’ but doesn’t
facilitate the response (spinal cord does)
Knee-Jerk Response
Stretch Receptor
Effector Muscle
Receptors in Skin
Withdrawal Reflex
Spinal cord
Nervous Response
Environmental
Disturbance
(eg. hot plate)
Sensory Cells
(skin)
Effector Cells
(muscles)
Neurons
sensory,
interneurone
& motor
Response
(pull hand away)
Interneuron
s
 Neurons that transmit information from one neuron to
another (97% of human neurons are interneuron)
 Allow more co-ordination & integration
Tread on nail, can’t withdraw your foot interneurons
instruct muscles of opposite leg to bear weight
Try balancing on one foot.
Reflexes in Homeostasis
 Baroreceptor-heart rate reflex maintains blood pressure
Neurons
 Signals travel quickly along neurons as electrical impulses
 The signals that travel between neurons, across the
synapse are chemical
 Nerve Bundle - many neurons group together forming a
single nerve
Types of Neurons
THE STRUCTURE OF NEURONS
Synapse
Nerve Bundle
Action Potentials
Nerve impulse or action potential is a wave of electrical change along the axon
membrane stimulation
At the dendrite it stimulates the release of a chemical transmitter, which diffuses
across a synapse
The transmitter binds to receptor sites on the postsynaptic cell membrane to
stimulate the generation of another impulse
The Nervous System
Mammalian Nervous Systems
Central nervous system (CNS) – ‘co-ordinating centre’
Brain
Spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System – ‘sensing and responding’
Motor (muscular) neurons
Sensory neurons
The Central Nervous System
Human Nervous System
Major Sense Organs
Types of Receptors
Photoreceptors
Visible light, infrared radiation
Chemoreceptors
Taste, smell, communication
Oxygen, CO2, pH, water, salts etc
Mechanoreceptors
Hearing, balance, pressure, touch
Thermoreceptors
Heat and cold
VisionPhotoreceptor cells contain
Light sensitive pigments
Light with the pigment creates
an electrical signal
in a sensory nerve
Colour Blindness Inherited & affects more boys than girls
Lack one or more of the cone cells.
The Nervous System Video
The nervous system
The nervous system short video
Mind Maps of the Nervous System
The following are nervous system mind maps to help
you – read through the ppt & devise your own mindmap
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE LESSON !
ANY QUESTIONS ???!

VCE Biology Regulatory Mechanisms in Animals

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    VCE BIOLOGY www.drlakshmisharma.com Dr LakshmiSharma NO LIMITS TO LEARNING! BELIEVE & YOU CAN ACHIEVE! Regulatory Mechanisms in Animals
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    What do wemean by Regulatory Mechanisms in Animals ???
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    Hormone released fromglands, neurotransmitters released from nerve endings Mammals well developed – maintain a stable internal environment with changing conditions HOMEOSTASIS involves –ve feedback.
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    Maintaining Equilibrium Communication withinan animal requires mechanisms: Hormonal Nervous
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    Negative Feedback  Nervous& Hormonal system promoting stability of internal environment  Stimulus Response Mechanism the response reduces original stimulus (–ve effect on stimulus)
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    Hormones -Slower thannervous responses Synthesised from fatty acids Small & lipid-soluble, easily pass thro membranes – nucleus- act on genes Steroid hormones – testosterone & oestrogen Amino Acid Hor Fatty Acid Hor
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    Hormones -Slower thannervous responses Synthesised from amino acids Water soluble, cannot pass through membranes – bind to receptors plasma membrane, responses in cell. Adrenaline & growth hormones Amino Acid Hor Fatty Acid Hor
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    Endocrine glands releasehormones directly into the circulatory system
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    Pituitary Gland Central rolein overall endocrine regulation Growth, lactation, reproductive state, skin pigmentation, fat tissue, kidney function & activity of thyroid and adrenal glands
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    Pituitary Gland Hypothalamus -collectsinfo the body’s state (water, food, pain, emotions), releases releasing hormones to pituitary Pituitary- receives info, releases hormones regulate body’s response
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    Thyroxin Hormone Stimulates metabolicrate of cells Involved in physical development
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    Anterior Pituitary Gland ThyroidStimulating Hormone Thyroid Gland Thyroxine Target Cells (most cells in the body) via blood vessels Thyroid stimulating hormone releasing hormone Hypothalamus via blood vesselsreleases releases via blood vessels Sequence of hormones in release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland
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    Hormones Video Endocrine System Pleasego to dnatube.com - excellent video resource Endocrine - Mr Anderson
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    Nervous Systems  Moredirect pathway of communication  Extremely rapid responses are possible  Functional unit is the neuron  Neurons communicate between  Sensory cells that detect a disturbance  Effector cells that produce the response  Specific receptors bring about highly precise responses  Requires a lot of energy to run
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    Nervous Systems –Evolution Note development of a bundle of nerves at the front of the animal
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    The Reflex Response A reflex is a rapid, unconscious response  hand on a stove  Stand on a pin  Brain registers the ‘pain’ but doesn’t facilitate the response (spinal cord does)
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    Receptors in Skin WithdrawalReflex Spinal cord
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    Nervous Response Environmental Disturbance (eg. hotplate) Sensory Cells (skin) Effector Cells (muscles) Neurons sensory, interneurone & motor Response (pull hand away)
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    Interneuron s  Neurons thattransmit information from one neuron to another (97% of human neurons are interneuron)  Allow more co-ordination & integration Tread on nail, can’t withdraw your foot interneurons instruct muscles of opposite leg to bear weight Try balancing on one foot.
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    Reflexes in Homeostasis Baroreceptor-heart rate reflex maintains blood pressure
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    Neurons  Signals travelquickly along neurons as electrical impulses  The signals that travel between neurons, across the synapse are chemical  Nerve Bundle - many neurons group together forming a single nerve
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    Action Potentials Nerve impulseor action potential is a wave of electrical change along the axon membrane stimulation At the dendrite it stimulates the release of a chemical transmitter, which diffuses across a synapse The transmitter binds to receptor sites on the postsynaptic cell membrane to stimulate the generation of another impulse
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    Mammalian Nervous Systems Centralnervous system (CNS) – ‘co-ordinating centre’ Brain Spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System – ‘sensing and responding’ Motor (muscular) neurons Sensory neurons
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    Major Sense Organs Typesof Receptors Photoreceptors Visible light, infrared radiation Chemoreceptors Taste, smell, communication Oxygen, CO2, pH, water, salts etc Mechanoreceptors Hearing, balance, pressure, touch Thermoreceptors Heat and cold
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    VisionPhotoreceptor cells contain Lightsensitive pigments Light with the pigment creates an electrical signal in a sensory nerve
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    Colour Blindness Inherited& affects more boys than girls Lack one or more of the cone cells.
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    The Nervous SystemVideo The nervous system The nervous system short video
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    Mind Maps ofthe Nervous System The following are nervous system mind maps to help you – read through the ppt & devise your own mindmap
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    HOPE YOU ENJOYEDTHE LESSON ! ANY QUESTIONS ???!