THEME : PHYSIOLOGY OF LIVING THINGS

LEARNING AREA : 3.0 COORDINATION AND RESPONE

Week Learning Suggested Learning Activities Learning Outcomes Notes

Objectives
13 3.1 Carry out small group discussion on the A student be able to: Noble value :
Understanding following and present the findings : -cooperative
response and a) external stimuli, e.g.  List the changes in external and -being responsible
coordination light,sound,smell,taste, internal environment faced by an
temperature,pressure and touch. organism
b) Internal stimuli e.g sugar level in the
blood and osmotic pressure of blood
c) The necessity for living organisms to  State why organisms have to be
respond to stimuli, sensitive to changes in internal and
Carry out activities to study: external environment
a) Human and animal responses to  Clarify through examples the meaning
external and internal environment, of ‘stimulus’ and ‘response’
b) Plant responses to external  State the main components and
environment pathways involved in detecting and
View computer simulations on the pathways responding to changes in external
in detecting and responding to external and environment
internal stimuli in humans and animals and
draw schematic diagrams involving the main  State the main components and
components. pathways involved in detecting and  Main components
regulating changes in internal are
environment receptors,integratin
g centre and
 Clarify through examples the meaning effectors.
of ‘coordination’  Afferent and
efferent pathways
are involved
 In regulating the
internal
Discuss what is meant by ‘coordination’ environment ,
negative feedback
is involved.
14 3.2 A student is able to : TSTS
Analysing the Discuss the role of nervous system.  State the role of nervous system -visualising
role of human  Draw and label a diagram to show the -analysing
nervous system Draw a diagram to show the organization of organization of the nervous system
the nervous system.  Name the main parts of the brain and Noble value
state their functions -responsible
-being thankful to God
View graphics of the brain and label the main
parts of the brain, and state their respective
function(s).  Draw and label a diagram of a cross
section of the spinal cord The parts of the brain to be
 State the main functions of the spinal studied are the
cord cerebrum,cerebellum,
Draw and label diagram of a cross section of medulla oblongata ,
the spinal cord. pituitary , hypothalamus and
thalamus.
Cross section of spinal cord
Discuss the main functions of the spinal cord  Label the structure of an efferent include grey matter , white
neurone matter , dorsal root , ventral
root , ganglion , spinal
nerve ,

Draw and label the structure of the efferent

neurone (nucleus , cell body , cytoplasm ,  Identify the type of the neurone from
dendrites , axon , synaptic dendrites , myelin diagrams given
sheath)  State the function of each type of
neurone
Identify and discuss the function of the three
types of neurone. TSTS
 State the mode of transmission of
-Generating ideas
information along the neurone
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-critical
-analytical thinking
 Describe briefly the pathway of
View computer animations on the
transmission of information from
transmission of information in the form of
receptors to effectors
electrical signals.

Discuss the mode of transmission of

information along the neurone

Draw a schematic diagram to show the

pathway of transmission of information, and
discuss the following:
 a) Reception of stimuli by receptors
b) From receptors to the central
nervous system
c) Integration and interpretation by the
central nervous system
d) From the central nervous system to
the effectors
e) Response by the effectors

15 3.2 Draw and label a simple diagram of a  Draw and label a simple diagram of a TSTS
Analyzing the synapse synapse -visualising
role of human -generating ideas
nervous Conduct small group discussion on the
system(cont) following:  Describe the transmission of Noble value
a) Transmission of information across information across synapses -being thankful to God
the synapse  State the role of the synapse in
transmission

b) The role of the synapse in  Give examples of voluntary action

transmission  Give examples of involuntary action
Discuss voluntary action and involuntary  Outline the transmission of
action with examples. information in voluntary action
 Outline the transmission of
information in involuntary action
Discuss the following:
a) Voluntary action e.g. raising your
 Draw a schematic diagram showing a
hand to answer a question
reflex arc
b) Involuntary action involving skeletal
muscles e.g. knee jerk  Give examples of nervous system
c) Involuntary action involving smooth related diseases.
muscles , cardiac muscles or glands
e.g. normal blood pressure

Work in small groups to draw a schematic

diagram of a reflex arc.

Visit homes for the aged. Show compassion

towards senior citizens and patients with Noble value
Alzheimer’ and Parkinson’s diseases. -being respectful and well-
mannered
16 3.3 Carry out small group discussion on the A student is able to :
Analysing the role of following and present findings :
hormones in humans TSTS
a) what a hormone is  State what a hormone -relating
is -generating ideas
b) what the endocrine system is  State what the -analysing
endocrine system is
c) why the endocrine system is necessary,  State why the Noble value
despite having the nervous system endocrine system is -being thankful to God
necessary -cooperative
d) the physiological processes which are not
directly regulated by the nervous system  State physiological
e.g. menstrual cycle, development of processes not directly
secondary sex characteristics, growth, regulated by the
etc. nervous system
e) how the endocrine system complements  Describe how the
the nervous system endocrine system
complements the
Carry out group activity to label the main nervous system
glands of the endocrine system.  Label the main glands
of the endocrine system

Name the main hormones produced by each

 Name the main
endocrine gland.
hormones produced by
each endocrine gland
 State the functions of
the hormones involved
Match the hormones with their functions in
in some physiological
the following physiological processes:
processes
(a) reproduction The main hormones
(b) growth required are :
(c) homeostasis - follicle stimulating
hormone
- luteinising hormone
- estrogen
- progesterone
- androgens
- growth hormone
 Describe briefly how - thyroid-stimulating
Discuss how secretion of a hormone can be secretion of hormone is hormone
regulated by : regulated - thyroxine
- insulin
a) another hormone, e.g. thyroid stimulating - glucagon
hormone ( TSH ) - antidiuretic hormone,
and
b) level of certain substances, e.g. glucose - adrenaline

c) nervous system TSTS

-comparing and
Discuss the involvement of both the nervous  Describe briefly contrasting
system and the endocrine system in a “fight coordination involving
or flight” situation both the nervous Noble value
( involving adrenaline ) system and endocrine -appreciating and
system practicing clean and
healthy living