Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Animal Test II – What You Need to Know, AP Biology, Bidwell

Sorry, everyone -- no guide tonight! However, I posted the list of things that will be making an appearance on tomorrow's test, as dictated by Ms. Bidwell in class today.


Nervous System

- Action potential in detail

- Synapses and neurotransmitters

- Parts of the brain and their function

Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

- Muscle Anatomy

- The Sliding Filament Model

Animal Reproduction

- Anatomy of Male and Female Reproductive Tract

- Oogenesis and Spermatogenesis

- Hormone cycles and feedback systems in males and females

- Be familiar with hormones such as FSH, LH, and Oxytocin

Animal Development

- Extra-embryonic membranes and their functions for mammals, birds, and reptiles.

- Embryonic development progression

- Formation of endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. What organs/systems result?

- Organoogenesis

- Notochord Formation

- Factors involving what cells develop into, induction, hometic and Hox genes, homeobox.

- Ability to compare the embryos of frogs, humans, sea urchins, etc.

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