Animal Biology

1. Know the menstrual cycle and all the hormones and functions including estrogen,progesterone,LH(causes ovulation). Know all the tissues that produce them such as the follicle and the corpus luteum. 2. Know how the birth control and abortion(mifepristone) pills work 3. Know what Thalidomide did an its function today 4. Know the embryonic membranes an functions such as the amnion,allantois etc 5. Know what HCG is and does 6. Know the developmental pathway like morula,blastula,gastrula and the endoderm,mesoderm,ectoderm and what they give rise to. 7. Know that at the start of the menstrual cycle the oocyte is stuck at prophase I of meiosis 8. Know the glands of sperm development like testes and its cells the leydig and sertoli cells an what they make. Also the function of the seminal vesicle and prostate glands. 9. Know the functions of the neuron,astrocyte,microglia, oligodendrocytes,and schwann cells. 10. Know how the nerve signal works. 11. Know what block sodium channels-tetrodotoxin and the organism that produce it. 12. Know what MS is caused by and PML including the JC virus and what it attacks 13. Know all the neurotransmitters and how they are recycled or broken down and the enzymes. Also know the blockers of the recyclers or enzymes. Know the stimulators of the receptors as well including for both serotonin and gaba 14. Know the parts of the brain including hindbrain,midbrain forebrain and all the subparts like hippocampus,amygdala etc. And their functions 15. Know the Spinal cord and its functions 16. Know the PNS and its parts including the sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways 17. know what a niche is 18. Know the examples of competitive exclusion 19. Know what parasitism,commensalism and mutualism are and examples 20. Know the properties of a biological community 21. Know what trophic structure is and the feeding levels-producer,primary consumer,etc 22. know the ecological disaster I mentioned and where-Mongoose,Brown tree snake,Starling,rabbits. Please follow the given instruction through preparing the answe sheet. a) Provide fully completed and brief answers. b) make it organized and in order. c) Give definistions and give examples.