Topic 9: Control systems (Edexcel A-level Biology B)

This bundle contains 15 lessons which are engaging and highly detailed in order to cover the difficult content as set out in topic 9 (Control systems) of the Edexcel A-level Biology B specification.

The lesson PowerPoints and accompanying resources contain a wide variety of tasks which cover the following specification points:

• Homeostasis is the maintenance of a state of dynamic equilibrium
• The importance of maintaining pH, temperature and water potential in the body
• The meaning of negative feedback and positive feedback control
• The principles of hormone production by endocrine glands
• The two main modes of action in hormones
• The division of the autonomic nervous system into the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
• The transport of sodium and potassium ions in a resting potential
• The formation of an action potential and the propagation along an axon
• Saltatory conduction
• The function of synapses
• The formation and effects of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
• The structure of the human retina
• The role of rhodopsin
• The distribution of rods and cone cells
• The control of heart rate by the autonomic nervous system
• The gross and microscopic structure of the kidney
• The production of urea in the liver and its removal from the blood by ultrafiltration
• Selective reabsorption in the proximal tubule
• Control of mammalian plasma concentration
• The differences between ectotherms and endotherms
• The regulation of temperature by endotherms

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