North Bengal University Zoology Syllabus

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University of North Bengal B.Sc Zoology Syllabus:

CORE COURSE I
ANIMAL DIVERSITY:

Unit 1: Kingdom Protista
General characters and classification up to classes; Locomotory Organelles and locomotion in
Protozoa

Unit 2: Phylum Porifera
General characters and classification up to classes; Canal System in Sycon

Unit 3: Phylum Cnidaria
General characters and classification up to classes; Polymorphism in Hydrozoa

Unit 4: Phylum Platyhelminthes
General characters and classification up to classes; Life history of Taenia solium

Unit 5: Phylum Nemathelminthes
General characters and classification up to classes; Life history of Ascaris lumbricoides and its parasitic adaptations

Unit 6: Phylum Annelida
General characters and classification up to classes; Metamerism in Annelida

Unit 7: Phylum Arthropoda
General characters and classification up to classes; Vision in Arthropoda, Metamorphosis in
Insects

Unit 8: Phylum Mollusca
General characters and classification up to classes; Torsion in gastropods

Unit 9: Phylum Echinodermata
General characters and classification up to classes; Water-vascular system in Asterias

Unit 10: Protochordates
General features and Phylogeny of Protochordata

Unit 11: Agnatha
General features of Agnatha and classification of cyclostomes up to classes

Unit 12: Pisces
General features and Classification up to orders; Osmoregulation in Fishes

Unit 13: Amphibia
General features and Classification up to orders; Parental care

Unit 14: Reptiles
General features and Classification up to orders; Poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, Biting mechanism in snakes

Unit 15: Aves
General features and Classification up to orders; Flight adaptations in birds

Unit 16: Mammals
Classification up to orders; Origin of mammals

CORE COURSE II
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF VERTEBRATES:

Unit 1: Integumentary System
Derivatives of integument Nails and hooves in birds and mammals

Unit 2: Skeletal System
Evolution of visceral arches

Unit 3: Digestive System
Brief account of alimentary canal and digestive glands

Unit 4: Respiratory System
Brief account of Gills, lungs, air sacs and swim bladder

Unit 5: Circulatory System
Evolution of heart and aortic arches

Unit 6: Urinogenital System
Succession of kidney, Evolution of urinogenital ducts

Unit 7: Nervous System
Comparative account of brain

Unit 8: Sense Organs
Types of receptors

Unit 9: Early Embryonic Development
Gametogenesis: Spermatogenesis and oogenesis w.r.t. mammals, vitellogenesis in birds;
Fertilization: external (Sea urchin), internal (mammals), blocks to polyspermy; Early development of frog and humans (structure of mature egg and its membranes, patterns of cleavage, fate map, up to formation of gastrula);types of morphogenetic movements; Fate of germ layers; Neurulation in frog embryo.

Unit 10: Late Embryonic Development
Implantation of embryo in humans, Formation of human placenta and functions, other types of placenta on the basis of histology; Metamorphic events in frog life cycle and its hormonal regulation.

Unit 11: Control of Development
Fundamental processes in development (brief idea) Gene activation, determination, induction, Differentiation, morphogenesis, intercellular communication, cell movements and cell death

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY:
Unit 1: Nerve and muscle
Structure of a neuron, Resting membrane potential, Origin of Action potential and its propagation in myelinated and non-myelinated nerve fibres, Ultra-structure of skeletal muscle, Molecular and chemical basis of muscle contraction

Unit 2: Digestion
Physiology of digestion in the alimentary canal; Absorption of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids

Unit 3: Respiration
Pulmonary ventilation, Respiratory volumes and capacities, Transport of Oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood

Unit 4: Excretion
Structure of nephron, Mechanism of Urine formation, Counter-current Mechanism

Unit 5: Cardiovascular system
Composition of blood, Hemostasis, Structure of Heart, Origin and conduction of the cardiac impulse, Cardiac cycle

Unit 6: Reproduction and Endocrine Glands
Physiology of male reproduction: hormonal control of spermatogenesis; Physiology of
female reproduction: hormonal control of menstrual cycle
Structure and function of pituitary, thyroid, Parathyroid, pancreas and adrenal

Unit 7: Carbohydrate Metabolism
Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Pentose phosphate pathway, Review of electron transport chain

Unit 8: Lipid Metabolism
β oxidation of palmitic acid

Unit 9: Protein metabolism
Transamination, Deamination and Urea Cycle

Unit 10: Enzymes
Mechanism of action, Enzyme Kinetics, Inhibition