Entries by Daphne Hanson

The endocrine and nervous systems function

The endocrine and nervous systems function to coordinate and regulate the activities of cells and tissues throughout the body. To achieve these types of control, both systems rely on chemical agents, but the chemicals function differently at the cellular level. Describe the functional differences between hormones and neurotransmitters

Discuss the phylum Platyhelminthes

Discuss the phylum Platyhelminthes. Refer to the presence or absence of a coelom, symmetry type, basics of the nervous system, and type of digestive tract in the free-living forms. Then, discuss the body form of a tapeworm, how an infection could happen, and subsequent treatments by physicians. Are tapeworms free-living, or parasitic? Through what process […]