WEEKS

^1st

Distribution of students and introduction of course

^2nd

Introduction and characteristics of invertebrates. Phylum Protozoa- External morphology and internal anatomy. Flagellates-Structure and functions, biology and life cycle

^3rd

Amoeboid forms- Structures and functions, biology and biological significance of Amoeba. Ciliophora- Detailed morphology, ciliary locomotion, nutrition.

4^th

Ciliophora- Asexual and sexual reproduction. Apicomplexan- Types and life cycle of plasmodium.

^5th

Phylum Porifera- External morphology and internal anatomy. Nutrition, excretion, respiration and reproduction.

6th

Types of canal systems. Structures and the biology of Leucososlenia.

^7th

Phylum Cnidaria- General introduction and forms. External morphology and internal structures. Class Hydrozoa- polymorphism; reproduction e. g. Hydra, Obelia.

^8th

Class Scyphozoa- Nutrition and reproduction e. g. Aurelia; Class Anthozoa- Nutrition and reproduction e. g. Metridium. Economic importance of cnidarians.

9^th

Phylum Platyhelminthes – External morphology and internal anatomy. Discussion of terms- Acoelomate, Bilateria, Triploblastic, cephalization. Class Turbellaria – structures, nutrition, excretion and reproduction e. g. Planaria (Dugesia).

10^th

Class Trematoda – Structures, biology and comparative study of aquatic and terrestrial life cycle e. g. Fasciola hepatica. Class Cestoda – Structure and biology e. g. Taenia.

11^th

Phylum Nematoda – General morphology.  Classes, the biology, life cycle of Ascaris, Ancyclostoma.

12^th

Morphology, biology and life cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti, Dracunculus medinensis.

13^th

Revision

14th

Examination