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BIODIVERSITY

1. Biodiversity Explanation and Biodiversity in India
2. Taxonomic systems
3. Introduction to taxa and species
4. Phenetic method or Numerical taxonomy and Cytotaxonomy and Chemotaxonomy and Palaeotaxonomy Explaination
5. Nomenclature methods and Basic principles of nomenclature and Identification keys
6. Methods of grouping animals
7. Phylum : Protozoa, Porifera and Coelenterata or Cnidaria
8. Phylum: Platyhelminthes
9. Phylum : Nematoda and Annelida
10. Phylum : Arthropoda
11. Phylum Mollusca and Phylum Echinodermata
12. Phylum Chordata and Diversity and General Characters of Chordates
13. Classification of Phylum Chordata
14. Sub phylum : Vertebrata (Craniata) and Classification of Vertebrata - Class : Pisces and Tetrapoda
15. Class : Amphibia - sub phylum Tetrapoda
16. Class : Amniota - Reptilia - sub phylum - Tetrapoda
17. Class : Aves - sub phylum : Tetrapoda
18. Class : Mammalia - Reptilia - sub phylum : Tetrapoda
19. Monotremata, Marsupialia and Placentalia -Classification of Class : Mammalia - Reptilia - sub phylum - Tetrapoda
20. Scientific Names of Animals
21. Plasmodium
22. Life cycle in the mosquito - sporogony
23. Control of Malaria
24. Types of Malaria
25. Earthworm : External features , External apertures
26. Earthworm - Body wall ,Body Cavity,Locomotion
27. Earthworm - Digestive System, Feeding
28. Earthworm - Circulatory System
29. Earthworm : Excretory System
30. Earthworm : Excretory System
31. Earthworm : Nervous System
32. Earthworm : Reproductive System
33. Pigeon : External features
34. Pigeon : The wings
35. Pigeon : Exoskeleton , Quill feather
36. Pigeon : Endoskeleton : Flight muscles, Pectoralis major, Pectoralis minor or subclavius, Coracobrachialis
37. Pigeon - Digestive system
38. Pigeon - Respiratory System
39. Pigeon - Circulatory system and Venous system
40. Nervous system and Sense organ of Pigeon
41. Pigeon - Urinogenital system and Male, Female reproductive organs

CELL BIOLOGY

1. Cell Biology
2. Microscopy and Anton van Leeuwenhoek simple microscope
3. Compound light, Dark field, Phase contrast, Oil - immersion and Electron microscope
4. Cytological Techniques
5. Plasma Membrane
6. Mitochondria
7. Ribosomes
8. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and Function of Endoplasmic Reticulum
9. Golgi apparatus
10. Lysosomes
11. Centrioles
12. Animal Nucleus or Human Nucleus
13. Chromosomes of Animal Nucleus or Human Nucleus
14. Cancer biology
15. Molecular biology of cancer
16. Types of cancer and factor causes cancer
17. Cancer and death
18. Management of cancer : Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy

HUMAN ANATOMY

1. History of Human anatomy
2. The Integumentary System - Skin and hypodermis
3. The Integumentary System - hypodermis, Epidermis, Callus, Skin color, Hair, glands, Nails
4. Human Skeletal System
5. Structure of a typical long bone
6. Skull - Human Skeletal system
7. Vertebrae - Human Skeletal system
8. Rib cage - Human Skeletal system
9. Appendicular skeleton - Pectoral girdle, Pectoral girdle, Pelvic girdle or pelvis, Wrist, Hand, Leg, Ankle, Foot, Kinds of joints, Fibrous joints, Cartilaginous joints, Synovial joints
10. Human Muscular System and Types of Muscular System
11. Skeletal muscles - Human Muscular System
12. Shapes of muscles and Naming of muscles - Human Muscular System
13. Distribution of human muscles - Muscles of the human head, Muscles of the Neck region, Muscles of the Trunk region, Muscles of the upper limb, Muscles of the lower limb
14. Human Entire Digestive system process with diagram - Mouth or Buccal cavity, Tongue, Teeth, Salivary glands, Pharynx, Stomach, Small intestine, Duodenum, Jejunum and ileum, Liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas, Caecum, Colon, Rectum, Anal canal
15. Human Respiratory system with diagram - Nasal cavity, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Lungs, Thoracic wall and muscles of respirations
16. The Human Circulatory System - Systemic and Pulmonary circulations - Pulmonary circulation, Systemic circulation, Portal circulation
17. Components of Human Circulatory system : Blood vessels, Types of blood vessels, The Heart
18. The Human Heart structure with diagram
19. Human Lymphatic system - Lymphoid cells and tissues, Thymus, Lymph nodes, Spleen, Tonsils, The lymphatic circulation
20. The structure of a peripheral nerve : Central nervous system (C N S) Peripheral nervous system Autonomous nervous system , brain
21. Human Brain : Prosencephalon (Fore brain), Mesencephalon (mid brain), Rhombencephalon (hind brain), Brain stem, Pachymenix, Leptomeninges
22. The Eye - Sensory Organ
23. Ears (The organs of hearing) - The Sensory Organ
24. Endocrine system and glands : Pituitary gland (or) Hypophysis, thyroid, parathy roids, pancreas, adrenals, testes and ovaries
25. Urinary system : kidneys (renes), ureters, the uri-nary bladder (vesica urinaria) and the urethra
26. Male reproductive organs
27. Female reproductive organs

GENETICS

1. GENETICS
2. Quantitive inheritance - GENETICS
3. Genetics : Sex determination in Human beings
4. Male haploidy or Haplo-diploidy mechanism
5. Genetics : Sex - linked Inheritance
6. Genetics : Pleiotropy

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

1. Developmental Biology - Gametogenesis, Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis, Fertilization
2. Types of eggs
3. Cleavage and types - Frog's egg
4. Gastrulation in frog embryo
5. Organogenesis of Frog

ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY

1. Corals - reef builders - ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY
2. Earthworm - Vermiculture
3. Uses and types of Beneficial Insects : Productive Insects - Honey bee, Silk worms, Lac insects. Helpful Insects : Insect - Predators
4. Prawns, Lobsters and Crabs - ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY
5. Pearl Oyster
6. Fishes - Nutritive value
7. Guano (Bird excreta)
8. Aquarium - Setting up an aquarium tank
9. Vivarium ( Zoo ) and List of important Zoos
10. Disease causing organisms - Vectors : Housefly - Musca domestica, Sand flies - Phlebotomus papatasi, Rat fleas - Xenopsylla cheopis, The human louse - Pediculus humanus, Mosquitoes : Anopheles, Culex, Aedes sp
11. Poisonous Organisms : Physalia, Scorpion, Centipede, Honey bees and Wasps, Poisonous fishes, Poisonous snakes
12. Poisonous snakes : Cobra, Krait, Vipers, Sea Snakes and Poison Apparatus of a Snake
13. Fouling Organisms
14. Pests - Pests of Crops : Cotton, Paddy, Sugarcane, Vegetables, Coconut palm, Stored grains, household goods

ORIGIN OF LIFE

1. ORIGIN OF LIFE - Theories
2. Geological time scale : Palaeozoic era, Mesozoic era, Cenozoic era
3. Fossils : Fossilization, Evolutionary significance of fossils, List of Important fossils
4. Extinct animals-mass extinction : Causes and Pattern of extiniction

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

1. Nutrition : Carbohydrates (Poly hydroxyaldehydes (or) ketones.), Proteins(Polypeptides), Lipids, Vitamins
2. Carbohydrates (Poly hydroxyaldehydes (or) ketones.)
3. Proteins(Polypeptides)
4. Lipids
5. Vitamins : functions of vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency Ailments
6. Minerals, Water, Balanced diet, Calorie values, Obesity
7. The digestive system and The process of digestion
8. Dental Caries (Tooth decay) : Symptoms, Root Canal Treatment
9. Peptic ulcer and Hernia : Causes of Peptic ulcer and Types of Hernia
10. Appendicitis, Gall Stones, Hepatitis, Hernia, Peptic ulcer
11. Types of fractures, Mechanism of fracture, Healing of Bones in fracture, Dislocation of joints, Physiotherapy and rehabilitation, Arthiritis , Orthopedics, Rickets and steomalacia
12. Structure of a skeletal muscle, sarcomere
13. Mechanism and Types of muscle contraction
14. Benefits of aerobic exercise
15. Myasthenia Gravis Muscle Disease
16. Process of pulmonary respiration
17. Mechanism of Human Breathing : Expiration , Inspiration
18. Gaseous exchange in the alveoli
19. Herring - Breuer reflex
20. Lungs Disease : Tuberculosis (TB), Herring - Breuer reflex, Acute and Chronic Bronchitis
21. Human Circulatory System : Functioning of Human heart
22. Myocardial infarction : Symptoms, Causes, Risk factors
23. Angina pectoris
24. Angiogram : Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty
25. Atherosclerosis, Heart block, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
26. ICCU - (Intensive Coronary Care Unit)
27. Blood Pressure : Intensive of hypertension
28. Composition of plasma : Components with Functions
29. Types of blood cells or corpuscles
30. Human Nervous system
31. Human brain
32. Types of memory
33. Types of sleep
34. Human Brain Stroke and Brain haemorrhage
35. Alzheimer's Disease, Meningitis (Brain fever), Conditioned reflex
36. Right and Left Human brain concept
37. Spinal cord functioning
38. Functions of Endocrine glands
39. Pituitary gland and The hormones of anterior pituitary
40. Thyroid gland and thyroxine
41. Human Insulin
42. Human Glucagon
43. Gonads : Testis and Overies
44. Focusing Mechanism in the Human Eye
45. Human eye : Errors of refraction
46. Retinopathy - Human Eye Disease
47. Human Eye : Cataract, Lens Replacement
48. Human Eye : Glaucoma, Nyctalopia Disorder, Infections, Symptoms, Treatment
49. EAR - Some Information
50. Mechanism of hearing - Human Ear
51. Defects of the Human ear
52. Human Hearing Aid
53. Noise pollution
54. Human Skin and Functions of skin
55. Functions of Human Skin Melanin
56. Human Skin grafting and Dermatitis
57. Human Tongue and Mechanism of Stimulation
58. Human Excretion
59. Mechanism of urine formation
60. Renal Failure, Dialysis and Kidney Machines
61. Human Kidney stone (Calculus) And Kidney transplantation
62. Diabetes mellitus : Symptoms, Causes, prevention
63. Functioning of male reproductive system
64. Functioning of female reproductive system
65. Female Menstrual cycle - 28 days
66. In vitro fertilization (Test tube babies) and Birth control
67. Contraception - Methods to prevention of pregnancy

MICROBIOLOGY

1. History of Medical microbiology
2. Structure of Viruses And Viral genetics
3. Viral Diseases
4. Cultivation (culture) of Animal viruses
5. Bacterial structure And Culture
6. Bacterial Genetics
7. Bacterial Diseases
8. Protozoan microbiology
9. Larval microbiology
10. AIDS (HIV) Structure, its control, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Control and Management

IMMUNOLOGY

1. IMMUNOLOGY : Innate Immunity (Non-specific) And Acquired Immunity (Specific immunity)
2. Primary Lymphoid Organ Thymus
3. Peripheral Lymphoid Organs : Lymph nodes, Spleen
4. Secondary Lymphoid Organs : Mucosa associated lymphoid tissues (MALT)
5. Antibodies - Immunoglobulins, Region of polypeptide chains, Transplantation immunology
6. Classification of grafts
7. Immune system disorders

MODERN GENETICS

1. Human Genetics - Karyotyping
2. Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology)
3. Genetic Diseases
4. Human Genome Project (HGP)
5. Cloning : Differentiation, Cloning of Sheep (Mechanism), Ethical Issues, Merits and Demerits of cloning
6. Transgenic organisms : Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
7. Gene therapy
8. Bioinformatics : Definition, History, Applications
9. Scope of Genetic Engineering And Bioinformatics
10. Nucleic acid, Protein sequence databases And Genome sequencing, DNA library
11. Protein Structure, Protein Model And Uses
12. Human population and explosion - Issues

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

1. Reasons for the Explosion. Impacts Of Growing Population and Environmental
2. Global warming : Green house effect
3. Types of Greenhouse Gases
4. Effects of Global warming
5. Ozone layer depletion : Ozone hole, Preventing And Effect of Ozone depletions
6. Waste management
7. Waste management : Classification of wastes
8. Management of hazardous wastes
9. Management of non-hazardous wastes- Solid Waste Management
10. Biodiversity conservation (Biosphere reserves) Government and non Governmental organizations
11. Energy crisis and its environmental impact
12. Steps to be taken to resolve energy crisis
13. Environmental impacts : Thermal, Hydel, Nuclear Power, Solar energy, Fossil fuels
14. Poverty and Environmental : issues, alleviation
15. Fresh water crisis and management
16. Freshwater resources
17. Freshwater shortages
18. Freshwater Management

APPLIED BIOLOGY

1. Important cattle breeds and their characteristics
2. cattle breeds : Milch breeds (or) Dairy breeds, Dual purpose breeds, Draught breeds
3. Milch breeds (or) Dairy Cattle breeds : Sindhi (Red Sindhi, Red Karachi), Gir (Kathiawarhi, Surti)
4. Dual purpose Cattle breeds - Ongole : Nellore
5. Draught Cattle breeds : Kangayam, Hallikar, Jersey
6. Common diseases and control for Cattle
7. Poultry Breeds
8. Poultry Farming methods
9. Factors involved in brooding
10. Pisciculture : Characters of cultivable fish
11. Fish Pond : Types and Preparation of pond, Management and Feeding
12. Edible Fishes Of Tamilnadu (India)
13. Stethoscope and Uses of Stethoscope
14. Sphygmomanometer
15. Haemocytometer
16. Urine - Sugar analysis
17. ECG-Electrocardiogram
18. Computed Tomography (CT)(OR) Computerized axial tomography (CAT) - Advantages and Uses
19. Types of Endoscopy
20. Artificial Pacemaker And Autoanalyser

THEORIES OF EVOLUTION

1. THEORIES OF EVOLUTION : Lamarckism
2. THEORIES OF EVOLUTION : Neo-lamarckism
3. THEORIES OF EVOLUTION : Darwinism
4. Modern concept of Natural Selection (or) Modern synthetic theory of Evolution