Evolution of humoral and nervous regulation

In this topic

• Why regulation is needed: two systems
• Evolution of the nervous system
• The vertebrate brain and behaviour
• Evolution of humoral regulation, and feedback

Key terms

• Humoral regulation
• Nervous regulation
• Neurohumoral regulation
• Irritability
• Diffuse nervous system
• Ladder-like nervous system
• Ventral nerve chain
• Tubular nervous system
• Cephalisation
• Cerebral cortex
• Neurosecretory cell
• Feedback

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