Knowledge About Coordination in Organism

Hello everyone, you guys can see in this post which is all about Knowledge About Coordination in Organism. All organisms interact with their environment and respond to the changes (stimuli) taking place in the environment. You perform daily activities in a very coordinated way. If you want to write a letter, you first take a pen and a paper, then think about what to write and then start writing. Similarly, if a nail comes under you barefoot, you at once lift your foot, sit down somewhere, and pull out the nail. How does this all happen in such a specific way? The answer is that in our body there is a system working to coordinate and control all the actions (responses). Here in this post, I will also explain the difference between the types of coordination. Also, I will provide the best images and also a short video I will put here in this post at the last. 

Coordination In Organism

Starting Coordination in Organism first, we should know about what is coordination and what are the types of Coordination. So first of all I would like to explain the definition of Coordination and the types I will do these all step by step. Let's get started.

Coordination

Coordination means to integrate among different parts of the body and to respond to stimuli to keep harmony with the environment. Coordination is the property of all living organisms.

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A set of body parts that work in frame response to stimulus ( external change) is called coordination. This is the short definition of Coordination but it is a good definition for coordination. Now I will discuss types of coordination and the difference between these types.

Types of Coordination

There are two types of Coordination which are;

1: Nervous Coordination

2: Chemical Coordination

Nervous coordination is performed by the nervous system. And Chemical Coordination takes place through certain chemicals called Hormones. Animals possess both these types of coordination. Plants and other organisms (Unicellular Organisms, Fungi, etc.) have only chemical coordination.

Difference Between These Two Types Of Coordination 

	Nervous coordination	Chemical Coordination
Modes of Coordination	Electrical	Hormonal
Receptors	Sense organs (eyes, ears, nose,	Many body parts (e.g Kidney, liver
	tongue, skin).	etc.
Coordinators	Brain and Spinal Cord	Endocrine glands.
Effectors	Muscles and Glands.	Many body parts (e.g Kidney, liver
		stomach, etc.
Nature Of Message	Electrical (Nerve Impulse)	Chemical (e.g Hormones).
Carrier Of Message	Neurons	Blood.
Nature Of Response	1: Contraction Of Muscles	1: Various types (e.g growth, reabsorption of water by kidneys).
	2: Secretions from glands

So in the above table, you can see clearly the difference between The two types of coordination which are nervous coordination and Chemical Coordination. I explain in the table very beautifully and you guys must enjoy this table.

Now the others topic In knowledge about Coordination in Organisms is The Mechanism of Coordination. So I am trying best to do this topic under if you have any mistakes or question you can ask in the inbox.

Mechanism Of Coordination

Phase 1: Receiving Stimulus: 

When some change occurs in our internal or external environment, specific parts of the body feel that change. Any change in the environment which can initiate a response in the body is called a stimulus (Plural: stimuli). For example, touch, light, and sound, etc. are the stimuli. The parts of the body which receive or feel the stimuli are called receptors. Special Organs, tissues, or even cells of the body may act as receptors. For example, our sense organs ( eye, ear, skin, tongue, and nose) are the main receptors of the body.

Phase 2: Message to Coordinators:

The receptors send the information of stimulus to a coordinator. it analysis the information and makes a decision. In nervous coordination, the brain and spinal cord are the coordinators. They receive and send messages through neurons in the form of electrical signals ( nerve impulses). In chemical coordination, the endocrine glands are the coordinators. They receive information in the form of chemicals and send messages by secreting hormones in the blood. 

Phase 3: Producing Response: 

The coordinators send a message to special parts of the body for proper action (response). These parts are called effectors. In nervous coordination, muscles and glands are the effectors. While in Chemical coordination, different tissue of the body act as effectors. On receiving the coordinators' message, the effectors carry out an action (responses) according to their specialization. This can be understood through a simple example. when the door of your house is knocked, the sound produced by knocking is a stimulus. Your ears (receptors) receive this stimulus and sends a message to your brain (coordinators). The brain analyzes the information and sends a message to the muscles (effectors) of your legs to move and take you to the door. Then signals are communicated to the hand to move and open the door.

Science, Technology, and Society

The Nervous system helps to coordinate complex and intricate movements of the hand to play the piano or write alphabets. The intention begins in the special area of the brain. The neuron of this area compiles a set of information required for an action such as typing or speaking. The information and ensures that all the muscles work together to produce well-coordinated movements.

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