Human Physiology - Part A & B (Offered by Physiology @ CMC Vellore)
Course Contents:
Blood and Lymph: Blood volume, Haematocrit, Primary Haemostatis. Coagulation of Blood. Spleen – Structure and functions.
Digestion: Alimentary tract. Excretion: Kidney and urinary tract; Nephron
Skin: Functions, pigmentation, hairgrowth cycle, sweat glands, sebaceous secretion, cutaneous receptors.
Cardiovascular System: Cardiac muscle and conducting tissue of the heart. Electrocardiography. Starling’s Law of the heart. Regulation of blood flow; coronary, cerebral, pulmonary, Splanchnic and cutaneous circulations.
Respiration: Anatomy of the thoracic cage, lungs, respiratory tract, Bryle’s law in ventilation, Mechanism, Surfactant, Compliance, Diffusion, Transport. Regulation.
Central Nervous System: Parts of the brain and spinal cord, Classification, morphology, Efferent control; Grouping of sensory nerve fibres. Spinal reflexes. Ascending tracts, Descending tracts of spinal cord. Perception and cognition.Upper motor neurons, their pathways & lesions. Brain stem – Location and function of different centres. III to XII cranial nerves, their functions. Cerebral cortex. Thalamus.
Special Senses: Vision : Anatomy; Image forming. Movements of the eyeballs; Hearing: Structure and function. Auditory Pathway. Vestibular apparatus; Smell & Taste: Odorants, olfaction; pathways to the brain; perception.
Endocrine system: General aspects of endocrine physiology; Histology.Protein and steroid hormones, transport, control of secretion, regulation. Hypothalamus; Thyroid; Parathyroid; Kidney; Heart; Adrenal cortex; Adrenal medulla; Islets of Langerhans; Gastrointestinal tract; Paracrine regulators. Production, effects of the Kinins, Histamine,Serotonin, Eicosanoids.
Reproduction: Sexual differentiation; growth and development; Hormones. Pregnancy; Functions of placenta; Physiology of mother and foetus. Parturition. Hormonal control.
Blood and Lymph: Blood volume, Haematocrit, Primary Haemostatis. Coagulation of Blood. Spleen – Structure and functions.
Digestion: Alimentary tract. Excretion: Kidney and urinary tract; Nephron
Skin: Functions, pigmentation, hairgrowth cycle, sweat glands, sebaceous secretion, cutaneous receptors.
Cardiovascular System: Cardiac muscle and conducting tissue of the heart. Electrocardiography. Starling’s Law of the heart. Regulation of blood flow; coronary, cerebral, pulmonary, Splanchnic and cutaneous circulations.
Respiration: Anatomy of the thoracic cage, lungs, respiratory tract, Bryle’s law in ventilation, Mechanism, Surfactant, Compliance, Diffusion, Transport. Regulation.
Central Nervous System: Parts of the brain and spinal cord, Classification, morphology, Efferent control; Grouping of sensory nerve fibres. Spinal reflexes. Ascending tracts, Descending tracts of spinal cord. Perception and cognition.Upper motor neurons, their pathways & lesions. Brain stem – Location and function of different centres. III to XII cranial nerves, their functions. Cerebral cortex. Thalamus.
Special Senses: Vision : Anatomy; Image forming. Movements of the eyeballs; Hearing: Structure and function. Auditory Pathway. Vestibular apparatus; Smell & Taste: Odorants, olfaction; pathways to the brain; perception.
Endocrine system: General aspects of endocrine physiology; Histology.Protein and steroid hormones, transport, control of secretion, regulation. Hypothalamus; Thyroid; Parathyroid; Kidney; Heart; Adrenal cortex; Adrenal medulla; Islets of Langerhans; Gastrointestinal tract; Paracrine regulators. Production, effects of the Kinins, Histamine,Serotonin, Eicosanoids.
Reproduction: Sexual differentiation; growth and development; Hormones. Pregnancy; Functions of placenta; Physiology of mother and foetus. Parturition. Hormonal control.