Home Faculty & Staff Academics Infrastructure Research Publications Research Projects Photo Gallery Contact Us

The Department conducts the Physiology course for :

1. MBBS
2. M.Sc. (Medicine) – Three years Programme
3. Ph.D. Programme- 6 Months course work followed by three years of designed Research Work

Subject Curriculum for M.B.B.S Course
Theory

General physiology:
1. Cell physiology
2. Homeostasis
3. Transport across cell membrane
4. Biophysics-general principles
5. Body fluid compartment
6. Molecular Motors

Blood:
1. Composition, properties and functions of blood
2. RBCs - their formation & functions
3. Haemoglobin
4. Anemia and blood indices
5. Leukocytes - formation and functions
6. Thrombocytes and hemostasis, Blood Coagulation
7. Plasma proteins & E.S.R.
8. Lymph and R.E. System
9. Blood groups
10. Immunity
11. Blood Volume
12. Related topics & applied physiology

Nerve & Muscle Physiology:
1. Membrane potential & action potential
2. Structure & classification of nerve fibers
3. Properties of nerve cells and their fibers (including Degeneration & Regeneration)
4. Neuromuscular transmission
5. Structure, functions and properties of muscles
6. Mechanism of contraction of different types of muscles
7. Physiological changes during muscle contractions
8. Related topics & applied physiology

Gastrointestinal tract:
1. PhysiologicalAnatomy
2. Secretion & their control-Salivary, Gastric, Pancreatic, Intestinal
3. Bile, liver function tests & Jaundice
4. Digestion
5. Absorption
6. Movements of Gastrointestinal tract
7. Hormones of GIT
8. Related topics & applied physiology

Respiration System:
1. Physiological anatomy of respiratory tract
2. Mechanics of respiration (including pressure & volume changes)
3. Lung volume, capacities and lung function tests
4. Composition of respiratory gases
5. Transport of Oxygen in Blood
6. Transport of Carbon dioxide in Blood
7. Regulation of respiration
8. Hypoxia, Asphyxia
9. Cyanosis and periodic breathing
10. Dysbarism and acclimatization to high altitude
11. Exercise and space Physiology
12. Related topics & applied physiology

Cardiovascular System:
1. Functional anatomy of heart
2. Origin and spread of cardiac impulse
3. Cardiac cycle & heart sounds
4. Electrocardiogram
5. Heart rate
6. Cardiac output & venous return
7. Arterial blood pressure
8. Arterial and venous pulse
9. Circulation –Capillary, coronary, pulmonary and systemic circulation
10. Hemorrhage, Hypovolemic shock
11. Cardiovascular changes during exercise and cardiac efficiency tests.
12. Related topics & applied physiology

Excretory System:
1. Physiological anatomy of Kidney
2. Renal Circulation
3. Glomerular filtration rate
4. Functions of renal tubules
5. Reabsorption of physiologically important substances
6. Counter current mechanism
7. Hormonal function of Kidney
8. Role of kidney in acid-base balance in body
9. Micturition
10. Renal function tests
11. Functions of skin
12. Regulations of body temperature
13. Related topics & applied physiology Central

Peripheral Nervous System:
1. Introduction
2. Synapse and synaptic transmission
3. Autonomic nervous system (including Adrenal medulla)
4. Sensory system- receptor & their properties, sensations
5. Spinal Cord : Tracts and lesions
6. Reflexes
7. Motor organization
8. Brain stem (including vestibular apparatus)
9. Basal Ganglia
10. Cerebellum
11. Tone, posture and equilibrium
12. Motor control mechanism
13. Thalamus
14. Hypothalamus
15. Limbic cortex
16. Cerebral cortex
17. Higher functions-Speech, Learning and memory
18. Electroencephalogram and sleep
19. Cranial Nerves
20. Pain
21. CSF
22. Related topics & applied physiology

Special Senses:
1. Structure of eye
2. Refractory Errors of Eye and corrections
3. Retina : Structure, photochemistry
4. Visual pathways and its lesions
5. Visual activity and binocular vision
6. Accommodation and adaptations to darkness
7. Color Vision
8. Visual perceptions : Central mechanism
9. Movements of eye
10. Functional anatomy of ear
11. Structure and functions of middle ear
12. Organ of Corti and mechanism of hearing
13. Endocochlear potentials and auditory pathways
14. Deafness and tests of hearing
15. Taste and smell

Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology:
1. Introduction
2. Hypothalamohypophyseal axis
3. Anterior pituitary gland (including growth and development)
4. Posterior pituitary gland
5. Thyroid gland
6. Hormonal control of blood calcium level
7. Endocrine pancreas
8. Andrenal gland
9. Hormones of heart, kidney and thymus
10. Introduction to reproductive physiology
11. Male reproductive system : structure, functions
12. Female reproductive system : structure, functions & reproductive cycles
13. Fertilization, placenta, pregnancy and pregnancy tests
14. Parturition and lactation
15. Physiological basis of family planning
16. Related topics & applied physiology

ENVIRONMENTAL, REGULATORY & EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY:
1. Physiology of high altitude
2. Acclimatization & effect of high atmospheric pressure
3. Aviation & space physiology
4. Body temperature regulation, Hypo & Hyperthermia5.Physiology of exercise & yoga

Practicals

General Practical:
1. Study of appliances - Experimental instruments
2. Study of appliances - Hematology and clinical instruments
3. Study of appliances - Compound microscope

Hematology Practical:
1. Estimation of haemoglobin
2. Hemocytometry
3. Total white cell count (TLC)
4. Total red cell count (TRBC)
5. Peripheral blood film
6. Differential WBC count (DLC)
7. Platelet count
8. Absolute eosinophil count, Arneth count
9. Packed cell volume & Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
10. Blood indices and related calculation
11. Blood grouping
12. Determination of BT & CT
13. Effect of tonicity of saline, Osmotic fragility
14. Hemin crystals, reticulocyte count

Clinical Physiology Practical:
1. Radial pulse
2. Arterial blood pressure
3. Effect of exercise & posture on arterial blood pressure
4. Cardiac efficiency tests
5. ECG
6. Spirometry
7. Stethography
8. Examination of sensory functions
9. Examination of motor functions
10. Examination of cranial nerves
11. CNS higher functions
12. Thermometry
13. ErgographyClinical examination in general
14. Clinical examination of Cardiovascular system
15. Clinical examination of Respiratory system
16. Clinical examination of abdomen
17. Artificial respiration and Cardio pulmonary resuscitation

Amphibian Practicals:
1. Gastrocnemius muscle, sciatic nerve preparation
2. Simple muscle curve
3. Effect of temperature on SMC
4. Effect of load on SMC
5. Effect of two successive stimuli
6. Genesis of tetanus
7. Phenomenon of Fatigue
8. Velocity of nerve impulse
9. Perfusion of amphibian heart
10. Frog's heart beat & Effect of temperature on frog's heart
11. Properties of cardiac muscle
12. Effect of vagal stimulation and phenomena of vagal escape
13. Effect of drugs & ions on frog's heart
14. Perfusion of isolated amphibian heart
15. Quantal summation & Strength duration curve

Tutorials

1. Hemoglobin
2. Blood groups
3. Neurons and Neuroglia
4. Rigor mortis & Myasthenia gravis
5. Lymph & R.E. System
6. Radial pulse Tracing
7. Bleeding Disorders
8. Isotonic & Isometric contraction
9. Hypoxia, O2 therapy & cyanosis
10. Deglutition and vomiting
11. Emptying of stomach & peristalsis
12. Movements of small & large intestine, Defecation
13. Skin – structure & function
14. Asphyxia, Hypercapnia
15. O2 & CO2 dissociation curve, periodic breathing
16. Acidification of urine, role of kidney in pH regulation
17. Adrenal Medulla
18. Cutaneous Circulation
19. E.C.G.
20. Speech and Aphasia

Seminar Topics of Physiology

1. Functions Of Blood
2. Platelets And Its Function
3. Anaemia
4. Polycythemia
5. Erythropoiesis
6. Anticoagulants
7. Mechanism Of Clotting
8. Immunity
9. Lymph
10. Sarcomere
11. Mechanism Of Skeletal Muscle Contraction
12. Properties Of Skeletal Muscle
13. Neuromuscular Junction
14. Classification Of Nerves
15. Resting Membrane Potential & Action Potential
16. Mechanism Of Contraction In Smooth Muscle
17. Excitation-Contration Coupling Of Smooth,Skeletal,And Cardiac Muscle
18. Cardiac Cycle
19. Heart Sounds
20. B.P-Short Term Regulation
21. B.P-Long Term Regulation
22. Cardiac Output
23. Venous Return
24. Peripheral Resistance
25. Coronary Circulation

First Semester
1. General Physiology
2. Membrane Physiology, Nerve,and Muscle
3. Blood
4. Cardiovascular System
5. Renal physiology

Second Semester
1. Cental Nervous system
2. Gastrointestinal physiology
3. Respiratory physiology
4. Endocrine physiology
5. Reproductive physiology

UNDERGRADUATE

MBBS	1.	Lecture
	2.	Seminar
	3.	Tutorial
	4.	Lab
	5.	Quiz

POSTGRADUATE

Ph.D.	1.	Seminar
	2.	Journal Club
	3.	Research work and Practical