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Human Physiology - Part A & B (Offered by Physiology @ CMC Vellore)
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Blood volume, Haematocrit, Primary Haemostatis. Coagulation of Blood. Spleen – Structure and functions.
Alimentary tract. Excretion: Kidney and urinary tract; Nephron
Functions, pigmentation, hairgrowth cycle, sweat glands, sebaceous secretion, cutaneous receptors
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.
Anatomy of the thoracic cage, lungs, respiratory tract, Bryle’s law in ventilation, Mechanism, Surfactant, Compliance, Diffusion, Transport. Regulation.
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
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.
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.
Sexual differentiation; growth and development; Hormones. Pregnancy; Functions of placenta; Physiology of mother and foetus. Parturition. Hormonal control.
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