PYS 405

Comprehensive Excitable Tissues and ANS

Structure and classification of Nerves, Resting membrane potential and action potential, propagation of action potential, Neuromuscular transmission, central (Neuronal) synaptic transmission, Structure of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles. Excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal, Cardiac and smooth muscles structure of a synapse. Autonomic Nervous system, Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Autonomic transmitters and receptors. Effect of autonomic nervous system on various organs.  Drugs affecting autonomic nervous system.

Course Code
PYS 405
Department
Physiology
Campus
Sumas University
Level
400 Level, Undergraduate
Instructor
Sumas University Lecturer
Semester
First Semester
Credit
2 Units
Method
Lecture