Physiology I (Introductory and Blood Physiology)

Body fluids. Cell Physiology. Transport system. Excitable cells. Contractile tissues. Homoestasis. Control systems. Blood. Introductory autonomic nervous system. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology. Cardiovascular Physiology. Cardiac muscle. E.C.G., Hemodynamics. Systemic circulation. Events in cardiac cycle. Heart rate and its control. Blood pressure. Cardiac output. Introduction to mechanics of respiration. Lung volumes. Gas tensions. Oxygen transport. Oxygen dissociation curve. Carbon dioxide transport. Carbon dioxide dissociation curve. Nervous regulation of respiration. Chemoreceptors. Hypoxia, hyperpnoea, apnoea. Periodic respiration. Dyspnea. Cyanosis. Renal, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Physiology. Introductory renal anatomy. Glomerular filtration and clearance. Tubular reabsorption, T_m. Countercurrent mechanism. E.C.F. Regulation. Dilute and concentrated urine output. Micturition. Renal hormones. Renin-Angiotensin system. Mastication. Deglutition. Salivation. Stomach and its emptying, small intestine. Large intestine. Salivary, gastric and pancreatic juices. Reflexes. Digestion, absorption and assimilation. Bile. Thyroid, parathyroid and calcium metabolism. Pituitary gland. Adenohypophysis, neurohypophysis, adrenal cortex and medulla. Pancreas, thymus, pineal gland. Male and female reproductive systems.