Weeks | Subject | Hours |
1 | Functional morphology of cell membrane and transport 1of substances across the cell membrane | 2 |
2 | Body fluid: Its composition and compartments - Forces 2 responsible for movement of substances between compartments | 2 |
3 | Homeostasis and internal environment - Control 3 mechanism | 2 |
4 | Subdivisions of autonomic nervous system: Sympathetic and Para-sympathetic systems afferent autonomic fibers - Autonomic ganglia. | 2 |
5 | Chemical transmission and autonomic functions - 5 Cholinergic fibers - Cholinergic receptors (muscarinic and nicotinic) - Cholinesterase and anticholinestrase. Acetylcholine antagonists (atropine and curare) - Epinephrine and norepinephrine Alpha and Beta receptors | 2 |
6 | Higher control of autonomic nervous system: Sympathetic 6 integration with adrenal medulla - Hypothalamic control | 2 |
7 | Structure and function of nerve cell – Resting membrane 7 potential Na+ - K + electrogenic pump. | 2 |
Weeks | Subject | Hours |
8 | Types of nerve fibers and their functions – Properties of mixed nerves – Velocity of conduction in nerve fibers Chronaxie – Rheobase. | 2 |
9 | Action potential and its propagation – Spike potential | 2 |
10 | Structure and functions of different types of muscle tissues 10 – Differences between skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles | 2 |
11 | Neuromuscular transmission – End plate potential – Drugs 11 affecting neuromuscular junction- Myasthenia gravis. | 2 |
12 | Isotonic and isometric contractions – Muscular fatigue – 12 Tetanus – Twitch and clonus - Muscular atrophy and hypertrophy | 2 |
13 | Source of energy for muscle contraction and role of 13 calcium. | 2 |
14 | Function of smooth muscle – Types of smooth muscle – 14 Contractile process and neuromuscular junction in smooth muscle. | 2 |