| weeks | Subject | Hours |
| 1 | -Functional anatomy of the kidney. 1. -Major functions of the kidney. -Factors affecting GFR | 4 |
| 2 | -Tubular functions 2. -Glucose reabsorption -Renal conservation -Factors affecting Na+ excretion | 4 |
| 3 | -Tubular secretion (active secretion of H 3. + and passive secretion of K+ ions; secretion of NH3 ) | 4 |
| 4 | Kidney function tests, Renal diseases 4. -Micturation | 4 |
| 5 | -Cardiac cycle-Heart sounds 5. -Cardiac output and venous return- Definitions of stroke volume, EDV, ESV ,and cardiac index – Factors affecting cardiac output - Preload and afterload | 6 |
| 6 | Regulation of cardiac function Hemodynamics: 6. Pressure, flow , resistance, and their inter-relationship (Poiseuille's law) – Hematocrit and resistance – Vascular compliance - Flow, velocity versus cross sectional area and their inter-relationship – Reynold's number - Turbulent flow and murmurs | 6 |
| 7 | --Systemic circulation: 7. -Control of the circulation | 6 |
| 8 | -Sympathetic tone - Sympathetic vasodilator system- 8. Factors determine the VR -Blood pressure and its regulation: | 5 |
| 9 | - Measurement of arterial blood pressure – 9. Regulation of blood pressure – Neural regulatory mechanisms - Chemoreceptors and Baroreceptors – Baroreflex – CNS ischemic reflex – Humoral regulatory mechanism – Renin-angiotensin system | 6 |
| 10 | -microcirculation, lymphatic system, edema | 6 |
| 11 | Specific circulation: Cutaneous circulation-pulmonary circulation-cerebral circulation-coronary circulation | 6 |
| 12 | - Circulatory shock-cardiovascular response to . exercise-Heart failure | 6 |
| 13, 14 | -Electrocardiogram (ECG) 13. -Arrhythmias-rapid arrhythmias -Heart block-Hypertrophy -Ischemia and infarction | 12 |