GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Paper Code: 
ZOL-401
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00

Nutrition

  • Food constituents-Proteins, Carbohydrates, lipids, Vitamins & Minerals
  • Enzymes & Digestion
  • Absorption.

Basal Metabolic Rate

6.00

Circulation

  • Composition & Function of Blood and lymph
  • Coagulation.
  • Mammalian heart  , Cardiac cycle, Conduction and regulation of Heart beat, E.C.G
10.00

Respiration

· Mechanism & control of Breathing

·  Respiratory quotient

·   Respiratory exchange in tissues

                 Carbon dioxide transport

                 Mechanism & regulation of respiration

Excretion

·        Structure & Function of Kidney

·        Mechanism of urine formation

Hormonal regulation of water & electrolyte balance

10.00

Nervous system

  • Structure of neurons
  • Transmission of nerve impulse
  • Synapse physiology
  • Reflex action & reflex arc

Muscular system

  • Structure & types of muscle
  • Mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction
10.00

Endocrine System

·        Endocrine glands and their Hormones

·        Mechanism of Hormone action

·        Reproductive cycles in Female

Role of hormones in Reproduction, Pregnancy & Lactation

Essential Readings: 
  • A Textbook of Animal Physiology; Berry, A.K.; Emkay Publisher, Delhi
  • Biochemistry and Endocrinology; Bhatia, A.L.; Indus valley Publication, Jaipur
  • Animal Physiology; Bhatia, A.L and Kohli, K.S; Ramesh Book Depot ,Jaipur
  • Text Book of Medical Physiology; Guyton, A.C; International student addition.
  • Text Book of Medical Physiology; Chatterjee, M.N and Shinde, R.; Jaypee brothers.
  • General and Comparative Animal Physiology, Hoar, W.S.Prentice Hall of Indian.
  • Animal Physiologys: adaptation and Environment, Schiemdt Neilsen. Cambridge

A regulatory Systems Approach. Strand, F.L. Physiology: Macmillan Publishing Co., New York.

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