Module 1: Unit 1: Introduction to human physiology :( 3 hrs)
Branches of human physiology, Components of body system, Human body systems and functions, vital and non vital organs, Levels of physiological regulation: Intracelluar, local and extrinsic regulation. Homeostasis, Anthropometry, BMI and its significance.
Module 2: Physiology of Respiration & Circulation (18 hrs)
Unit 1: Respiration (8 hrs) : Measures of lung volume : Vital capacity, tidal volume, residual volume etc., Structure, types and functions of hemoglobin, Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood, factors influencing transport of gases, Oxygen dissociation curves and the factors influencing it; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Nervous and chemical control of respiration, Respiratory problems in new born babies and old age, COVID associated problems, COPD, Problems and adaptations at high altitude.
Unit 2: Circulation ( 10 hrs)
Pace maker and conducting system, Components of blood and their functions; Haemostasis, Biochemical pathway of Blood coagulation: Clotting factors, Disorders of blood clotting, Haemopoiesis; ESR, Haemoglobinopathies, Blood groups: Rh factor, ABO and MN; Blood
transfusion and agglutination, Apherisis, ECG, Cardiovascular problems: Hyper and hypotension, Artheriosclerosis, Bradycardia and tachycardia, Myocardial infarction, Angina pectoris, Cardiac arrest.
