BM1202 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY SYLLABUS SEMESTER III B.E. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI: CHENNAI – 600 025
B.E DEGREE PROGRAMME :B.E. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(Offered in Colleges affiliated to Anna University)
CURRICULUM 2004 SEMESTER III

BM1202 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

AIM
To understand the functioning of the various physiological system.

OBJECTIVES
• To expose students to the structure and functioning of the cell.
• To give the idea of functioning of cardiac, nervous, digestive and respiration system.
• To understand special sensing units responsible for hearing and vision.

1. CELL 9
Structure of Cell – Function of each Components of the cell – Membrane Potential – Action Potential – Generation and Conduction – Electrical Stimulation.
Blood Cell – Composition – Origin of RBC – Blood Groups – Estimation of RBC, WBC and platelet.

2. CARDIAC AND NERVOUS SYSTEM 10
Cardiac Cycle – ECG – Blood Pressure – Feedback Control for Blood Pressure – Nervous control of Heart. Cardiac output – Coronary and Peripheral Circulation – Structure and function of Nervous tissue – Reflex action – Velocity of Conduction of Nerve Impulses. Electro Encephalograph – Autonomic Nervous System.

3. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8
Physiological aspects of respiration. Exchange of gases – Regulation of Respiration. Disturbance of respirating function. Pulmonary function test.

4. DIGESTIVE AND EXCRETORY SYSTEM 9
Organization of GI system, Digestion and absorption – Movement of GI tract – Structure of Nephron – Mechanism of Urine formation – Urine Reflex – Skin and Sweat Gland – Temperature regulation.

5. SPECIAL SENSES 9
Optics of Eye – Retina - Photochemistry of Vision – Accommodation Neurophysiology of Vision – EOG.
Physiology of Internal Ear - Mechanism of Hearing – Auditory pathway, Hearing Tests.

TOTAL : 45
TEXT BOOK
1. Sarada Subramanyam, K.Madhavan Kutty and H.D.Singh – Text book of ‘Human Physiology’ – S.Chand & Company, 1996.(Unit I –IV).
2. Sujit K.Chaudhuri – Concise Medical Physilogy – New Central Book agency, 1997. (Unit V).

REFERENCES
1. Arthur.C.Guyton – Textbook of Medical Physiology – Prism Book (p) Ltd. 1996.
2. Cyril A.Keele Eric Neil and Neil Norman Joels Samson Wrigths’ Applied Physiology – Oxford University Press – 1983.