PHYSIOLOGY: CONTROLLING AND COORDINATING SYSTEM PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
25CZOL314
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Develop detailed theoretical Knowledge about different human body systems.
2. To Understand physiological role in maintaining homeostasis.
3. Perform microtomy to study mammalian tissue.
 
Course Outcomes: 

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Learning and teaching strategies

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25CZOL314

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physiology

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Controlling And Coordinating

System Practical

CO:67 Learn to record muscle twitch, understanding muscle contraction. Demonstrate knee jerk reflex, understanding basic neurological reflexes.

CO:68 Prepare mounts of epithelium, muscle fibers, and nerve cells, improving microscopy skills.

CO:69 Study permanent slides of various mammalian tissues, enhancing histology knowledge.

CO:70 Master microtomy for preparing tissue slides, improving technical skills in slide preparation.

CO:71 Demonstrate skills and record the concepts in the form of practical file and reflect on personal learning experiences and experimental outcomes during viva voce.

CO:72 Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

The approach in teaching: Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

,             Team

teaching

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving                   tasks, Chart preparation

Assessment Strategies Semester end examinations, Quiz,           Solving problems           in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation.

 

CONTENTS:
1. Recording of simple muscle twitch with electrical stimulation (or Virtual)
2. Demonstration of the unconditioned reflex action (Deep tendon reflex such as knee jerk reflex)
3. Preparation of temporary mounts: Squamous epithelium, Striated muscle fibres and nerve cells
4. Study of permanent slides of Mammalian skin, Cartilage, Bone, Spinal cord, Nerve cell, Pituitary, Pancreas, Testis, Ovary, Adrenal, Thyroid and Parathyroid
5. Microtomy: Preparation of permanent slide of any mammalian tissue.
 
Essential Readings: 
● Sembulingam, K. andSembulingam. Essentials of medical Physiology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi.
● A TextBook of Medical Physiology; Chatterjee, M.N and Shinde, R.; Jaypee brothers.
 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
● Guyton, A.C. & Hall, J.E. (2006). Textbook of Medical Physiology. XI Edition. Hercourt Asia PTE Ltd. /W.B. Saunders Company.
● Tortora, G.J. & Grabowski, S. (2006). Principles of Anatomy & Physiology. XI Edition John Wiley & sons
● Victor P. Eroschenko. (2008). diFiore‘s Atlas of Histology with Functional correlations. XII Edition. Lippincott W. & Wilkins.
 

 

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Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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