Principles of Physiology & Pharmacology

MBBS 1 - Topics Included:

• Physiological Homeostasis
• Body fluids and blood
• Flow and pressure
• Electrical Properties of Cells: Membrane Potentials
• Electrical Properties of Cells: Action Potentials
• Communication Between Excitable Cells
• Skeletal Muscle
• Cardiac Muscle
• Smooth Muscle
• Autonomic Nervous System: a Pharmacological Perspective
• Adrenergic transmission
• Overview of the digestive system
• Bile and Biliary System
• Salivary, Gastric and Pancreatic Secretions
• Motility of the Gut
• Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients
• Kidney Function I: Filtration, Reabsorption and Secretion
• Kidney function II: Production of concentrated urine by the kidney
• Kidney function III: The production of dilute urine by the kidney
• Kidney function IV: Regulating ECF & Blood Volume
• Kidney function V: Acid-base regulation
• Salt and Water Balance in the Intestine
• Additional - MCQ's on Kidneys