COURSE CONTENTS GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
General function of gastrointestinal tract
Enteric nervous system
Control of gastrointestinal mobility and secretions
Mastication
Swallowing: mechanism and control
Function, motility and secretions of stomach
Function, motility and secretions of small intestine
Function, motility and secretions of large intestine
Function of GIT hormones
Mechanism of vomiting and its control pathway
Defecation and its control pathway
Functions of liver
Functions of, gallbladder and bile in digestion
Endocrine & exocrine pancreas and functions of pancreas indigestion
Dysphagia
Physiological basis of acid peptic disease
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Heart and circulation
Function of cardiac muscle
Cardiac pacemaker and cardiac muscle contraction
Cardiac cycle
ECG: recording and interpretation
Common arrhythmias
Types of blood vessels and their function
Haemodynamics of blood flow (local control systemic circulation itsregulation and control).
Peripheral resistance its regulation and effect on circulation
Arterial pulse
Blood pressure and its regulation
Cardiac output and its controlHeart sounds and murmurs Importance in circulation and controlof venous return.
Coronary circulation
Splanchnic, pulmonary and cerebral circulation
Triple response and cutaneous circulation
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Classification of endocrine glands
Mechanism of action
Feedback and control of hormonal secretion
Functions of the hypothalamus
Hormones secreted by the anterior and posterior pituitary and theirmechanism of action and
function.
Function of the thyroid gland
Function of the parathyroid gland
Calcium metabolism and its regulation
Secretion and function of calcitonin
Hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex and medulla, and theirfunction and mechanism of action
Endocrine functions of the pancreas and control of blood sugar
The endocrine functions of the kidney and Physiology of growth.
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