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SASTRA Deemed to be University M. Tech. (Medical Nanotechnology)
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Course Code: BIE101
Semester: I
MEDICAL SCIENCES

Course objective:
This course will enable the learners to understand the anatomical and physiological
functions of human body at different cellular/tissue/organ and organ systems levels

UNIT - I 14 Periods
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
General principles of gastrointestinal function, motility, nervous control, and blood circulation,
gastrointestinal motility, propulsion and mixing of Food in the alimentary tract, secretory
functions of the alimentary tract, digestion, and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract

UNIT- II 14 Periods
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Nervous system & its components, peripheral nervous system, somatosensory systems,
visual system, auditory & vestibular system, chemical senses, spinal organization of motor
function, autonomic nervous system and its central control, cerebrospinal fluid and brain
metabolism

UNIT- III 14 Periods
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Blood and its composition, circulation, Heart-gross anatomy, cardiac muscle, chambers,
valves, cardiac cycle, regulation of heartbeat, blood vessels, arterial & venous system,
microcirculation & lymphatics, peripheral circulation & its control, control of cardiac output,
role of kidney in regulation of circulation

UNIT - IV 13 Periods
EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Ultrastructure of human kidney & nephron, urine formation by the kidneys I- glomerular
filtration, renal blood flow, and their control, urine formation by the kidneys II-tubular
processing of the glomerular filtrate, regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity, sodium
concentration& acid-base balance

UNIT - V 20 Periods
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & ENDOCRINOLOGY
Respiratory system: gross anatomy-lung, associated structures, pulmonary ventilation,
pulmonary circulations, gas exchange-transport of oxygen & carbon dioxide through
respiratory membrane, tissue oxygenation, control of breathing
Endocrinology: Introduction, pituitary hormones, thyroid hormones, adrenocortical hormones,
pancreatic islets hormones, parathyroid hormones, reproductive hormones, male & female
hormones

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