ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION SYLLABUS FOR I YEAR B.PHARMACY STUDENTS FOR THE YEAR 2009-10.

ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION
SYLLABUS FOR I YEAR B.PHARMACY STUDENTS
FOR THE YEAR 2009-10.

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ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
ANANTAPUR.

UNIT-I
Scope of anatomy and physiology, basic terminology used in these subjects. Structure of cell, its components and their functions. Elementary tissues of the human body: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues, their sub types and characteristics. Body fluids, Homeostasis.

UNIT-II
Skeletal system: Structure, composition and functions of skeleton classification of joints, types of movements at joints,
Skeletal muscles: Gross anatomy, physiology of muscle contraction, physiological properties of skeletal muscles and their disorders.

UNIT-III
Haemopoietic system: Composition and functions of blood and its elements, their disorders, blood groups and their significance, mechanism of coagulation, disorders of platelets and coagulation. Anemia and its types.

Lymph and Lymphatic System: Composition, formation and circulation of lymph; disorders of lymph and lymphatic system. Basic physiology and functions of spleen.

UNIT-IV
Cardiovascular system: Basic anatomy of the heart. Physiology of heart, blood vessels and circulation. Basic pulmonary, coronary and hepatic system. Understanding of cardiac cycle, heart sounds and electrocardiogram. Blood pressure and its regulation. Brief outline of cardiovascular disorders like hypertension, hypotension, atherosclerosis, angina, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.

UNIT-V
Digestive System: Gross anatomy of the gastro intestinal tract, functions of its different parts including those of liver, pancreas and gall bladder, various gastrointestinal secretions and their role in the absorption and digestion of food, peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis and hepatic disorders.

UNIT-VI
Respiratory System: Anatomy of respiratory organs. Functions of respiration, mechanism and regulation of respiration, respiratory volumes and vital capacity. Asthma, tuberculosis.

UNIT-VII
Concepts of health & disease, disease causing agents and prevention of disease.
Balanced diet and nutritional deficiency disorders,

First Aid: Emergency treatment of shock, snakebites, burns, poisoning, fractures and resuscitation methods.

Demography and family planning:
Demography cycle, population problem, family planning and various contraceptive methods. Medical termination of pregnancy.

UNIT-VIII
Brief outline of communicable diseases, their causative agents, modes of transmission and prevention :-chicken pox, measles, influenza, diptheria whooping cough, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis, cholera, typhoid, food poisoning, helmenthiasis, malaria, filariasis, rabies, trachoma, tetanus, leprosy, syphilis, gonorrhea and Aids.



TEXT BOOKS
1 Human Anatomy & physiology and Health education, Dr.Jayaveera, K.N,Vrushabendra Swamy.BM, S.Chand
2. Essential of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Elaine N. Marieb
3. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Tortora, G.J and Anagnodokas, N.P Harper & Row Publishers N.Y

REFERENCES
1. Text Book of Human Anatomy, Ross & Willson, M.J.Mycek S.B Gerther and MMPER
2. Human Physiology, C.C.Chatterjee.
3. fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Rizzo,.
4. Human Anatomy, Mc Kinley,.
5. Textbook of Medical Physiology, Guyton, AC Guyton WB Sannders Company, 1995.