Week 3: Nerve and Muscle Physiology
Nerve and Muscle Physiology: Action potentials in neurons; Electrical and chemical synaptic transmission; Neurotransmitters; Excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials; tetany
Source: Page 65-69 , 186-196 (Eckert animal physiology by David Randall) 166-170 (Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall)
Course Material
- Week 1: Central themes in Physiology:
- Week 2: Membrane Physiology
- Week 3: Nerve and Muscle Physiology
- Week 4: Transmission of information between neurons
- Week 5: Muscles: Structure, types, components, muscle proteins.
- Week 6: muscle contraction
- Week 7: Cardiovacscular Physiology
- Week 8: Mid Term Examination
- Week 9-10: Receptors Physiology
- Week 11: Endocrine Physiology
- Week 12: Physiology of digestion
- Week 13:Respiratory Physiology
- Week 14:Renal Physiology
- Week15: Physiology of thermoregulation
- Week 16: Final term examination
- Chapters 15
- Department Zoology
- Teacher
Saira Batool
