Lost classes

We have lost so many classes this week... Its unlikely that muscle physiology will be completed in time for the Internal assessment test. Wait for the official word though... remmeber theres nothing official about this blog! Hopefully we'll get a couple of classes next week so that we can atleast finish nerve physiology.

Breaking News - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 jointly to the American Scientists Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for their discovery of "RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA".
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Nerve Physiology - Topics to be covered

Suggested Outline of topics for the
I MBBS Teaching Program (2005 - 2006)

Note: This is a suggested outline. The actual topics included and depth of coverage is subject to the constraints of time.

Unit-III: Nerve and Muscle Physiology
Section - A : Neurons, nerve fibers and glia
1)Neurons - types, structure, myleination
2)Nerve fibers
a)Properties
b)Ehrlanger - Gasser classification, Loyd’s classification
c)Types of axonal injury, Effects of transection including Wallerian degeneration
d)Measurement of nerve-conduction velocity, factors affecting NCV
3)Glia – Types, Functions

Classes coming up

I have two, maybe three lectures coming up next week - Tuesday, Thursday and maybe Friday. What will I be covering? Neuronal physiology. Will put up detailed outline tomorrow. What to read Chapters? Chapter 5 in Guton & Hall 11th Edn. Its worth taking a look at Chapter 2 in Ganong. I assure you - its not too complicated.

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Handouts for the neurophysiology lectures

Handouts for my neurophysiology lectures are now available in PDF format at PhysioBytes. You may also want to check out some links related to neurophysiology...

Lecture handouts for applied CVS physiology lectures

At last... I have posted the handouts for the rest of my CVS lectures on PhysioBytes. I know it has been long overdue...my apologies. These handouts are in the form of PDF files which can be easily printed.