university of jordan faculty of medicine department of physiology and biochemistry syllabus:...

Subjects Lect.No.

Lecturer Date

Introduction to Physiology: General outline of physiology. Homeostasis, control systems, negative & positive feedback mechanism

1 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

10/6

Cell Membrane 2 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Transport-I (Passive)A. Simple DiffusionB. Facilitated DiffusionC. Osmosis

3 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Units: moles, osmoles and equivalent. Osmosis and osmotic pressure. 4 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Transport-II (Active)A. Primary Active.B. Secondary Active: Co-and Counter-Transport C. Vesicular transport

5-6 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Excitable Membranes: Resting Membrane Potential: Origin And Determinants. Distribution Of Different Ions Across Cell Membranes

7 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Electrochemical Equilibrium (Nernst Equation) As a Predictor For RMP-ENa+, EK+, ECa++, ECl-

-Other Equations Which Predict RMP: Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz Equation And Chord Conductance Equation

8-9 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Autonomic Nervous System (I) Organization: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

10 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

Autonomic Nervous System (II) 11 Dr. M. Khatatbeh

University of JordanFaculty of Medicine

Department of Physiology and BiochemistrySyllabus: Introduction to Physiology (0501110)

Summer 2012REFERENCE: Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: 12th edition 2011

Ref.: Textbook of Medical Physiology.

12th. Ed. 11th edition

By, Guyton and Hall.

Physiology

Physiology

IntroductionMembrane physiologyExcitable Membranes

Fig. 01.01

Fig. 01.02

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

POSITIVE FEEDBACK

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS

Fig. 03.01

Actin filaments

THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL SHAPE FOR FUNCTIONS