Online Tests Unit 7

Unit 7: System Physiology – Animal
A. Blood and circulation: Blood Corpuscles, haemopoisis and formed elements, plasma function, blood volume, blood volume regulation, blood group, haemoglobin, immunity, haemostasis.
B. Cardiovascular System: Comparative anatomy of heart structure, myogenic heart, specialized tissue, ECG- its principle and significance, cardiac cycle, heart as a pump, blood pressure, neural and chemical regulation of all above.
C. Respiratory System: Comparison of respiration in different species, anatomical considerations, transport of gases, exchange of gases, waste elimination, neural and chemical regulation of respiration.
D. Nervous System: Neurons, action potential, gross neuroanatomy of the brain and spinal cord, central and peripheral nervous system, neural control of muscle tone and posture.
E. Sense organs: Vision, hearing and tactile response.
F. Excretory System: Comparative Physiology of excretion, kidney, urine formation, urine concentration, waste elimination, micturition, regulation of water balance, blood pressure, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance.
G. Thermoregulation: Comfort zone, body temperature-physical, chemical, neural regulation, acclimatization.
H. Stress and adaptation
I. Digestive System: Digestion, absorption, energy balance, BMR.
J. Endocrinology and reproduction: Endocrine glands, basic mechanism of hormone action, hormones and diseases; reproductive processes, neuroendocrine regulation.