•The Department of Physiology is one of the basic health sciences departments in the Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The department of physiology was established in 1391 H. (1971 G.) and since its establishment, it is involved in various academic and research activities.

•The department is also supervising the day-to-day work of Clinical Physiology Department in King Khalid and King Abdulaziz University Hospitals.

•The department is teaching Physiology to undergraduate medical students as well as the undergraduate students of other health colleges of King Saud University including College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Apllied Medical Sciences and College of Nursing.

•The department also offers the postgraduate MSc and PhD Programmes in physiology with the collaboration of Postgraduate Medical Centre in the College of Medicine.