UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMEMES
•The department runs various undergraduate Programmes that are part of basic training of medical, dental and pharmacy students. These programmes are given certain codes and given below is their brief description:
•College of Medicine
•Course Name: Foundation Block
•Course Code: FOND 111
•Coordinator: Dr. Nervana Bayoumy
•Brief Description: This course includes study of the concept of homeostasis, body fluids composition and distribution, cellular physiology, transport mechanisms, blood physiology and autonomic nervous system.
•Course Name: Musculoskeletal Block
•Course Code: MUSC 115
•Coordinator: Dr. Manan Al-Hakbany
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of physiology of bone, properties of nerve fibres, resting membrane potential, nerve action potential, neuromuscular transmission, excitation-contraction coupling and physiology of muscle contraction.
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•Course Name: Respiratory Block
•Course Code: RESP 112
•Coordinator: Dr. Aida Korish
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of physiology of ventilation, mechanics of breathing, lung functions in health and disease, gas exchange and transfer physiology, regulation of breathing and effect of exercise on the respiratory system.
•Course Name: Cardiovascular Block
•Course Code: CARD 113
•Coordinator: Dr. Mohammed Mansour
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of properties of the cardiac muscle, cardiac cycle, normal electrocardiogram and cardiac arrhythmias, heart sounds and murmurs, venous return & cardiac output, heart failure, blood pressure and its regulation, capillary circulation and shock.
•Course Name: Renal Block
•Course Code: NEPH 114
•Coordinator: Dr. Maha Saja
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of functional anatomy of the kidneys, glomerular filtration, renal clearance, tubular transport, physiology of micturition, counter-current mechanisms of urine concentration, physiology of acid base balance, buffer systems and acid-base disorders.
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•Course Name: CNS Block
•Course Code: NERV 222
•Coordinator: Prof. Sultan Meo
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of physiology of receptors and synapses, spinal cord functions and reflexes, ascending and descending tracts, autonomic nervous system, brainstem functions, physiology of sleep and consciousness, physiology of special senses, proprioception, functions of cerebellum, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex, physiology of speech, physiology of pain and pain modulation, autoregulation of cerebral blood flow, physiology of ageing, postural reflexes and upper & lower motor neuron lesions.
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•Course Name: Gastrointestinal Block
•Course Code: GNT 224
•Coordinator: Dr. Hayam Gad
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of general principles of GIT physiology, oesophageal motility & pathophysiology of GERD, physiology of stomach and gastric secretions, physiology of pancreas, small intestines and colon, bilirubin metabolism, physiology of liver and enterohepatic circulation of bile, coagulation mechanisms and functions of platelets, reticuloendothelial system and physiology of spleen
•Course Name: Endocrine Block
•Course Code: ENDO225
•Coordinator: Dr. Khalid Al-Regaie
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of functions of various hormones released from various endocrine glands such as anterior and posterior pituitary glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas and gonads. Applied aspects are also taught such as acromegaly, dwarfism, cretinism, myxedema, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, cushing’s syndrome, addison’s disease, pheochromocytoma etc.
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•Course Name: Reproduction Block
•Course Code: REPR 224
•Coordinator: Dr. Mohammed Al Otaibi
•Brief Description: This course includes the study of male & female reproductive systems, sexual differentiation and development, functions of sex hormones, physiology of puberty, ovarian and uterine cycle; physiology of pregnancy and neuro-endocrine control of reproduction.
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•College of Dentistry
•Course Name: Human Physiology
•Course Code: PSL-113
•Coordinator: Dr. Aurangzeb Taj Halepota
Dr. Aida Korish
•Brief Description: This curriculum was designed for Dental students to provide the basic knowledge of Human Physiology encompassing the functions of blood and all other human body systems including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, muscular, renal, endocrine and reproductive systems. This curriculum is planned to be covered in one complete academic year.
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•College of Pharmacy
•Course Name: Human Physiology-1
•Course Code: PHL-215
•Coordinator: Dr. Salah Ahmed Eltayeb
Dr. Manan Al-Hakbany
•Brief Description: This curriculum was designed for Pharmacy students to offer the basic knowledge of Human Physiology including units of Cell, Blood, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Cardiovascular System and Muscle Physiology. This curriculum is planned to be covered in one complete semester.
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•Course Name: Human Physiology-2
•Course Code: PHL-226
•Coordinator: Prof. Mohammad Al-Zoghaibi
Dr. Maha Saja
•Brief Description: This curriculum was designed for Pharmacy students to offer the basic knowledge of Human Physiology, which includes functions of Gastrointestinal, Nervous, Renal, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems. This curriculum is planned to be covered in one complete semester.
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Course Name: Human Physiology-
Course Code: PSL-224
Coordinator: Dr. Hayam Ibrahim Gad
Brief Description: This curriculum was designed for Nursing students to offer the basic knowledge of Human Physiology, which includes functions of Gastrointestinal, Nervous, Renal, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems. This curriculum is planned to be covered in one complete semester.
