ANATOMY

LECTURES

General Histology

1. Introduction to Anatomy, organization of the human body,

anatomical/medical terminologies.

2. Structure of the eukaryotic cell. Structure and functions of organelles.

3. Microscopic, Histo21. Molecular Biology: DNA electrophoresis and RFLP

analysis Southern Blotting and nucleic acid probeschemical and
Electron Microscopic study techniques.

4. Epithelium: type, distribution functions and modifications.

5. Cell division: Mitosis and Meiosis.

6. Muscular tissues: Striated skeletal, Striated Nonskeletal, cardiac and

smooth muscles..

7. Nervous tissue: structure of a neuron, types and distribution.

8. Skin and its appendages

General Embryology

9. Fertilisation: capacitation of spermatozoa, site of fertilisation and the

processes involved up to morula stage.

10. Embryogenesis.

11. Foetogenesis with particular emphasis on organogenesis.

12. Congenital malformations and teratogenesis.

LABORATORY PRACTICALS

General Histology and Embryology

1. Microscopy, histological, histochemical and electron microscopic

technique
 2. Epithelium: type, distribution, functions and modifications

3. Cell division: Mitosis and Meiosis

4. Gametogenesis

5. Muscular tissues: skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles

6. Connective tissues: bones, cartilages, adipose tissues

7. Nervous tissue: structure of a neuron, types and distribution

8. Skin and its appendages

BIOCHEMISTRY

Lectures:

1. Course Orientation – details of course, practicals, contact details,

exams, exemptions, etc.

2. Cellular Organelles and Proteins

3. Molecules of functional significance: Lipids

4. Molecules of functional significance: Carbohydrates

5. Amino acids (1)

6. Amino acids (2)

7. Protein structure (1)

8. Protein structure (2)

9. Immunoglobulin structure and function

10. Protein separation techniques (1)

11. Protein separation techniques (2)

12. Enzymes: Properties

 13. Enzymes: Kinetics

14. Enzymes: Inhibition

15. Structure and organisation of nucleic acids

16. DNA replication and transcription

17. Genetic code and translation

18. Gene mutations

19. Regulation of gene expression

20. Chromosome theory of inheritance and the genetic basis of disease

21. Molecular Biology: DNA electrophoresis and RFLP analysis Southern

Blotting and nucleic acid probes

22. Molecular Biology: DNA sequencing and PCR

23. Molecular Biology: Molecular cloning and recombinant DNA

24. Introduction to Nutrition

Practicals

1. Introduction to laboratory techniques

2. Reactions of amino acids and proteins

PHYSIOLOGY

Lectures:

1. Introduction to Physiology

2. Body Water and Body Fluid Compartments

3. The Cell Membrane and Transport Systems

4. Electrical Properties of Cells – Resting Membrane Potentials

 5. Electrical Properties of Cells – Action Potentials

6. Synaptic Transmission

7. The Autonomic Nervous System

8. Contraction of Skeletal muscle tissue

9. Contraction of Cardiac muscle tissue

10. Contraction of Smooth muscle tissue

PUBLIC HEALTH

Lectures:

1. Introduction to Public Health

2. Determinants of Health I - The Social Determinants of Health

3. Determinants of Health II - The Biological Model vs the Public Health

Model of Disease

4. Levels of Prevention

5. Introduction to Environmental Health

6. Introduction to Primary care

7. Introduction to Ethics