Physiology

Departmental information

Overview of the department

Human Physiology is the study of normal functioning of the human body. It tells us how organs and systems within the body functions, how they communicate, how they combine their efforts to make conditions favourable  for survival.

Department of physiology offers various teaching – learning methodologies, so that student has the best of the knowledge of physiology during his course, so that he can be a competent physician tomorrow.

“Physiology is, in a sense, the central discipline of the medical school. It is the business of the physician to restore normal functioning.”

• Abraham Flexner.

The Department of physiology has all the equipments and facilities as per the guidelines laid down by the NMC. The department has well-equipped  Haematology Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory, Human Laboratory, Amphibian Laboratory,  Mammalian  Laboratory, Museum, Yoga cell, Research Laboratory, Computer assisted Laboratory. These laboratories have the equipments to  cater to the needs of both Under-Graduate and Post Graduate students. It has the facilities aiding the research activities for the students like: Computerised Spirometer, Digital ECG, TMT machine, Animal Experiment machines, Reaction time analyser, HRV machine.

Our Air – conditioned library offers,  latest edition Textbooks of Physiology, monograms, textbooks of other interdisciplinary branches,  and subscription to standard Journals.

Vision of department

To inspire, encourage and provide excellent knowledge, skills, attitude and values to students in Physiology.

Mission of department

To lay the strong foundation of physiological understanding on functioning of human body to students, which they can extend in future to  become competent doctors in patient care.

Facilities & Services Provided by Department 

-Pulmonary Function Test

-Autonomic Function Test

-ECG

-Heart Rate Variability

-Tread- Mill Test

-Bicycle Ergometry

Academic Activities: 

Both undergraduate and Postgraduate

• UG students Batch 2015 -16 secured first place in state level Physiology Quiz held at KIMS, Bangalore. 
• UG students Batch 2022 -23 secured fourth place in Inter collegiate physiology Quiz Competition held at Kasturba Medical College,

        Manipal (MAHE)

STS Projects undertaken in the department till date:

1. Effect of nutritional status and haemoglobin concentration on academic performance and cognitive function in adolescents: a cross –sectional study

2. Short term effects of deep breathing on lung functions in young healthy individuals

3.  Effect of dietary pattern and weight on cognitive function and academic performance in adolescents – a cross sectional study

4. Correlation between anthropometric parameters and nerve conduction parameters in healthy individuals and in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome – a case control study.

5. Correlation of body mass index with reaction time in unilateral forced nostril breathing : A randomized controlled trial

6. Effect of deep breathing on auditory reaction time during cognitive stress : A randomized controlled trial

Research Work in the department

(Both completed and ongoing)

Ongoing projects:

1. Effect of short term (3 weeks) transcendental  meditation on cognition and recent memory in young healthy adults – A case control study.

2. Comparative study of Bone mineral density in normal and pregnant women.

3. Role of  NO gene expression in pre-eclampsia ; STS project

4. Study of HRV and PFT.

5. Effectiveness of FDP on blue printing of Assessment.

6. Structured viva with QP setting

7. Heart rate variability.

8. Immediate and short term effect of Ujjayi and Bhramari pranayama on perceived stress and cardio respiratory parameters in young Malaysian medical students

Phone number and email address

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