Alneelain University

Faculty of Medicine
Department of Physiology

SEMESTER IV 2020-2021
PHYSI OLOGY LECTURES
Sunday & Tuesday )00Am>10 -8.00(

Wee Dat Topics Lecturer

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1st 27/6 Introduction to endocrine physiology
wee 29/6 Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axis Dr Shahenaz
k 4/7 Anterior pituitary hormones
2nd 6/7 Posterior pituitary hormones
wee 11/7 Adrenal cortex – Cortisol
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3nd 13/7 Adrenal cortex – aldosterone and adrenal androgens
Dr Hala
wee 18/7 Thyroid Gland 1
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4rd 20/7 Thyroid Gland 2
wee 25/7 Endocrine pancreas – Insulin
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5th 27/7 Endocrine pancreas – glucagon, Somatostatin &
wee pancreatic polypeptide, Diabetes mellitus
k 1/8 Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate 1
3/8 Hormonal control of calcium and phosphate 2
6th 10/8 Introduction to reproduction – Sex characteristics
wee and puberty
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7th 15/8 Gametogenesis
wee 17/8 Menstrual Cycle
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8th 22/8 Physiology of pregnancy, Delivery and lactation Dr . Azza
wee 24/8 Introduction to neurophysiology
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9th 29/8 Sensory Receptor: types, characteristics & coding of
wee sensory informations
31/8 Somatic sensation: classifications, receptors,
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dysfunctions
10th 5/9 Physiology of pain
wee 7/9 Physiology of the eye and optics
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11th 12/9 Physiology of the vision
Dr . Hala
wee 14/9 Physiology of hearing1
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12th 19/9 Physiology of hearing 2
wee 21/9 Physiology of taste and olfaction
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13th 26/9
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k Motor functions of the spinal cord – motor reflexes
and its characteristics
28/9 Stretch reflex – components, clinical applications
and its control
14th 3/10 Motor functions of the brain stem, Control of
wee posture and postural reflexes
k 5/10 Vestibular apparatus
15th 10/1 Cortical control of the motor functions - the
wee 0 pyramidal & extrapyramidal system
k 12/1 Motor system dysfunctions – UMNL Vs LMNL,
0 CVA, spinal shock Dr . Shahenaz
16th 17/1 Motor functions of the basal ganglia and its
wee 0 disorders
k 19/1 Motor functions of the cerebellum and its disorders
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17th 24/1 Physiology of the Diencephalon , Speech and
wee 0 memory, Sleep, brain waves and epilepsy
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