2nd Year Neuroscience Technology Physiology Syllabus (RGUHS)

Introduction to Neurophysiology

• Neuron
• Neuroglia
• Classification of nerves
• Nerve injury & Wallerian degeneration
• Properties of nerves
• Resting Membrane Potential

Nerve Muscle Physiology

• Muscle – Skeletal, Smooth & Cardiac
• Membrane Potential & Action Potential
• Motor unit
• Neuro-muscular Junction, transmission & Blockers

Synapse

• Synaptic transmission, excitation, inhibition

Sensory System

• Dermatomes, Innervation, Types of somatic sensations, Sensory pathways, Receptors, Pain

Motor System

• Pyramidal system, Extrapyramidal system

Autonomic Nervous System

• Divisions, Chemical Transmission, Functions, Higher centers for regulation, Sympathetic nervous system & Parasympathetic nervous system formation

Vision

• Physiology of vision – Optic pathway

Hearing

• Physiology of hearing – Auditory pathway

Cerebellum

Neurotransmitters

List of Theory Classe Topics

1. Introduction to Neuroscience
2. Neuron, Neuroglia
3. Classification of nerve fibre
4. Nerve injury & Wallerian degeneration
5. Resting Membrane Potential
6. Electrical properties of nerve
7. Muscle
8. Neuromuscular junction
9. Neuromuscular junction Blockers & Applied aspects
10. Excitation Contraction - Coupling I
11. Excitation Contraction - Coupling II
12. Receptor-1
13. Receptor-2
14. Synapse-1
15. Synapse-2
16. Muscle spindle
17. Reflexes-1
18. Reflexes-2
19. Ascending pathways
20. Pain
21. Descending Tracts
22. CSF, LP
23. Hypothalamus
24. Basal ganglia-1
25. Basal ganglia-2
26. Cerebellum-1
27. Cerebellum-2
28. Thalamus
29. Reticular Activating System
30. Visual Pathway
31. Hearing 1
32. Hearing 2
33. Smell and Taste
34. Sleep
35. Speech and language
36. ANS
37. Cerebral cortex
38. ANS- Tests to assess function
39. Spinal cord injury