CCMAS Course Search

Respiration in birds; anatomy and functions of the lungs and air sac; avian digestion; Regulation of food intake and avian reproduction

Central control of reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; reproductive cycles; folliculogenesis; spermatogenesis; prostate physiology; gamete physiology; gamete transport; coitus; fertilisation; sex determination and differentiation; embryonic development; implantation; placentation; pregnancy; maternal recognition of pregnancy; parturition; Prenatal foetal physiology and adaptation for survival in the periparturient period; Postpartum physiology; uterine involution and resumption of cyclicity

Skin structure and its physiology; poikilothermism and homeothermism; Physiological and biochemical process in hibernation; Body temperature and regulation; Physiological responses to heat and cold; Acclimatisation and adaptive phenomenon; Pathophysiology of fever; hyperthermia and hypothermia

Blood and cellular elements; Blood groups; homeostasis and blood buffers in animals; Electrical and mechanical activity of the heart including cardiac cycle; cardiac output determinations and controls; Blood pressure regulation; regional circulation and cardiovascular homeostasis in physiological state

Basic anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract of the Monogastric animals; Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates; proteins and fats in monogastics; Nutrition and metabolism in monogastric animals

Sensory systems and sensory pathways; thalamus; sensory cortex; special senses; Motor system; motor unit; spinal motor system; muscles spindle and motor pathways; Reflexes; basal ganglia; cerebellum; Brain stem; Anatomy and functional subdivision of cortex; cortical lesion; Reticular activating system; electroencephalogram; sleep; learning and memory; limbic system

Autonomic nervous system; distribution and control; Excitable tissues; cardiac; smooth and skeletal muscles; Mechanism of muscle contraction; Excitation-contraction coupling process; Receptors and receptor types

Radiation and radionuclides; Radiation dose; physical Radiation protection; Direct and indirect action of Irradiation; Principles of radioimmunoassay; Radioisotopes in medicine and their physiological effects

Basic concepts of renal physiology; Glomerular filtration; reabsorption and secretion; Transport systems across the tubules; functions of renal tubule and mechanism concentration; reabsorption and excretion; Measurement of renal function and clearance

Pulmonary circulation; characteristics and factors affecting pulmonary flow; Mechanics of respiration; principles of gas exchange; The Concept of diffusing capacity and ventilation; Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide; Control of respiration