Department of Botany
                            Open Course offered to students of other Department
                                                      SEMESTER II
                                    Course  Subject  Points  Credits  Hrs./Wk.
                                  BOOCT2.1  Plants in human welfare  100  4  4
        EVALUATION SCHEME - THEORY Internal Assessment (20) + Term End Examination (80) 
                                                     TEE: 80 points
                                                  Theoretical course
                                                       BOOCT2.1 
                                               Plants in human welfare
  TEE points: 80                  Classes/ Semester: 80
  1. Know your plants                                 (12)
  2. Exploitation of microbes                                (8)
  3. Mushrooms – their uses and cultivation                 (8)
  4. Environmental clean-up by plants                   (8)
  5. Stress in plants                                  (8)
  6. Genetically modified crops                              (8)
  7. Exploitation of plant resources                         (8)
  8. Conservation of plants                                  (8)
  9. Plants in forensic science                              (8)
  10. Intellectual Property Rights                           (4)
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                 nd
                2  Semester Programme in Physiology
                   January to June (Even semester)
                  Detail of courses and components
                             400 Marks
                              16 credits
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                  Course-201 (100 Marks: Credit = 4)
                           (Open Elective) 
                            Lectures = 60 
                   For Inter Departmental students
               Course-201: Fundamentals in Physiology (60)
     I.   General Physiology
    Concept of Homeostasis
    Ionic Equilibrium and Resting Membrane Potentials, Action Potentials
    Nerve Impulse Conduction, Mechanism of Synaptic Transmission
    Introduction to Membrane Receptors, Second Messengers, and Cell signaling 
    Ageing and Apoptosis
    Elementary idea of Muscle and Nerve
    Concept of human body clock.
     II.   Respiratory Physiology   
    Physiology of Breathing
     Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport
    Gas exchange at lungs and tissues
    Regulation of Respiration and Pulmonary Function Test.
     III.   Hematology  
    Concept of Circulating Body Fluids
    Leukocytes :  Ultra structure and  Functions
    Thrombocyte   (Platelet) and Hemostasis
    Erythrocyte (RBC)
    Blood Types and Transfusion
    Basic concept of immunity
     
  VII.  Endocrine and reproductive Physiology
  General principles of endocrine physiology.
  Endocrine glands and their functions.
  Sex determination.
  Structure and Function of male and female reproductive organ.
  Infertility concept of Test Tube baby.
  Family Planning to control population.
   
  IX.   Renal Physiology
   
  Overview of renal function
  Formation of Urine
  Role of kidney in fluid and mineral homeostasis.
  Renal function test and renal disorders.
   
   IV.    Cardiovascular Physiology 
   Anatomy of Heart
   Cardiac Pacemaker and Special Junctional Tissue
   Cardiac Cycle
   ECG
   Cardiac Diseases
   Cardiovascular Regulatory Mechanisms 
   Special Circulations
   V.  Gastrointestinal Physiology
   Anatomy of GI system
   Motor and secretory function
   HCl secretion and Gastric ulcer
   Digestion and absorption of food staff, minerals and water 
   Entero-hepatic circulation, Liver and gall bladder diseases
   Basic concept of human nutrition, Protein and energy Malnutrition 
    VI.  Nervous System
   Central, Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous System
   Basic Structure and function of Brain and Spinal Cord
   Memory and Intelligence, Memory related disorders- Alzheimer disease
   Language functions- aphasia
   Hunger and Satiety
   Sleep and EEG
   Body temp Regulation
   Emotion
   Control of body posture
   Special sense organ : Structure and Functions.