Overview
The Department of Physiology at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive teaching and training in normal human body functions, applied physiology, clinical physiology and integration of basic science with clinical medicine.
The department is supported by hematology laboratory, clinical physiology laboratory, respiratory physiology practical area, cardiovascular physiology demonstrations, neurophysiology teaching, exercise physiology support, research activities, departmental library and UG/PG academic training facilities.
Physiology DepartmentDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Teaching and training in human physiology, applied physiology and clinical physiology
Practical training in hematology, respiratory physiology, cardiovascular physiology and neurophysiology
Clinical physiology-based demonstrations for understanding normal human body functions
Competency-based medical education with practical, tutorial and small group teaching
Hematology practicals including blood grouping, hemoglobin estimation and blood cell counting orientation
Respiratory physiology practicals including spirometry and pulmonary function demonstration
Cardiovascular physiology practicals including blood pressure, pulse, ECG and exercise response demonstration
Neurophysiology practicals including reflexes, sensory testing and nerve-muscle physiology orientation
Exercise physiology and physical fitness assessment demonstrations
Computer-assisted learning and simulation-based physiology teaching
Experimental physiology demonstrations using modern teaching aids
Research support in applied physiology, clinical physiology and medical education
Departmental library support for UG and PG learning
Seminars, tutorials, journal clubs and student academic activities
Integrated teaching with Anatomy, Biochemistry, Medicine, Pharmacology and other clinical departments
Labs & Special Facilities
Hematology Lab
Practical training support for blood grouping, hemoglobin estimation, blood cell counting, ESR and basic hematological demonstrations.
Clinical Physiology Lab
Clinical physiology demonstrations for cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous system and exercise-related functional assessment.
Respiratory Physiology
Spirometry, lung volume, respiratory rate and pulmonary function-related teaching support for applied physiology learning.
Cardiovascular Physiology
Blood pressure, pulse, ECG, cardiovascular response to exercise and autonomic function demonstration support.
Neurophysiology
Teaching support for reflexes, sensory testing, nerve-muscle physiology, reaction time and higher function-related practical learning.
Exercise Physiology
Practical demonstrations related to fitness assessment, exercise response, fatigue, endurance and cardiovascular-respiratory adaptation.
Research Lab
Research support for applied physiology, clinical physiology, student projects, data collection and academic activities.
Departmental Library
Library support with physiology textbooks, reference books, manuals, journals and learning resources for students and faculty.
Infrastructure
- Dedicated Physiology department
- Hematology laboratory
- Clinical physiology laboratory
- Respiratory physiology laboratory area
- Cardiovascular physiology practical area
- Neurophysiology teaching area
- Exercise physiology demonstration area
- Computer-assisted learning area
- Research laboratory support area
- Demonstration room
- Practical laboratory for students
- Departmental library
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Student record and documentation area
- Equipment demonstration area
- Charts, models and teaching aid display area
- Audio-visual teaching support
- Seminar and small group teaching support
- UG and PG academic training support
Equipment & Teaching Material
- Binocular microscopes
- Monocular microscopes
- Hemocytometer
- Sahli’s hemoglobinometer / hemoglobin estimation support
- Blood grouping tiles
- Blood lancets and capillary tubes
- ESR apparatus
- Wintrobe tube support
- Centrifuge
- Micropipettes and pipettes
- Glass slides and cover slips
- Staining material support
- BP apparatus
- Stethoscopes
- ECG machine
- Pulse oximeter
- Spirometer
- Computerized spirometry / PFT demonstration support where available
- Peak flow meter
- Respirometer demonstration support
- Physiograph / polygraph demonstration support
- Kymograph demonstration support where available
- Student physiograph support
- Mosso’s ergograph demonstration support
- Hand grip dynamometer
- Stop watch
- Reaction time apparatus
- Reflex hammer
- Tuning fork
- Snellen’s chart
- Ishihara chart
- Perimeter demonstration support
- Audiometry demonstration support where available
- Weight machine
- Stadiometer
- Measuring tape
- BMI calculation support
- Treadmill / step test support where available
- Computer-assisted learning systems
- Audio-visual teaching equipment
- Projector and screen
- Charts and models
- Teaching boards
- Research data collection tools
- Computer and documentation support
- Practical record and logbook support material
Important Academic Areas
- General physiology
- Blood physiology
- Nerve-muscle physiology
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Respiratory physiology
- Gastrointestinal physiology
- Renal physiology
- Endocrine physiology
- Reproductive physiology
- Central nervous system physiology
- Special senses
- Exercise physiology
- Environmental physiology
- Clinical physiology
- Applied physiology
- Integrated physiology
- Research methodology and data interpretation
- Medical education and competency-based learning
Hematology Practical Training
- Blood grouping demonstration
- Hemoglobin estimation
- RBC counting orientation
- WBC counting orientation
- Differential leukocyte count demonstration
- ESR demonstration
- Bleeding time and clotting time orientation
- Peripheral smear demonstration
- Packed cell volume orientation
- Blood indices discussion
- Anaemia-related applied physiology discussion
- Student practical record and viva preparation
Respiratory Physiology
- Spirometry demonstration
- Pulmonary function test orientation
- Respiratory rate assessment
- Breath holding time demonstration
- Peak expiratory flow rate support
- Lung volume and capacity discussion
- Respiratory response to exercise
- Hypoxia and high-altitude physiology discussion
- Clinical correlation with asthma and COPD
- Respiratory physiology practical record training
Cardiovascular Physiology
- Blood pressure recording
- Pulse examination
- ECG recording and interpretation orientation
- Effect of posture on blood pressure and pulse
- Exercise response demonstration
- Cardiovascular reflex discussion
- Autonomic function demonstration
- Heart sounds and applied cardiovascular physiology
- Clinical correlation with hypertension and shock
- Cardiovascular physiology practical record training
Neurophysiology
- Deep tendon reflexes
- Superficial reflexes
- Sensory system examination orientation
- Cranial nerve function demonstration
- Motor system demonstration
- Reaction time demonstration
- Nerve-muscle physiology discussion
- Special senses practicals
- Vision testing support
- Hearing-related demonstration support
- Autonomic nervous system orientation
- Neurophysiology viva and spotter preparation
Clinical Physiology
- ECG demonstration
- Spirometry and PFT orientation
- BMI and anthropometry assessment
- Blood pressure and pulse assessment
- Exercise response testing
- Basic fitness assessment
- Reflex and sensory testing
- Vision and hearing-related practicals
- Applied clinical physiology case discussion
- Correlation of normal physiology with disease states
- Integration with Medicine and allied clinical departments
Departmental Library
- Standard physiology textbooks
- Applied physiology reference books
- Practical physiology manuals
- Clinical physiology books
- Research methodology resources
- Journals and academic reading material
- Seminar and tutorial resources
- UG and PG learning material
- Digital learning and audio-visual resources
- Student record and logbook guidance material
UG/PG Academics & Training
- UG lectures and practical demonstrations
- PG academic discussions and seminars
- Small group teaching and tutorials
- Hematology practical classes
- Respiratory physiology practicals
- Cardiovascular physiology practicals
- Neurophysiology practicals
- Clinical physiology demonstrations
- Computer-assisted learning sessions
- Integrated teaching with pre-clinical and clinical departments
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Student research activities
- Research methodology and data interpretation training
- Practical record work and logbook guidance
- Viva voce and examination-oriented training
- Competency-based medical education activities
Research Focus
- Cardiovascular physiology research
- Respiratory physiology studies
- Exercise physiology and fitness assessment studies
- Neurophysiology and reaction time studies
- Autonomic function studies
- Stress and lifestyle-related physiological studies
- Sleep and circadian rhythm-related academic work
- Environmental physiology studies
- Student research projects
- Medical education research
- Interdepartmental research with clinical departments
- Data collection, analysis and publication support
"Physiology explains the normal functions of the human body and builds the foundation for clinical medicine."