Description
CBS Publishers & Distributors Human Anatomy and Physiology Practical Workbook for First and Second Semesters Bachelor in Pharmacy by Krishna Garg and Medha Joshi and Sudipta Kundu
Human Anatomy and Physiology Practical Workbook covers practicals of anatomy and physiology for first and second semesters of Bachelor in Pharmacy courses (Course codes BP107P and BP207P) and serves as a handy and smart workbook for recording the practicals in a formal way.
The section on practicals of anatomy covers study of the microscope; microscopic study of epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues; and identification of axial and appendicular bones. The section on practicals of physiology includes introduction to hemocytometry, counting of RBC, WBC; determination of bleeding and clotting time; estimation of hemoglobin; determination of blood group, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), heart rate, pulse rate; and lastly recording of blood pressure. Anatomy part of practicals for Semester II students gives the diagrams of digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary and reproductive systems: The structures in these illustrations have to be studied and learnt with the help of the text from the main textbooks. Histological slides of vital organs like heart, lung, liver, kidney, cerebrum, cerebellum, ovary, testis with three points of identification have to be studied. These histological slides should also be viewed under the microscope.
Physiology practicals include study of diagrams of integumentary system, special senses, nervous system, endocrine system, family planning devices and pregnancy diagnosis tests, demonstration of general neurological examination, function of olfactory nerve, visual acuity, reflex activity, positive and negative feedback mechanism.
Examination of different types of tastes, determination of tidal volume and vital capacity, recording of basal mass index and body temperature, demonstration of total blood count by cell analyser are also included
About Editor
Krishna Garg MBBS, MS, PhD, FAMS, FIMSA, FASI is ex-Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. She is the chief editor of BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy (Vols 1–4); editor of BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy for Dental Students, Human Embryology, Handbook of General Anatomy and BD Chaurasia's Applied Anatomy and Physiology for BSc Nursing Students and coauthor of Textbook of Histology, Textbook of Neuroanatomy and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Diploma in Pharmacy Students.
Medha Joshi MBBS, FCGP is visiting faculty, Department of Anatomy, Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities, and Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy, Delhi. She had taught anatomy to dental students at Krishna Dental College and Harsaran Das Dental College, Ghaziabad, and is an examiner of Delhi University. She has a keen interest in the subject of anatomy and her experience as a general physician of 25 years provided her insight in formulating the Clinical Anatomy sections of this book.
Sudipta Kundu MSc, PhD is currently Associate Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Kalka Dental College, Meerut. He completed his BSc (Hons) from Kolkata University and MSc (Physiology) from Presidency College, Kolkata, and PhD from Burdwan University, West Bengal. With a teaching experience of 15 years, he has been teaching physiology to BPharm, BSc (Nursing), BDS and MDS students. He has attended conferences, presented and published scientific papers, and is extremely popular in the student community.