Department of Physiology

The department of physiology is a fully established department with excellent infrastructure and highly experienced, dedicated students friendly faculties. The Department has 120 seated Lecture hall and 60 seated Demonstration hall with latest Audiovisual aids and various laboratories like Haematology lab, Clinical Physiology Lab, Mammalian lab, Amphibian lab and Research lab.

HAEMATOLOGY LAB

Haematology lab has 114 numbers of individual microscopes for each student, 88 numbers of  Haemocytometer, 25 numbers of Haemoglobinometer, High speed centrifuge and etc.. various instruments to do all the haematological experiments.

CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY LAB

The clinical Physiology lab has adequate number of  head end tilted couches for clinical examination & other latest instruments like the Mosso’s Ergograph (9), Perimeter (10), Stethograph (12) etc… to acquire clinical skills.

RESEARCH LAB

We have well sophisticated and modernized Research lab with the following equipments,

  • 12 channels ECG
  • EEG machine
  • Digital Polygraph 4 – channel
  • Bicycle Ergometer
  • Spirometer
  • Digital PH meter
  • Digital Physiograph 3 channel

Above instruments used for various numbers of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, musculoskeletal and CNS physiological research activities.

MAMMALIAN LAB & AMPHIBIAN LAB

Mammalian lab & Amphibian lab is equipped with necessary instruments like

Dale’s organ bath (25), Langendroff Apparatus and etc..

 

LIBRARY

Our Department has a library with latest edition books in Physiology and various other disciplines. There are around 136 numbers of books comprising of

85 titles with well ventilated and illuminated reading cum seminar room.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

      All the labs are having self descriptive wall mounted charts made by passed out UG students with their own interest under the guidance of department faculties. From the period of establishment of this institution our department has achieved 100 % pass percentage in the university exams.

Academic activities includes,

  • Regular didactic lectures
  • Integrated Teaching sessions
  • Symposium
  • Self directed learning
  • Early clinical exposure
  • Role play
  • UG quiz programs

Completed and ongoing research activities in the Department of Physiology by faculties:

  • Effects of water ingestion during and after exercise on cardio respiratory parameters – ICMR STS study
  • Assessment of sleep quality and its effects on academic performance among the first year MBBS students
  • A study on correlation between physical fitness and academic performance among MBBS students.
  • Clinical evaluation of Nerve conduction defects in newly diagnosed

Type 2 DM patients – A prospective study.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS BY THE FACULTIES

DR.P.MURUGESAN

PROFESSOR & HOD

  1. Murugesan P, Madhan L. Assessment of Hyperfibrinogenemia in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction for a possible risk factor. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. Nov 2016, 3(12)     
  2. Murugesan P , Kalyani A Nair. Assessment and comparison of Blood Pressure and Heart rate in females with and without premenstrual syndrome during various stages of menstrual cycle. British Journal of Medical and Health Research. August 2016; p 66-70.
  3. Madhan L, Murugesan P, Moorthi A. Comparative Study of Safety and Efficacy of Glucosamine in patients of Osteoarthritis.

      International Journal of Medical and Health Research.April 2017; p 17-19.

  1. Madhan L, Murugesan P, Moorthy A. Studies on Valsartan and losartan in patients with Mild and Moderate Hypertension in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. July 2018: p 18 – 25.
  2. Deepabently , Riaz, Murugesan P. Ill effects of formalin exposure on Respiratory system among students studying in First year MBBS. International Journal of Scientific Research. Volume 6, October 2017 (PubMed Indexed)
  3. Kalpana Rani U*l, Murugesan P2. Lipid profile status in women with gestational diabetes                   

Mellitus. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research. March 2022: Vol – 9.

Issue 2  P. 38 – 43( Index Copernicus.) 

  1. Vengadesh Prabhu V1, Kamalakannan V2, Murugesan P3, Lord Krishna G4*, Mruddula    

        V5. Effects of water ingestion during and after exercise on Cardio respiratory     

        Parameters. Journal of Cardio Vascular Disease Research, Volume 14, Issue 01,       

       2023 (Embase Scopus)

Dr. P. V. SARASWATHI

  1. Saraswathi P V, Aghil R B. Assessment of sympathetic function in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients using sustained Hand Grip test and Cold    Pressor test. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research,2017; 6(3), pp.591-596.
  2. Saraswathi P V, Indhu K. Ocular Parasympathetic Dysfunction in Long Term Female rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical sciences, 2017;16(10),pp.22-25.
  3. Saraswathi P V, Amudhan Arvind. Assessment of Autonomic function in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients using Tilt-table test in a Tertiary care

Teaching  Hospital. European Journal of Pharmaceutical And Medical Research,2018; 5(7), pp.282-286.             

  1. Saraswathi P V, Neelambikai N, Arjun Mahesh, Govindarajan k capt. Cardiovascular Parasympathetic Nervous System Dysfunction in Female Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2013; 57(1), pp. 23–30. (Scopus indexed)

Dr. R. B.AGHIL

  1. Aghil R B, Jayavardhana Arumugam. The impact of Prematurity on Infant Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses. J. Evid. Based Med Health Care, 2016; 3: 4950 – 3.
  2. Saraswathi P V, Dr. Aghil R B. Assessment of sympathetic function in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients using sustained Hand Grip test and Cold Pressor test. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research 2017; 6(3): 591-596.
  3. Aghil R.B1, S. Kanchana Bobby2*, Narmatha Devi. B3 Comparison of Behavioral and

Cardiovascular Changes to Nociceptive Stimuli among Preterm and Term Neonates in a                                  

Tertiary Care Centre, Coimbatore  Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research  Vol 13,

       Issue 03, 2022

4   .Aghil R. B.1, Kanchana Bobby S.2, KalpanaRani U.3, and Saraswathi P. V. Assessment  of Sleep Quality and Its Effects on Academic Performance Among the First Year MBBS Medical Students in A Tertiary Care Centre, TamilNadu Egyptian Academic Journal of  Biological Sciences  Physiology & Molecular Biology October 14(2):

      195-201 (2022)