Cellular and General Physiology

Block I — Cellular and General Physiology

How it begins

The cell is the fundamental unit of life. All physiological processes in the human body — from muscle contraction to hormone secretion — have their origin in molecular events that occur within and between cells. Cellular physiology studies how each cell type maintains its internal homeostasis and communicates with the environment to coordinate tissue and organ function.

What it covers

1. Block I Cellular Physiology
2. Cellular Basis of Physiology
3. · 1.1 The Cell as a Functional Unit
4. · 1.2 Plasma Membrane
5. · 1.3 Resting Membrane Potential
6. · 1.4 Nernst equation
7. · 1.5 Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation
8. · 1.6 Transport through Membranes
9. · 1.7 Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure
10. · 1.8 Vesicular Transport
11. · 1.9 Intercellular Communication
12. · 1.10 Cellular Receptors
13. · 1.11 G Proteins and Second Messengers
14. · 1.12 Intracellular Signaling Cascades
15. Physiology of Excitable Tissue
16. · 2.1 Action Potential
17. · 2.2 Phases of the Action Potential (Neuron)
18. · 2.3 Voltage-Dependent Ion Channels
19. · 2.4 Refractory Period
20. · 2.5 Action Potential Conduction
21. · 2.6 Chemical Synapse
22. · 2.7 Electrical Synapse
23. · 2.8 Synaptic Integration
24. · 2.9 Neuromuscular Junction (Motor End Plate)