Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS3102 : Physiology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bijesh Kumar Biswal
Syllabus
Plant Physiology - Macro and micronutrients and deficiency symptoms, Solute and photoassimilate translocation – Water uptake, Osmosis, Ascent of sap, Phloem translocation Transpiration, Photosynthesis - Pigment system, Cyclic and Noncyclic photophosphorylation, C3 and C4 pathways, Photorespiration, Nitrogen metabolism and nitrogen fixation in plants. Secondary Metabolism, Growth and development, Phytochrome, Phytohormones, Photoperiodism, Vernalization, Biological clock, Physiology of flowering.
Animal Physiology – Thermal, Sensory, Digestive, Respiratory, Endocrine, Excretory, Circulation and body fluids, Biological rhythms.
Course Objectives
- To know about various physiological processes occur in plants.
- To know about various physiological processes occur in animals.
Course Outcomes
Students should acquire knowledge of about different tissues in plants and animals, their coordination and regulation. <br />Students should be able to list out various tissues of plants and animals and their functions.
Essential Reading
- Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Plant Physiology, 5th edition (2010), Sinauer, Sunderland, ISBN-9780878935659
- Hill Richard W, Animal Physiology, Animal Physiology, 4th edition (2016), Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, ISBN-9781605354712
Supplementary Reading
- Sanghani Padma B, Human anatomy and physiology: with health education, 2nd edition (2012), Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, ISBN-9780071077736
- HS Ravikumar Patil, Textbook of Human Physiology, 2010, IK International, New Delhi, ISBN-9789380026503