FOUNDATION MODULE SYLLABUS

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  • ANATOMY
    • Anatomy and its sub-branches
    • Cell structure and its organelles
    • Nuclear structure and components
    • Cell division
    • mitosis and meiosis
    • Organization of human body
    • Anatomical terms (for planes,position and movements)
    • Classification of bones
    • Cartilage
    • Introduction to joints
    • Muscles
    • Skin/ Integumentary system
    • Lymphatic system
    • Nervous system division
    • Membranes : mucous membranes, serous membranes
    • Fascia, ligaments and raphe
    • Radiological anatomy
  • PHYSIOLOGY
    • Physiology and its sub-branches
    • Cell membrane physiology
    • Homeostasis
    • Membrane potential
    • Movements of cell
    • Depolarization and repolarization
    • Autonomic nervous system
  • EMBRYOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Introduction to embryology
    • Spermatogenesis
    • Oogenesis
    • Transport of gametes
    • Female reproductive cycle
    • Fertilization events
    • IVF, Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
    • Fertilization - clinical (correlates cleavage and blastocyst formation)
    • Implantation and its abnormalities
    • Amniotic cavity
    • Events of 2nd week of development
    • Formation of notochord
    • Events of 3rd week of development
    • Derivatives of germ layers
    • Further development of trophoblast and neurulation
    • Fetal membranes 
    • 4th week : Folding of embryo
    • Highlights of 4-8 weeks
  • HISTOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Basic body tissue
    • Definition of tissue
    • Epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous tissue
    • Classification of epithelium
    • General characteristics and functions of epithelium
    • Glandular epithelium
    • Epithelial cell surface specialization
    • Structure and function of basement membrane
    • Connective tissue
  • BIOCHEMISTRY
    • ​​​​​​​Introduction to biochemistry and its application in medicine
    • Biochemical structure of cell
    • Biochemical structure of mitochondria
    • Nuclear membrane
    • RNA and DNA
    • Buffer
    • Cell membrane transport mechanism
    • Chemistry of acids and bases
    • Importance of surface tension and viscosity in our body
    • Carbohydrates
    • Structure and function of GAGs
    • Genetics
    • Enzymes
  • PATHOLOGY
    • Introduction to pathology and its implication in medicine
    • Cell injury
    • Necrosis
    • Inflammation​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • COMMUNITY MEDICINE​​​​​​​
    • Determinants of health
    • Disease causation
    • Chain of infection
    • Levels of prevention
  • PHARMACOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Routes of administration of drugs
    • Transmembrane drug transport
    • Receptor and cellular basis (types of drug receptors)
  • FORENSIC MEDICINE
    • ​​​​​​​Death
  • LAB WORK
    • ​​​​​​​The microscope
    • Lab equipment
    • pH and buffer solutions
    • Sterilization
    • Capillary blood sampling
    • Detection of monosaccharides
    • Detection of reducing and non-reducing sugars
    • Detection of polysaccharides in a given solution
    • Tissue processing
    • Anatomical terms
    • H and E staining
    • Simple epithelia
    • Stratified epithelia
    • Glands
    • Smear preparation