Category: 1st-year-mbbs-syllabus

1st Year MBBS Syllabus

  • Respiratory Module Chapters

    • ANATOMY (SNELL)
      • Chapter 4 – Thoracic wall
      • Chapter 5 – Thoracic cavity
    • ANATOMY (GRAY)
      • Chapter 3 – Thorax
    • PHYSIOLOGY (GUYTON AND HALL) 
      • Unit 7 – Respiration (include chapter 38-43)
    • EMBRYOLOGY (LANGMAN)
      •  Chapter 14 – Respiratory system 
    • EMBRYOLOGY (KLM)
      • Chapter 11 – The Respiratory system   
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (CHATTERJEA)
      • Chapter 9 – Enzymes  
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (SATYA) 
      • Chapter 6 – Enzymes 
    • HISTOLOGY (LAIQ HUSSAIN)
      • Chapter 17 – Respirtory System  
  • CVS Chapters

    • ANATOMY (SNELL)
      • Chapter 4 – Thoracic wall
      • Chapter 5 – Thoracic cavity
    • ANATOMY (GRAY)
      • Chapter 3 – Thorax
    • PHYSIOLOGY (GUYTON AND HALL)
      • Unit 3 – The Heart (Chapter 9-13)
      • Unit 4 – The Circulation (Chapter 14-24)
    • EMBRYOLOGY (LANGMAN)
      • Chapter 13 – Cardiovascular system 
    • EMBRYOLOGY (KLM)
      • Chapter 14 – The CVS System 
    • HISTOLOGY 
      • Chapter 13 – Circulatory System  
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (CHATTERJEA) 
      • Chapter 4 – Chemistry of lipids
      • Pg 639 – Serum enzymes in heart diseases 
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (SATYA)
      • Chapter 3 – Lipids   
  • MSK Chapters

    • ANATOMY (SNELL)
      • Chapter 1 – Introduction
      • Chapter 2 – The Back 
      • Chapter 3 – Upper Limb
      • Chapter 11 – Lower limb 
    • ANATOMY (GRAY)  
      • Chapter 1 – The body 
      • Chapter 2 – Back 
      • Chapter 6 – Lower Limb
      • Chapter 7 – Upper Limb
    • PHYSIOLOGY (GUYTON AND HALL)
      • Chapter 6 – Contraction of skeletal muscle
      • Chapter 7 – Excitation of skeletal muscle
      • Chapter 8 – Excitation and contraction of smooth muscle
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (CHATTERJEA)
      • Chapter 6 – Chemistry of proteins and amino acids
      • Chapter 12 – Fat soluble vitamins 
      • Chapter 34 – Metabolism of minerals and trace elements 

                      (can’t find Glycosaminoglycan, collagen, connective tissue topics in Chatterjea, so refer to Satya)

    • BIOCHEMISTRY (SATYANARAYANA)
      • Chapter 4 – Proteins and amino acids 
      • Chapter 7 – Fat soluble vitamins 
      • Chapter 18 – Mineral metabolism 
      • Chapter 22 – Tissue proteins and body fluids
    • HISTOLOGY (LAIQ HUSSAIN)
      • Chapter 7 – Cartilage
      • Chapter 8 – Bone
      • Chapter 10 – Muscle Tissue
    • EMBRYOLOGY (KLM)
      • Chapter 15 – The Skeletal System
      • Chapter 16 – The Muscular System
      • Chapter 17 – The limbs
    • EMBRYOLOGY (LANGMAN)
      • Chapter 10 – The Axial Skeleton
      • Chapter 11 – Muscular System
      • Chapter 12 – Limbs
  • Blood Module Chapeters

    • HISTOLOGY (Laiq Hussain)
      • Chapter 14 – The immune system and lymphoid organs
    • PHYSIOLOGY (Guyton and Hall)
      • Unit 6 – Blood cells, immunity and blood coagulation
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (if using Satya)​​​​​​​
      • ​​​​​​​Chapter 10 – Hemoglobin and porphyrins
      • Chapter 9 – Plasma proteins
      • Chapter 7 – Vitamins
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (If using Chatterjea)
      • Chapter 7 – Plasma Proteins 
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Chapter 8 – Immunoglobulins
      • Chapter 11 – Chemistry of hemoglobin and Hemoglobinopathies
      • Chapter 12 – Vitamins
      • Chapter 30 – Porphyrins and porphyrias
      • Chapter 31 – Haem catabolism
  • Foundation Module Chapters

    • PHYSIOLOGY (Guyton and Hall)
      • Chapter 1 – Functional organization of human body and homeostasis
      • Chapter 2 – The call and its functions
      • Chapter 4 – Transport of substances through cell membrane
      • Chapter 5 – Membrane potentials and action potentials
      • Chapter 31 – Acid-base regulation
    • ANATOMY
      •  BD Chaurasia’s handbook of general anatomy full book
    • EMBRYOLOGY (Langman)
      • Chapter 2 – Gametogenesis
      • Chapter 3 – First week of development
      • Chapter 4 – Second week of development
      • Chapter 5 – Third week of development
      • Chapter 6 – Third to eight weeks
      • Chapter 8 – Third month to birth
    • EMBRYOLOGY (KLM)
      • Chapter 1 – Introduction to developing human
      • Chapter 2 – First week of development
      • Chapter 3 – Second week of development
      • Chapter 4 – Third week of development
      • Chapter 5 – Fourth to eighth weeks
      • Chapter 6 – Ninth week to birth
      • Chapter 7 – Placenta and fetal membranes
      • Chapter 8 – Human birth defects
    • HISTOLOGY (Laiq Hussain)
      • Chapter 2 – The cell
      • Chapter 3 – Epithelium
      • Chapter 5 – Connective tissue
      • Chapter 6 – Connective tissue proper
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (Satya)
      • ​​​​​​​Chapter 1 – Biomolecules and cell
      • Chapter 2 – Carbohydrates
      • Chapter 5 – Nucleic acid and nucleotides
      • Chapter 6 – Enzymes 
      • Chapter 21 – Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance
      • Chapter 33 – Biological membranes and transport
      • Chapter 40 – Overview of biophysical chemistry
    • BIOCHEMISTRY (Chatterjea)
      • ​​​​​​​Chapter 1 – Cell and cell organelles
      • Chapter 2 – Biological membranes
      • Chapter 3 – Chemistry of carbohydrates
      • Chapter 14 – Chemistry of nucleotides
      • Chapter 15 – Metabolism of purines and pyramidines
      • Chapter 16 – Chemistry of nucleic acids, DNA replication and DNA repair
      • Chapter 17 – Protein synthesis, Gene expression and Recombinant DNA
      • Chapter 40 – Water and electrolyte balance and imbalance
      • Chapter 41 – Acid base balance and imbalance
      • Chapter 47 – Biophysics : Principles and biomedical importance
  • Respiratory Module Syllabus

    • ANATOMY
      • Gross anatomy of thorax
      • Abnormalities of thoracic wall
      • Diaphragm
      • Mediastinum 
      • Trachea, bronchi and lungs
      • Mechanics of respiration
      • Pleura
    • EMBRYOLOGY
      • Development of Diaphragm
      • Development of Ribs
      • Development of Respiratory system
    • PHYSIOLOGY
      • Mechanics of Respiration
      • Lung compliance
      • Lung volumes and capacities
      • Functions of respiratory passageways
      • Pulmonary ventilation
      • Pulmonary circulation
      • Gas exchange 
      • Transport of O2 and CO2 in the blood
      • Regulation of Respiration
      • Common Respiratory abnormalities
      • Lung volume and capacities 
    • HISTOLOGY
      • Respiratory epithelium and connective tissue
      • surfactant, alveolar septum, alveolar pores and alveolar macrophages
    • BIOCHEMISTRY
      • Enzymes
    • PHARMACOLOGY
      • Anti-Aashtmatic drugs
      • AntiTuberculous drugs
    • PATHOLOGY
      • Pneumonias
      • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
      • Bronchial Asthma
      • Pulmonary Edema
    • COMMUNITY MEDICINE
      • Prevention of respiratory disorders
    • FORENSIC MEDICINE
      • Asphyxia
      • Respiratory symptomatology
      • Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
      • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
  • CVS Syllabus

    • ANATOMY
      • Surface anatomy
        • surface marking of the heart
        • surface marking of the heart valves
        • surface marking of the aorta on models / x-rays
        • surface marking of the superior vena cava
        • surface marking of the inferior vena cava
      • Gross structure of heart
      • Coronary circulation
      • Pericardium
      • Clinical conditions
        • pericarditis
        • pericardial effusion
        • cardiac Tamponade
      • different components of conduction system
        • SA Node
        • AV Node
        • Bundle of His
        • Purkenje Fibers
        • Bundle branches
      • sympathetic innervation of heart
      • parasympathetic innervation of the heart
    • PHYSIOLOGY
      • Cardiac muscles
      • Coronary circulation
      • Cardiac cycle
      • Cardiac output 
      • Blood flow
        • Biophysics and Interrelationships of Pressure, Flow, and Resistance in terms of Ohm’s law and Poiseuille’s Law
        • starling forces
        • regulation of blood flow
        • basal tone
        • substances potentially involved in local metabolic control of vascular tone.
        • local metabolic vasodilator hypothesis
        • physiological Vasodilators and Vasoconstrictors and their mechanisms
        • factors affecting the local blood flow including auto-regulation
        • function of capillaries
        • circulatory changes during exercise
      • Functions of heart valves
      • Lymphatic system
      • Blood Pressure
      • Circulatory Shock
      • Excitation and contraction of cardiac muscles
      • Chronotropic, Inotropic and Dromotropic Effects
      • gap junctions and the significance of functional syncytium
      • phases of cardiac muscle action potential
    • BIOCHEMISTRY
      • Cardiac enzymes
      • Lipids and cholesterol
      • role of Na, K, Ca and Mg in cardiac muscles contractility and their biochemical abnormalities
      • cardiac manifestations of vitamin B1 deficiency
    • EMBRYOLOGY
      • Fetal circulation
      • Cardiac developmental anomalies
      • congenital anomalies of the heart i.e. ASD,VSD, PDA, Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great vessels, Hemangiomas and Telangiectasias
      • Development of arteries and veins
    • HISTOLOGY
      • Histology of heart muscles
      • Histology of blood vessels
    • PHARMACOLOGY
      • groups of drugs used in the treatment of CAD (angina and MI)
      • risk factors, and lab. Diagnosis of CAD
      • stages of atherosclerosis
      • mechanisms of drugs used in the treatment of Hypertension
    • FORENSIC MEDICINE
      • medicolegal aspects of sudden death due to cardiovascular diseases
    • COMMUNITY MEDICINE
      • primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of CV diseases in community
      • Heart failure 
      • preventive strategies of hypertension
      • CVD prevention
    • LAB WORK
    • ANATOMY
      • Identify the heart & its coverings in the model / dissected specimen
      • Identify the heart and major blood vessels in cadaver/dissected specimen
      • Identify the chambers of the heart.
      • Identify the internal structures of various chambers of the heart.
      • Identify the Cardiac Muscle under the microscope
    • PHYSIOLOGY
      • Perform basic life support
      • Measure the blood pressure.
      • Measure the effect of posture and exercise on blood pressure.
      • Examine the arterial pulses.
      • Auscultate the heart sounds.
      • Perform systematic analysis of ECG
    • BIOCHEMISTRY
      • Interpretation of cardiac enzymes
      • Detection of lipids in a given sample
    • HISTOLOGY
      • Identify salient features of a medium sized artery & vein in a cross-section under microscope.
      • Identify the histological differences between medium size artery & vein under microscope.
      • Describe the histological differences between large size artery & vein
    • CLINICAL 
      • Identify normal cardiac shadow, borders and cardiomegaly on chest radiographs.
      • Identify the position of borders and valves of the heart by surface marking on model / simulator
      • Palpate and find apex beat, and auscultatory areas in the chest of the subject provided and describe their significance.
      • Demonstrate the use of Stethoscope for Auscultation.
      • Differentiate between normal and displaced apex beat
  • Musculoskeletal Syllabus

    • ANATOMY
      • INTRODUCTION
        • Osseus tissue
        • Axial and appendicular skeleton
        • Classification of bones
        • Gnereal features of bones
        • Nerve/blood supply of bone
        • Bone marrow and its types
        • Ossification and its types
        • Surface markings of bone
        • Fracture, osteoporosis, rickets, osteomalacia
        • Intro to muscular system
        • Muscle ossification
        • Classification of skeletal muscles
        • Types of skeletal muscle fibers
        • Nomenclature of skeletal muscles
        • Nerve supply of muscles
        • Paralysis, hyperplasia, hypertrophy, mysthena gravis
      • Introduction to locomotion and upper limb
      • Osteology of clavicle
      • Osteology of scapula
      • Osteology of humerus
      • Muscles of pectoral girdle
      • Muscles of shoulder region
      • Shoulder joints and its movements
      • Brachial plexus
      • Nerves of upper limb
      • Axilla
      • Arm
      • Brachial vessels
      • Elbow joint
      • Osteology of ulna
      • Superficial veins, lymphatic and lymph nodes of upper limbs
      • Cubital fossa
      • Anterior compartment of forearm
      • Posterior compartment of fore-arm
      • Blood vessels and nerves of fore-arm
      • Radio-ulnar joint
      • Surface anatomy of upper limb
      • Muscles of hand
      • Vessels and nerves of hand
      • Wrist joint
      • Spaces of palm
      • Describe
        • motor unit
        • Summation
        • Tetanization
        • Staircase effect
        • Skeletal muscle tone
        • Muscle fatigue
        • Agonist and antagonist
      • Excitation contraction coupling in skeletal muscles
      • Muscle action potential
      • Osteology of radius and hand
      • Introduction to lower limb
      • Hip bone
      • The hip joint and movements
      • Gluteal region
      • Femur
      • nerves of lower limb and their injuries
      • Superficial vessels and lymphatic vessels of lower limb
      • Deep fascia of thigh, iliotibial tract and superficial vessels
      • muscles of anterior fascial compartment of thigh
      • Nerves and vessels of anterior compartment of thigh
      • The medial compartment of thigh
      • Posterior compartment of thigh
      • Popliteal fossa
      • Femoral triangle and its contents
      • Tibia bone
      • Fibula and bones of foot
      • Anterior and lateral compartment of leg
      • Knee joint
      • Surface anatomy of lower limb
      • Development of lower limb
      • Muscle and neurovascular supply of foot
      • Arches of foot
      • Introduction to bone pathology
      • Injury
      • Wound
      • Spinal nerve
      • Vertebral column
      • Lumbo sacral plexus, cutaneous nerves
      • Back pain
    • HISTOLOGY
      • Bone histology
      • Classification and histology of cartilage
      • Histology of cartilage
      • Classification and histology of bone
      • Histology of muscles
    • PHYSIOLOGY
      • Skeletal vs. smooth muscle
      • Mechanism of muscle contraction
      • Energetics of muscle contraction
      • Terms related to MSK
        • Stimulus
        • Depolarization
        • Hyperpolarization
        • Pre-synaptic potential
        • Post-synaptic potential
        • Goldmann equation
        • Nernst equation
      • Physiologic anatomy of skeletal muscle fiber
      • Characteristics of whole muscle contraction
      • Neuromuscular junction
      • Neuromuscular transmission
      • Neuromuscular drugs
      • Myasthenia gravis
      • Smooth muscle
      • Skeletal muscle fiber
      • Contraction of smooth muscle
      • Nervous and hormonal control of smooth muscle contraction
      • Resting membrane potential
      • Muscle remodeling
      • Membrane potentials and action potentials in smooth muscle
      • Control of smooth muscle contraction
      • Smooth and skeletal muscle contraction
      • Hormonal regulation of calcium and phosphorus to maintain MSK
      • Sodium, potassium and chlorine in biology
      • Calcium in biology
      • Fluoride and lithium in biology
      • Molybdenum, selenium, zinc, chromium, manganese, silicon, vanadium in biology
      • Toxic element aluminium, arsenic, antimony, boron, bromine, cadmium, cesium, germanium, lead, mercury, silver, strontium
      • Drug use in MSK
    • BIOCHEMISTRY
      • Connective tissues
      • Glycosaminoglycan
      • Collagen
      • Chemistry of amino acids and proteins
      • Role of calcium and phosphorus
      • Vitamins
      • Introduction to minerals
      • Detection of cyclic amino acids
      • Sodium, potassium and chlorine in biology
      • Role of vitamin C and D
      • Iodine in biology
      • Sulfur in biology
      • Copper and cobalt in biology
      • Phosphorus and magnesium in biology
    • COMMUNITY MEDICINE
      • MSK Diseases
      • Epidemiology and prevention of MSD 
    • EMBRYOLOGY
      • Somitogenesis
      • Development of bone
      • Cartilage and joints
      • Development of upper limb
      • Development of muscles
    • LAB WORK
      • Detection of sulfur-containing amino acids
      • Salt saturation test
  • Blood Module Syllabus

    MBBS 1st Year

    1. ANATOMY
      • Introduction to hematopoietic system
      • Gross Anatomy of hematopoietic system
    2. HISTOLOGY
      • Histology of Lymphoid tissue
    3. EMBRYOLOGY
      • Embryology of lymphoid tissue
    4. PHYSIOLOGY
      • ​​​​​​​Introduction to blood
      • RBCs
      • RBCs Genesis (Erythropoiesis)
      • Erythropoitin
      • Anemia
      • Polycthemia
      • WBCs
      • Reticulo-Endothelial (Monocyte-Macrophage) System
      • Inflammation
      • Abnormal Leucocyte counts/ Leukemia
      • Introduction to immunity
      • Immune system
      • Immune response
      • Humoral and cell mediated immunity
      • Complement system
      • Active and passive immunity
      • Changes in immunity with aging
      • Allergy and hypersensitivity
      • Introduction to hemostasis
      • Blood Coagulation
      • Bleeding disorders
      • Thrombotic disorders
      • Blood Grouping
      • Transfusion Reactions
      • Erythroblastosis fetalis
      • Major histocompatibility complex
    5. BIOCHEMISTRY
      • ​​​​​​​Introduction to porphyrins
      • Iron metabolism
      • Introduction to heme synthesis and degradation
      • Hemoglobinopathies
      • Water soluble vitamins
      • Immunoglobulins / Antibodies
    6. PATHOLOGY
      • ​​​​​​​Anemia
      • Hemolytic anemia
    7. PHARMACOLOGY
      • ​​​​​​​Drug treatment of anemia
      • Coagulation of modifying drug
    8. COMMUNITY MEDICINE
      • ​​​​​​​Epidemiology of blood borne diseases
      • Vaccinology
    9. FORENSIC MEDICINE
      • ​​​​​​​Medico-legal importance of blood groups in forensic work ie
      1. Personal identity
      2. inheritance claims
      3. DNA profiling
      4. Disputed paternity and maternity
    • ​​​​​​​LAB WORK
    1. ​​​​​​​PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICALS
      • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hemoglobin determination
      • Blood cells
      • RBC Count
      • TLC determination
      • DLC determination
      • Clotting time determination
      • Bleeding time determination
      • Prothrombin tissue determination
      • Blood Grouping
      • Blood smear preparation
      • Blood bank
    2. HISTOLOGY PRACTICALS
      • ​​​​​​​Microscopic anatomy of lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and bone marrow
  • Foundation Module

    Syllabus for 1st Year MBBS

    • 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