DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY

The Department of Physiology serves to provide the profound knowledge of the subtle orchestrated functioning of various systems of the body that contribute to overall health of an individual, under the able guidance of experienced teachers, transforming the students into  competent  health professionals.

 Vision

            To create excellent health care professionals by making them understand the physiological basis of medical treatment and make them reach new heights by providing quality medical education and inculcating social responsibilities in them.

Mission

Our Department functions to provide advanced and profound knowledge in Physiology to all medical and paramedical students by providing them with adequate exposure to theoretical, practical and innovative research work and encourage them to apply  relevant skills learnt for the betterment of society.

The knowledge gained by the students in Physiology finds its practical implication in understanding the disease process in the clinical subjects of Medicine and its allied specialities. This would direct them for perfect diagnostic abilities, therapeutic decisions and lead them for research activities.  The dedicated teaching carried out by the experienced team of faculty members initiate the first year undergraduate students to appreciate the importance of health by the knowledge they gain from understanding the mechanisms of various systems’ functioning with their clinical relevance. The post graduate guidance provided by the faculty transforming into a good teacher by being guided to understand the subject and learn the teaching skills with excellence.

Dr K. Tamilselvan  –  Professor & HOD    

The Department of Physiology with its team of experienced faculty members and well equipped laboratories, provide regular practical lessons (haematology and clinical practical sessions) in the respective labs for undergraduates and separate individual laboratory provisions are also available to carry out amphibian and mammalian experiments along with the aforementioned experiments for the post graduate students. The department provides research initiatives for the undergraduate students and encourages academic research activities for the post graduate students with its well equipped research lab that has provisions to carry out autonomic function tests, pulmonary function test and other electrophysiological assessments. The department of Physiology also conducts regular yoga sessions and has a museum with specimens, models and charts making the process of learning easier for the students.

The department carries out undergraduate teaching for Medical, Dental, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedical and Pharmacy students and mentoring for post graduate students, collaborative teaching activities with clinical disciplines. Beyond regular learning sessions the department encourages the students to partake in seminars and quiz competitions and makes regular assessment of their academics with internal assessment tests with revisions during tutorials. The post graduate training involves regular monthly sessions of journal club, seminars, and group discussions on both theory and practical topics with their periodic academic assessment and regular research activities.

List of publications (2016-till date)

1. Polina SV, Jayamala AK, Priyadharshini KU, Subhashri S, Pavitra B, Saraswathi M. Assessment of physical activity and physical fitness among undergraduate medical students. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023; 13(1):47-53

2. Meena R, Pravati Pal, Dasari Papa. Correlation between Body fat mass indices and Heart Rate Variability in postmenopausal women with High body mass index. Natl J Physiol, Pharm and Pharmacol 2022;12(12):2077-2080

3. Karthika Priyadharshini Udayakumar, Pavithra Mahendiran, Jayamala Annachira Kushalappa, Murugaiyan S. Effect of alternate nostril breathing on evoked potentials among internet addicts. Bioinformation.2022; 18(11): 1075-1080

4. Ukkirapandian K, Kayalvizhi E, Karthika Priyadharshini Udayakumar, Suganya Gandhi, Muthulakshmi R. The Neuroprotective Role of Acorus calamus in Developmental and Histopathological Changes in Autism-Induced Wistar Rats. Cureus.2022; 14(9): e29717.

5. Niveatha S, Aruna R, Latha R, Tamilselvan K, Priyadharshini UK, Jayamala AK, Lydia Shadrack GM. Reduced Heart Rate Variability as A Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Young Healthy Adults with Low and High Body Mass Indexes – A Descriptive Study. Natl J Community Med 2022;13 (10):685-691.

6. Latha R,Sarveghna Lakshmi S. Effect of Bhramari Pranayama practice on cognitive functions in healthy volunteers International Journal of Physiology, 2022; 10(4) 1 – 5

7. Latha R,Sarveghna Lakshmi S. A study on immediate and training effect of Bhramari Pranayama on Heart Rate Variability in healthy adolescents Biomedicine 2022; 42(4): 784-788

8. Aakash Kumar B, Latha R. A study on nomophobia and the psycho-physiological effects of PUBG gaming in medical college students on their health and academic performance Biomedicine 2022; 42(3): 567-573.

9. Karthika Priyadharshini Udaykumar, Kavitha Ukkirapandian, Selvakumaran Selvaraj, & Dhivya Kannan. Effect of alternate nostril breathing on cardio respiratory parameters and muscle strength among rotating shift workers. Bioinformation. 2021;17(2): 320-325

10. Tamilselvan Kuppusamy, Padmavathi Ramaswamy, Muraliswaran Perumal, Santhi Silambanan , Archana Prabu Kumar A short note on oxytocin and stress attenuation. Bioinformation. 2021 Nov 30;17(11):921-923.

11. Jayamala A.K., Karthika Priyadharshini U, Manjulakshmi R, Madhura K.S. effect of music –raga malkauns & yaman on emotional intelligence and general intelligence among undergraduate medical students. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 2021; 13(17): 75-79.

12. Monica Karanth, Anahita R. Shenoy Basti, A.K. Jayamala. Virtual classes conducted during COVID19 pandemic- Medical students’ perspective. Indian journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2021; 65(2):132-137.

13. Soundirarajan Subhashri, Pravati Pal, Gopal Krushna Pal, Dasari Papa & Nivedita Nanda.Decreased baroreflex sensitivity is associated with cardiometabolic risks and prehypertension status in early-postmenopausal women, Clinical and Experimental Hypertension.2021;43:2, 112-119,

14. Kowshik V, Velkumary S, Sethi P, Feula JM, Subhashri S, Abirami M. Association of handgrip strength and endurance with body composition in head and neck cancer patients. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:910-6.

15. Ganesan R Kannan N. Assessment of Heart rate variability among individuals with different risk levels for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. National journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology.2021; 12( 2):111-114

16. Mohan P, Karthika Priyadharshini U, Hiramath PB. Does the frequency domain parameters among pregnant women with gestational hypertension associated with levels of serum zinc, magnesium and copper? A cross sectional study.NJPPP.2020;10(9):1-5

17. Karthika Priyadharshini U, Dhivya K. Effect of Alternate nostril breathing on simple and choice visual reaction time among rotating shift workers. National Journal of Physiology. 2020 (8)1: 19-24

18. Latha R, Karthika Priyadharshini U, Jayamala AK, Shyamala M. Gender difference in Brainstem auditory evoked response among the headphone users. International Journal of Physiology, 2020; 8(2):85-89.

19. Marconi KP, Bhavithra B, Venis AM, Raj R, Amirtham SM, Subramani S. Phenylephrine induces relaxation of longitudinal strips from small arteries of goat legs. PLos ONE. 2020 Mar 3:15(3):e0227316.

20. Lydia P Graceline Margarat, Latha R. Variations in PEFR among Sports Persons of Different Types of Sports Activities and their Relationship with BMI. International Journal of Physiology, 2019; 7 (3): 76-79.

21. Karthika Priyadharshini U, Pavithra M, Tamil selvan K. Assessment of stress and cognition among adolescent males and females. NJPPP.2019;9(1):43-47

22. Subhashri, S., Pal, P., & Pal, G. K. Sympathovagal Imbalance and Cognitive Deficit in Postmenopausal Women: A Mini Review. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology.2019; 6(2), 38-41.

23. Subhashri, S., Pal, P., Papa, D., Nanda, N., Pal, G. K., & Packirisamy, R. M. Assessment of Heart Rate Variability in Early Post-menopausal Women. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology. 2019; 6(1), 11-14.

24. Tamilselvan K, Nirmala N, Latha R, Vijayasri SG. Assessment of autonomic functions in normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents. International Journal of Physiology 2018; 6(1): 112-116.

25. Manikandan S, Nirmala N, Tamilselvan K, Latha R.A study of body mass index on median motor nerve conduction among the young adults and variance in the dominant hands. International Journal of Physiology 2018; 6(2): 52-56.

26. Tamilselvan K, Nirmala N, Latha R, U KarthikaPriyadharshihi U, Niveatha S, Godson Titus Samuel J. Assessment of nerve conduction in non-diabetic offspring of type 2 diabetic parents- a pilot study. Experimental and clinical physiology and biochemistry 2018; 1(81): 27-32.

27. Niveatha S, Nirmala N, Kavitha U, Tamilselvan K, Graceline Margaret Lydia P. Isometric hand grip test as a tool to unmask the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension among offspring of hypertensive parents- a pilot study. Biomedicine 2018; 37(1)(Supp): 077-081.

28. Tamilselvan Kuppusamy, NirmalaNatrajan, ManikandanSathiyaseelan, JayamalaAnnachiraKushalappa, NiveathaSanthanakrishnan. A study of heart rate variability among  non-diabetic offspring of type 2 diabetic parents. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2018; 8(6): 805-809.

29. Tamilselvan K, Latha R, Nirmala N, Chandralekha J. A study to assess the effect of intensity of music on heart rate variability . International Journal of Physiology 2018; 6(4): 77-81.

30. Latha R,Tamilselvan K, Indhumathi VG. A study of visual evoked potential in nocturnal mobile phone users. International Journal of Physiology 2018; 6(2): 44-47.

31. Jayamala A.K, Latha. R, Preethi. B.L, Nirmala. N, K. Tamilselvan, KarthigaPriyadharshini. Alteration In Cardiac Autonomic Activity After Music Therapy In Young Women. International Journal of Physiology. 2018; 6(1): 25-30.

32. Jayamala A.K, Latha R, Nirmala N, Dharan Kumar K, Keerthika G, Sarumathi E. The impact of Hypertension on speed of processing and executive functions in geriatric subjects. Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy & Physiology. April-June, 2018;5(2);224-228.

33. KarthikaPriyadharshini U, Paramita B, Latha R, Nirmala N, Tamilselvan K, Jayamala AK. Cardio-vagal balance during different phases of menstrual cycle – International Journal of Physiology.2018;6(2):31-35
34. KarthikaPriyadharshini U, Kavitha U, Latha R, Nirmala N, ParamitaB. Cyclical alteration in HRV among young eumennorheic women. Indian Journal of clinical Anatomy and Physiology.2018;5(3):337-339

35. KarthikaPriyadharshini U, JayamalaAK, Pavithra M, Tamil SelvanK,Latha R, SenthilVelou M. Assessment of stress on cognition during different phases of menstrual cycle. International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology. International journal of basic and applied physiology.2018;7(1):55-60.

1. Tamilselvan K, Nirmala N, Latha R. A study of heart rate variability among the normotensives with parental history of hypertension. Biomedicine     2017;37(1):008-014.

37. Latha R, Tamilselvan K, Kavitha U, Rajeena MJ. A study on assessment of visual evoked potential in follicular and luteal phases of menstrual cycle. Biomedicine 2017; 37(1): 021-025.

1. Latha R, Tamilselvan K, Indhumathi VG. Does the nocturnal mobile phone usage affect the cognition and quality of sleep?  International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology 2017; 6(1): 82-86.

39. Jayamala A.K, Preethi B.L., Latha R, Bharathi C. Shwetha B. M. Comparative analysis of heart rate variability during different phases of menstrual cycle in Eumenorrhea & Dysmenorrhea subjects. Experimental and   clinical physiology and biochemistry.2017; 1:12-17.

40. Latha R, Jayamala AK, Shyamala M. A study of headphone usage on cognitive constraints between genders. IOSR. Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences

        2017; 16 (8): 38-42

41. Karthika Priyadharshini U, Latha R, Kavitha U, Nirmala N. Effect of organo phosphorus pesticides on cardio respiratory parameters among the farmers- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2017; 11(9): CC01-CC04.

42. KarthikaPriyadharshini U, Kavitha U, Nirmala N, Latha R. Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Fatigue and Respiratory Efficiency in Young Healthy Females during Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle.ECPB. 2017;80(4):5–9

1. Nirmala N, Latha R, Tamilselvan K,Ramani B Assessment of autonomic functions in the non-diabetic offspring of diabetic parents. Biomedicine 2016;36(2): 061-067.
2. Latha R, Prabu V, Tamilselvan K, Shyamala M. A study on correlation between cognitive functions and brain stem auditory evoked response amongst the head phone users. Biomedicine 2016;36(2):022-028.

1. Tamilselvan K, Latha R, Nirmala N, Raji Parameswari R. Effect of menstrual cycle on nasal mucociliary clearance. Biomedicine 2016;36(3):067-071.

46. KarthikaPriyadharshiniU,LathaR,Nirmala N, Paramita B. A comparative study on sympathetic function test during different phases of menstrual cycle in south Indian women. Biomedicine 2016; 36 (4):052-056

1. Dr. K. Tamilselvan

SYMMEDCON 2018 – Sri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital &   Research  Institute, Chennai – 1^st Prize in e-Poster presentation- January 2018

1. Dr. R. Latha

Best Paper Award:

A first place had been secured for oral presentation entitled “Effect of arsenate and phenol red on leakage of lactate dehydrogenase and lactate in everted gut sacs of mice” in 34^th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS) held at Dr. ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani campus, Chennai-600 113, from 27^th-29^th  December, 2013.

   PG Achievements:

University Ranks- PG

Dr S. Niveatha   2016-19 batch: Postgraduate University Gold Medal

Dr. S. Niveatha: 2016- 2019 PG Batch

1. Second prize in oral poster presentation on ‘Isometric Hand Grip test as a tool to unmask the pregnancy induced Hypertension’ at APTCON – THUYIL 2017, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, 28/10/2017 to 29/10/2017.

2. Second prize in oral poster presentation on ‘Effect of Left nostril breathing on Heart Rate Variability among healthy young obese adults’ at APTCON- LEMECON 2018 KIMS, Kanchepuram, Tamilnadu, 06/10/2018 to 07/10/2018

3.     Second prize in  poster presentation on ‘Role of yoga in prevention , Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic diseases’ at CYTER2008 Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Puducherry on 23/06/2017




4.     First prize in  poster presentation on ‘Swastha Manas: Mental Health and Well Being through Yoga’ in National Seminar Cum CME at CYTER Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Puducherry on 26/06/2018.

Second Prize in Pedagogy competition in Stanley medical college on 07/10/2018

  UG Achievements

1. CME on Therapeutic Potential of Yoga (2015)- 12.01.2015. Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital & Research Centre , Puducherry. The TamilNadu Medical Council has awarded 2 credit hours.

2. CME on Innovative research methods on cost effective equipments in Physiology& Medicine (2015) – 20.01.2015 Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital& Research Centre , Puducherry. – The Tamil Nadu Medical Council has awarded 2 credit hours.

3. CME and Quiz on ‘’Gastrointestinal Physiology’’ organized by Dept. of Physiology & Medical Education in SVMCH & RC, Pondicherry – 07/03/2015

4. CME and Quiz on ‘’ Applied aspects of Respiratory system- An Overview’’ organized by Dept. of Physiology & Medical Education in SVMCH & RC, Pondicherry – 03.16
5. CME and Quiz of ‘’ CME and Quiz of ‘’ Physiology of Aging ’’ organized by Dept. of Physiology & Medical Education in SVMCH & RC, Pondicherry – 11.2016
6. Workshop on scientific writing (2019) organized by Dept. of Physiology & Medical Education in SVMCH & RC, Pondicherry – 04.12.2019. – The Tamil Nadu Medical Council has awarded 2 credit hours.

7. CME on “ECG-Basics & Beyond” (2020) organized by Dept. of Physiology & Medical Education in SVMCH & RC, Pondicherry under the banner of ‘Association of Physiologists of Tamil Nadu (APT)’ – 13.03.2020 – The Tamil Nadu Medical Council has awarded 2 credit hours.