Fifth Edition
HC TANDAN MD FIMSA
Formerly Professor of Physiology and Principal Kakatiya Medical College
Warangal
and R CHANDRAMOULI PhD
Head of Physiology Gulf Medical College Ajman,
UAE
Formerly Professor and Head of Physiology Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Jitendar P Vij
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Textbook of Physiology for Dental Students
First and Second Edition has been published by Authors.
© 2005, HC Tandan, R Chandramouli
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the authors and the publisher.
Third Edition: 1997
Fourth Edition: 1998
Fifth Edition: 2005
9788180614248
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at Replika Press Pvt. Ltd., Kundli 131 028
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our teachers who taught us
and
our students from whom we learnt
5Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Mr. G Lakshminarayana of the Department of Biochemistry, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, for his advice and assistance in writing the Chapter of Vitamins and Metabolism.
We sincerely acknowledge the services rendered by Mr. Shivananda, in making the illustrations. We wish to convey our appreciation and happiness to the team headed by Mr Jitendar P Vij, Chairman and Managing Director, M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., for the excellent work done by them in accomplishing the task of bringing out the fifth edition well in time.
Our better halves have been the constant source of inspiration and have given their support without which, this work would not have been possible.
6Preface
The past decade has witnessed a very significant expansion of dental education in our country and there has been an increase in the number of dental colleges. The Dental Council of India has prescribed a specific syllabus of physiology, which enables the students to have a fundamental concept of the human body. It is rather unfortunate that the dental students have no specific textbook, which restricts itself to their requirements. Consequently, they have to refer back to the detailed textbooks of Medical Physiology and quite often find it difficult and confusing to gather the basic knowledge expected of them.
This Textbook of Physiology for Dental Students is a sincere attempt to cater to their exclusive needs in keeping with the requirements of the Dental Council of India. An attempt has been made to cover the required syllabus, the language is simple and unnecessary details have been avoided.
Some of our experienced colleagues have suggested the incorporation of additional information in the book and due respect has been given to their suggestions by expanding the spectrum of information.
This revised fifth edition of the textbook incorporates additional information and many self-explanatory diagrams and flow charts to enable the students to have a better concept of the subject. Moreover, recent developments which are taking place in many areas of medical physiology have also been included in the revised edition.
There are various other paramedical courses, where the students require a basic knowledge of physiology. The authors are confident that this book will also cater to their needs.
HC Tandan
R Chandramouli