Eagleton S. An exploration of the factors that contribute to learning satisfaction of first-year anatomy and physiology students. Adv Physiol Educ 39: 158–166, 2015; doi:10.1152/advan.00040.2014.— Lecturers have reverted to using a “blended” approach when teaching anatomy and physiology. Student responses as to how this contributes to their learning satisfaction were investigated using a self-a...

INTRODUCTION Human Physiology is the foundation upon which all courses related to the health professions build. Pharmacy students, in their eagerness to advance to the courses more specifically related to their field, may be impatient and want to give less attention to the basic sciences. However, pharmacy students must have a solid working knowledge of the human body and the ailments that befa...

Over the past several years, an opinion has emerged in India that the current practical curricula in medical schools fail to meet many of the objectives for which they were instituted. Hence, this study has assessed the perception of physiology faculty members regarding the current experimental physiology curriculum in one Indian state, Gujarat. The faculty were of the opinion that many of the ...

Purpose of the study: Systemic and local regulation of peripheral circulation is a vital concept to be taught to undergraduate medical students. There is lack of an effective practical module to demonstrate and reinforce the theoretical understanding of this concept. Methodology: We designed a simple feasible novel practical using finger pulse recording coupled with hand grip test and reactive ...

As we planned the articles in this special section, I began thinking about how physiology education has changed in recent years. In many ways, the teaching of physiology has been reflected in its textbooks. Until the early 1980s, those books were mostly descriptive text, with only a few simple line drawings. Contrast that with the physiology textbooks of today, especially at the undergraduate l...