Registered Dietitian Board Exam

I want to become a Registered Dietitian and for that I want to give the Registered Dietitian Board Exam. Will you provide me the syllabus and pattern of the Registered Dietitian Board Exam? Also provide me previous year question papers for the RD exam so that I can prepare well for my exams?

Can you provide me the Syllabus for R.D. (Registered Dietitian) Examination conducted by Indian Dietetic Association as I need it for preparation?

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The Syllabus for R.D. (Registered Dietitian) Examination conducted by Indian Dietetic Association is as follows:

Paper I

1. General principles of Physiology.

2. The Skeleton – General Account

3. The Muscular System – General Account -Types of muscles, characteristics of each, Similarities and Differences.

4. Blood and Circulatory System – Blood and its composition, Functions of each constituent of blood, Blood groups, Blood transfusion and its importance, Coagulation of blood, Blood vessels, Structure and functions of heart, Blood pressure, heart rate, Cardiac output and their regulation.

5. Lymphatic System – Lymph, Lymph glands and functions, Spleen – Structure and Functions.

6. Respiratory System – Organs, Structure and Functions, Mechanism of Respiration, Chemical Respiration.

7. Digestive System – Structure and Functions of Alimentary tract. Functions of various secretions and juices – Saliva, Gastric, Bile, Intestinal, Pancreatic. Functions of enzymes indigestion. Digestion of nutrients – Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates Common problems of Digestive tract – Vomiting, Constipation, Diarrhea

8. Excretory System – Structure and Functions of (a) Kidney (b) Ureter (c) Bladder (d) Skin. Urine -Formation of urine, Composition of normal and abnormal urine. Role of excretory system in homeostasis, fluid balance, Regulation of body temperature

9. Nervous System – Structure of Nerve Cell, Fibre, Classification of Nervous System, Central Nervous System – Brain, Lobes of brain, Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla oblongata, Hypothalamus. Pituitary Gland – structure, Functions, Spinal Cord – structure and functions, Autonomic and Sympathetic nervous system

10. Reproductive System – Female reproductive system – organs, structure and functions Male reproductive system – structure and functions, Menstruation, menstrual cycle, Puberty, Menarche, Menopause, Fertilization of ovum, Conception, Implantation.

11. Sense Organs – Eye – structure and function, Ear – structure and function, Skin -structure and function

12. Glands and Endocrine System –
o Liver – structure and function
o Gall Bladder – structure and function
o Enterohepatic circulation
o Pancreas – structure and function
o Endocrine system
o Endocrine glands – structure and function. Hormone – types and functions, role in metabolism. Endocrine disorders
o Regulation of Hormone Secretion