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WIFS (Weekly Iron and Folic acid Supplementation) is the programme for the distribution of iron tablets in schools.

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the WIFS programme in 2012 to meet the challenge of the high prevalence and incidence of anaemia in adolescent girls and boys. WIFS is an evidence – based respose to the prevailing anaemia situation and includes weekly supervised ingestion of IFA supplementation and bi-annual helminthic control.

Krebs cycle occurs in the mitochondria.
Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm.

In humans, the first heart transplantation surgery was performed by – Christian Bernard (1967)
In India, the first heart transplantation surgery was performed by – Dr. P. Venugopal and team (1994)
Transplanting artificial heart in place of a diseased heart for the first time was by – Robert Jarvik and Johan Kolff (1982)

Xylem – Conduction of water and minerals from root to leaves and different parts of the plant. Transportation of water takes place trough Traceids and vessels, the dead cells of xylem.

Phloem – Conduction of food (sucrose) from leaves to different parts of the plant. Food is transported through sieve tube, the main part of phloem.

Trachea (wind pipe) – Long tude strengthened by ‘C’ shaped cartilaginous rings.

Nasal cavity – The cavity which connects the nostrils with the pharynx.

Nostril – An opening through which air passes in and out of the body.

Bronchiole – The terminal branches of bronchi that open to the alveoli. There are no cartilaginous rings in the bronchioles.

Alveoli – Delicate air sacs, elastic in nature. The exchange of gases takes place here.

Nasal cavity – The cavity which connects the nostrils with the pharynx.

Bronchiole – The terminal branches of bronchi that open to the alveoli. There are no cartilaginous rings in the bronchioles.

Bronchus – Branches of trachea which enter the lungs, supported by cartilaginous bronchial rings.

Pleura – The double layered protective membrane of the lungs.
Pericardium – The double walled sac containing the heart.
Diaphragm – The muscular wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
Glomerulus – A part of the nephrones in kidney.

Liver is the centre of metabolism. The production of cholesterol, storage of glucose in the form of glycogen, releasing energy from fatty acids, etc. takes place in the liver.

EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic acid) is an anticoagulant of blood.
It is an aminopolycarboxylic acid and a colourless, water soluble solid.
Its conjugate base is Ethylenediamine tetraacetate.
It is widely used to dissolve limescale.

Sphygmomanometer is the instrument used to measure blood pressure. Digital B.P. apparatus is also available nowadays.

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