Teaching code

4S000621

Academic staff

Enrico Tam, Antonio Cevese

Coordinatore

Enrico Tam

Credits

12

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY

Period

I semestre dal Oct 3, 2016 al Jan 27, 2017.

Moodle Seminars

Learning outcomes

Targets of the Course
• Learning the basic functions of the human body intended as a set of organs and systems by integrating and complementing the existing knowledge of physics, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy and biology.
• Learning how to apply the scientific method to the analysis of physiological responses to stresses such as physical exercise.
• Identifying the functional purpose of the physiological systems understanding their role in the maintenance of homeostasis of human organism.
• Acquire the fundamental physiological basis of motor control in humans, including the physiology of the sense organs.

Preliminary general knowledge
In order to understand the course of Physiology, you must have first assimilated the basics of Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry and Mathematics, in particular:
• Chemistry: the concept of pH, molarity, colligative properties of solutions, osmolality and osmotic pressure, diffusion.
• Biochemistry: biological macromolecules, their classification and function, the main metabolic pathways, enzyme kinetics and mitochondrial enzymes.
• Physics: physics of gases, electrology, surface tension, Laplace's law, the basics of mechanics, statics and dynamics of fluids, laws of thermodynamics.
• Biology: biophysical characteristics of the cell membrane; transport mechanisms through the membrane; mechanisms of cell regeneration.
• Mathematics: the concept of the logarithm, the concept of function and axes, functions, linear, power, exponential; methods of manipulation of logarithms, the concepts of derivative and integral; units of the international system.

Program

Topics
1. Principles of general physiology and biophysics of the cell
2. Sensory systems
3. Physiology and biomechanics of striated muscle
4. Motor control (spinal and supraspinal mechanisms)
5. The autonomic nervous system
6. Physico-chemical characteristics of the blood; coagulation and hemostasis
7. Cardiovascular physiology: heart and circulation Regulation of acid-base
8. Respiration
9. Renal Physiology: filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion
10. Acid-base regulation
11. Fluid and electrolyte balance
12. Metabolism and thermoregulation
13. Gastrointestinal Physiology
14. Physiology of the endocrine system
15. Physiology of muscular exercise

Please refer to the attached program for details.

Examination Methods

A written test with multiple choice quizzes followed by an oral interview in the event of an overrun with the sufficiency of the written test.

Teaching materials

•   00_ FGE_Tam   (pdf, it, 415 KB, 17/11/16)
•   01_Comunicazioni tra cellula e ambiente   (pdf, it, 3689 KB, 17/11/16)
•   02_Potenziale di membrana   (pdf, it, 2221 KB, 17/11/16)
•   03_Potenziale d'azione   (pdf, it, 1720 KB, 17/11/16)
•   04_Sinapsi   (pdf, it, 2833 KB, 17/11/16)
•   05_Muscolo   (pdf, it, 1925 KB, 17/11/16)
•   06_Meccanica muscolare-Unità motoria   (pdf, it, 4729 KB, 17/11/16)
•   07_Muscolo liscio   (pdf, it, 658 KB, 17/11/16)
•   08_Sistemi sensoriali_00   (pdf, it, 1839 KB, 17/11/16)
•   08_Sistemi sensoriali_01   (pdf, it, 1111 KB, 17/11/16)
•   08_Sistemi sensoriali_02   (pdf, it, 1325 KB, 17/11/16)
•   09_Midollo spinale -riflessi   (pdf, it, 2362 KB, 17/11/16)
•   10_CM_SNC 1   (pdf, it, 3668 KB, 02/11/16)
•   10_CM_SNC 2   (pdf, it, 1579 KB, 02/11/16)
•   10_CM_SNC 3   (pdf, it, 1025 KB, 02/11/16)
•   11_SistemaNervosoAutonomo   (pdf, it, 2389 KB, 17/11/16)
•   12_Sangue   (pdf, it, 2298 KB, 28/11/16)
•   13_Respirazione 01   (pdf, it, 670 KB, 28/11/16)
•   13_Respirazione 02   (pdf, it, 819 KB, 28/11/16)
•   13_Respirazione 03   (pdf, it, 568 KB, 28/11/16)
•   13_Respirazione 04   (pdf, it, 361 KB, 28/11/16)
•   13_Respirazione 05   (pdf, it, 592 KB, 21/12/16)
•   13_Respirazione 06   (pdf, it, 454 KB, 21/12/16)
•   13_Respirazione 07   (pdf, it, 782 KB, 21/12/16)
•   13_Respirazione 08   (pdf, it, 1350 KB, 08/01/17)
•   14_Controllo Respirazione   (pdf, it, 2005 KB, 08/01/17)
•   15_Rene e eq. acido base   (pdf, it, 12293 KB, 08/01/17)
•   16_Termoregolazione   (pdf, it, 3850 KB, 08/01/17)
•   17_Esercizio   (pdf, it, 4439 KB, 08/01/17)
•   18_Gastrointestinale   (pdf, it, 2676 KB, 08/01/17)
•   AFE - 1   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 13701 KB, 14/10/16)
•   AFE - 2   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 5338 KB, 09/11/16)
•   AFE - 3   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 15521 KB, 09/11/16)
•   AFE - 4   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 17960 KB, 16/11/16)
•   AFE - 5   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 12963 KB, 16/11/16)
•   AFE - 6   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 10874 KB, 13/01/17)
•   AFE - bibliografia   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 3962 KB, 13/01/17)
•   CARDIO 1   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 6115 KB, 12/10/16)
•   CARDIO 2   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 3565 KB, 12/10/16)
•   CARDIO 3   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 1908 KB, 12/10/16)
•   CARDIO 4   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 2499 KB, 12/10/16)
•   CARDIO - 5   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 10193 KB, 16/11/16)
•   CARDIO - 6   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 2028 KB, 16/11/16)
•   CARDIO - 7   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 1787 KB, 16/11/16)
•   CARDIO - 8   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 701 KB, 16/11/16)
•   CARDIO - 9   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 2229 KB, 01/12/16)
•   ENDOCRINOLOGIA   (vnd.ms-powerpoint, it, 9083 KB, 18/01/17)
•   Human Physiology topics ET-AC 2016-17   (pdf, it, 650 KB, 01/10/16)
•   Programma di Fisiologia ET-AC 2016-17   (pdf, it, 672 KB, 01/10/16)