Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze delle attività motorie e sportive - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Biochemistry of exercise
Principles of sport management
Foreign language B1 level (CB Test)Introduction to chinesiology and sport
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Introduction to movement analysis and motor control
Sport and exercise psychology
Training Methodology
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Preventive and adapted physical activity
Pharmacology and cardiology applied to physical activity
Diseases of the Locomotor Apparatus
Techniques and Teaching Methods for Individual and Team Sports
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
Biochemistry of exercise
Principles of sport management
Foreign language B1 level (CB Test)Introduction to chinesiology and sport
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
Introduction to movement analysis and motor control
Sport and exercise psychology
Training Methodology
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
Preventive and adapted physical activity
Pharmacology and cardiology applied to physical activity
Diseases of the Locomotor Apparatus
Techniques and Teaching Methods for Individual and Team Sports
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
1 MODULE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING1 MODULE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWINGLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Human Physiology [Matricole pari] (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S000621
Academic staff
Enrico Tam, Carlo Capelli, Chiara Della Libera, Silvia Pogliaghi
Coordinator
Credits
12
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY
Period
1° semestre dal Oct 3, 2022 al Jan 20, 2023.
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
• Learn the basics of how the human body works as a set of organs and systems integrating and completing the knowledge already acquired in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy and biology. • Acquire a critical approach to knowledge deriving from the application of the scientific method, in particular applied to the analysis of physiological responses to exercise. • Identify the functional purpose of the organs and systems by understanding their role in maintaining the general homeostasis of the human organism. • To acquire the fundamental physiological bases of motor control in humans.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Preliminary general knowledge
In order to understand the course of Physiology, you must have 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: concepts of enthalpy, entropy, free energy, biological macromolecules, their classification and function, the main metabolic pathways, enzyme kinetics and mitochondrial enzymes.
• Physics: physics of gases, electro physics, surface tension, Laplace's law, the basics of mechanics, statics and dynamics of fluids, laws of thermodynamics.
• Biology: biophysical characteristics of the cell membrane; structure of the cell and cellular organelles; the genetic code; transcription and translation; protein synthesis; membrane receptors; the intracellular signals and the second messengers (Protein G, AMP cyclic, Calcium, etc.); 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. Physiology and biomechanics of striated muscle
3. Motor control (spinal and supraspinal mechanisms)
4. The autonomic nervous system
5. Physico-chemical characteristics of the blood; coagulation and hemostasis
6. Cardiovascular physiology: heart and circulation Regulation of acid-base
7. Respiration
8. Renal Physiology: filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion
9. Acid-base regulation
10. Fluid and electrolyte balance
11. Metabolism and thermoregulation
12. Physiology of the endocrine system
13. Physiology of muscular exercise
14. Physiology of Gastrointestinal system
Please have a look at the Course Contents (attached in MOODLE)
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons. The teaching materials will be made available to the student (pdf slides, in-depth materials). In compliance with the University teaching regulations and the evolution of the pandemic situation, short contents (presentations and videos, or even recorded lectures) may be made available.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam consists of a written test of 66 multiple choice questions to be completed within 130 min. The examination methods are the same for attending and non-attending students.
During the course, examples of multiple choice questions on the various topics covered in class will be available on the teacher / teaching page and on the University e-Learning space (Moodle).
The outcome of the written exam is communicated the same day in on-line mode on the notices page of the Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement; furthermore, the esse3.cineca application will directly notify the outcome of the vote to the student.
Candidates must accept or refuse the vote by means of the procedure provided for on the “esse3.cineca” application within the pre-established deadline. In the absence of communication on the matter, the corresponding evaluation out of thirty will be automatically recorded.
Evaluation criteria
The minimum score for the written examination is 36/66.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The link between grades and the number of correct answers is calculated according to the ECTS conversion table (A-F) as follows:
• 30 cum lode: > 60 correct answers (A)
• 30: 60 correct answers (B)
• 29: 58 correct answers (B)
• 28: 56 correct answers (C)
• 27: 54 correct answers (C)
• 26: 52 correct answers (D)
• 25: 50 correct answers (D)
• 24: 48 correct answers (D)
• 23: 46 correct answers (E)
• 22: 44 correct answers (E)
• 21: 42 correct answers (E)
• 20: 40 correct answers (E)
• 19: 38 correct answers (E)
• 18: 36 correct answers (E)
• Failure (F): below 36 correct answers.
Exam language
Italiano.
