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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Physiology II and Psychology (2017/2018)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to form students in relation to the following topics:
- The role of the kidney in ensuring balance of the body for water and solutes, as well as acid-base balance;
- Basal metabolism and activity metabolism, and the body requirements in terms of calories and specific nutrients, including the regulatory role of the nervous system and of various hormones;
- The physiology of the digestive tract, including motility, secretion, digestion, and absorption;
- The endocrine glands and their control by the hypothalamus-hypophysis;
- The structure and function of the sensory and motor systems and their centers in the brain;
- The structure and mechanisms underlying the sleep-wake cycle;
- The cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity;
- The psychological and neuropsychological bases of learning and memory, perception, attention, motivation and emotion, intelligence and language.
Program
- The role of the kidney in ensuring balance of the body for water and solutes, as well as acid-base balance;
- Basal metabolism and activity metabolism, and the body requirements in terms of calories and specific nutrients, including the regulatory role of the nervous system and of various hormones;
- The physiology of the digestive tract, including motility, secretion, digestion, and absorption;
- The endocrine glands and their control by the hypothalamus-hypophysis;
- The structure and function of the sensory and motor systems and their centers in the brain;
- The structure and mechanisms underlying the sleep-wake cycle;
- The cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal plasticity;
- The neural bases of high-level cognitive functions;
- The psychological and neuropsychological bases of learning and memory, perception, attention, motivation and emotion, intelligence and language.
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koeppen B.M., Stanton B.A. | Berne Levy Fisiologia (Edizione 6) | Ambrosiana | 2010 | ||
| Grassi Negrini Porro | Fisiologia Umana (Edizione 1) | Poletto | 2015 | ||
| Purves D. Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick D, Hall WC, LaMantia AS, White LE | Neuroscienze (Edizione 4) | Zanichelli | 2013 | 9788808179289 | |
| Gazzaniga, Ivry, Mangun | Neuroscienze Cognitive (Edizione 2) | Zanichelli | 2015 | ||
| Kandel e coll. | Principi di Neuroscienze (Edizione 4) | Ambrosiana | 2015 | 9788808184450 | |
| Purves D, et al. | Neuroscienze Cognitive (Edizione 2) | Zanichelli | 2015 |
Examination Methods
The exam concerning the module of Physiology II will consit in an oral examination by at least two faculty members. The exam concerning the module of Psychology will consist in a written test in the form of a multiple-choice test.
