GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 18332

Academic year 2011/12
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
Discipline biotecnologiche comuni
Type of training activity
Characterising
60 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

Aimed to provide description and general mechanisms underlying eukaryotic cell functions, particularly for what concerns membrane excitability and those integration processes which allow different cell types to synergistically perform specific functions.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in: cell biology, biochemistry, antomy, mathematics,and physics

Course unit content

Membrane transports. Diffusion laws. Membrane potentials and electrical signals. Inter-cellular communication. Neurons and synapses. Sensory systems. Muscles and Glands.

Full programme

1. Membrane transports.
2. Diffusion laws. 3. Membrane potentials and electrical signals.
4. Inter-cellular communication.
5. Neurons and synapses.
6. Sensory systems.
7. Muscles and Glands.

Bibliography

Vander's Human Physiology, 12th edition. E.P. Widmaier, H. Raff, K.T. Strang.
McGraw-Hill Companies

Teaching methods

Oral lessons with slides projection.

Assessment methods and criteria

Finale Oral Examination

Other information

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