PHYSIOLOGY
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Acquiring knowledge about anatomical terminology, the general organization of the human body, and the notions of the main aspects of its physiology.
Course contents
1) physiology of the nervous system:
-Structure of the nervous cell.
-Action potential.
-Synapse and receptors.
-Somaticsensation and its receptors.
-Organization of the somatosensory system.
-Organization of the motor system.
-Spinal reflexes.
-Somatostopic organization of the motor and somatosensory cortex.
2) cardiovascular system:
-Rhythmicity, conduction, excitability of the heart.
-Elements of cardiac electrophysiology: membrane potential and action potential.
-ECG.
-Heart mechanics.
-Cardiac output and stroke volume.
-Intrinsic and extrinsic regulation of heart activity.
-Circulatory system.
-Artery pressure.
3) Respiratory system:
-The torax and respiratory muscles.
-Lung volumes.
-respiratory mechanics.
-Gas exchanges.
-Oxygen and CO2 blood transportation.
4) Urinary system:
-The kidney. Relation between morphology and function. Vascularization.
-Filtration.
-Secretion and adsorption.
-pH balance.
Recommended readings
Anatomia dell'Uomo 2° ed. (Ambrosi et al.) Ed. Edi-Ermes;
Fisiologia dell’Uomo. Edi-Ermes. J. W. Kane – M. M. Sternheim.
Teaching methods
frontal lesson
Assessment methods and criteria
written test
