HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
COD. 1005011
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Learning of Basic concepts on the elaboration of some sensory systems
Course contents summary
Psychophysics of perception. Somatosensory system. Auditory system. Physiology of phonation
Course contents
Anatomy of the spinal cord. Receptors and afferent fibres. Somatosensory pathways. Thalamus and cerebral cortex (areas SI and SII). Anatomy of the inner ear. Acoustic receptors and transduction. Central acoustic pathways. Primary auditory cortex. Anatomo-functional bases of phonation
Teaching methods
Class lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
NAME OF LECTURER
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Secondo Semestre
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2
CONTACT HOURS 14
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS 36
