HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

TL12A5A

Academic Year of enrolment:

2023

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Disciplinary Sector:

PHYSIOLOGY

Is part of:

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 4

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

GUARNIERI Simone

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of Human Anatomy, Physics and Biochemistry. Prerequisites: according to the Teaching Regulations of the Course

Objectives

Objectives: the understanding and learning the mechanisms that underlie the functions of the human body. The course of Human Physiology, starting from the knowledge of biophysics, anatomy and biochemistry, represents a path to the study of organs and apparatuses both in the light of specific functions, and in their integrations directed to the control of the whole organism. These objectives will be achieved by analyzing the responses to changes in the internal and external environment at the cellular, organ, system and apparatus levels, defining the human-environment interaction.
Specific Objectives: these essential basic knowledge are enriched by elective insights specific for the Course of Study in order to stimulate the interest and participation of the student and provide the basis for subsequent courses of clinics.

Contents

Description of the mechanisms underlying the functional processes at the cellular, organ and apparatus levels. Illustration of the functioning of organs and systems of the human body. Definition of the principles that regulate cellular and sensory transduction, to arrive at the description of the endocrine and nervous systems integration and control of the metabolism.

Extended Syllabus

Cellular physiology
Homeostasis. Biophysics of the cell membrane (permeability and transport). Membrane potentials: resting, electrotonic, action potentials. Propagation of potentials. The synapses.
Nervous and muscular system
Functional organization of the nervous system. Autonomous and somatic motor system: innervations, neurotransmitters and receptors, functions of autonomic nervous system. The neuromuscular junction. Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle physiology: mechanical aspect of the muscular contraction.
Endocrine system

Endocrine function: the hypothalamic-hypophysis-target axis.
The control of body metabolism.
Homeostasis of calcium and phosphate (parathormone, calcitonin and Vit D).

Cardiovascular system
The common myocardium and the specific myocardium. The electrical activity of the heart: cardiac pacemakers and conduction. ECGEsystem. ECG. Mechanical features of the heart: the cardiac cycle.
Structure and function of vessels, visco-elastic behavior, arterial pulse, blood pressure, ECG. blood volume, flow and resistance.
Mechanical features of the heart: the cardiac cycle. Structure and function of vessels, viscoelastic behavior, arterial pulse, blood pressure, blood volume, flow and resistance.
Microcirculation and interstitial plasma-liquid exchanges. The laws of hydrostatics and hemodynamics. Control of cardiac output and systemic blood pressure.

Respiratory system
Structure and function of the respiratory system. Respiratory mechanics. Ventilation-perfusion ratio. Respiratory centers and breathing control (nervous, chemoceptive and mechanoceptive). Respiratory indexes: lung volumes and capacity. Alveolar exchanges and transport of gases in the blood.

The kidney
The nephron. Filtration, re-absorption, secretion and excretion processes. The functions of the kidney (endocrine, control in hydro-saline and acid-base balance).

The gastrointestinal system.
Nervous and hormonal control of gastrointestinal functions. Digestion and absorption of the main nutrients. Functions of the exocrine pancreas, gallbladder and liver.

Recommended Bibliography

- Fondamenti di Fisiologia Umana; L. Shervood, Casa Editrice: Piccin

- FISIOLOGIA; C.L. Stanfield, Casa Editrice: EdiSES

Teaching Methods

Lessons

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Depending on the training needs, ongoing tests may be done to detect the effectiveness of learning and teaching processes.
The final test consists of an oral discussion at the end of the course, in which the student must prove that he/she has learned the topics of the course program. The final verification can be sustained in one of the date present in the calendar after acquisition of presence.
The oral discussion focuses on a series of topics in which the student must demonstrate:
a sufficient but incomplete basic knowledge (vote 18-22/30),
a discreet knowledge with the ability to clearly illustrate the topics (23-25/30),
good ability to illustrate the subjects with properties of language (26-28/30),
excellent knowledge of the matter moving easily from one subject to another contextualizing any interconnections and/or differences (28-30/30).
The laude is reserved to those who also show particular interest and knowledge of the functional aspects of the professionalizing sector, with high communication skills and autonomous learning.

Contacts/More Information

Ask for appointments:
by telephone to the number 0871/541399
or by email simone.guarnieri@unich.it

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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