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Degree course in
Sport sciences, physical exercise and human health
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

PHYSIOLOGY UNIT A
cod. 1002992

Academic year 2010/11
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
Biomedico
Type of training activity
Basic
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY

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Learning objectives

The knowledge of the mechanisms by which the human organism obtains and maintains the homeostasis at level of cell and tissue, the mechanisms of transport and communication.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

General physiology. Mechanisms of passive permeability. Selective permeability. Simple diffusion. Facilitated diffusion. Active transport. Electrochemical gradient. Nerst equation. Properties of cell channels. Action potential. Properties and mechanisms of gating of cell channels. Voltage-gated channels.Propagation of the slow potentials and of the action potentials.
Basic Physiology of the Nervous System. Functional properties of nerve fibers. Synaptic transmission. Neurotransmitters.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Fisiologia dell'uomo, a cura di Di Prampero e Veicsteinas, Casa Editrice EDI-ERMES.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examen

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