Biology | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field: Discipline fisiologiche e biomediche
Type of training activity: Characterising

73 hours
of face-to-face activities

9 credits

hub: PARMA

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Learning objectives

To provide a rich understanding of the cellular/molecular/tissue mechanisms
underlying dynamic functional processes in a complex living organism.

Prerequisites

Physics, Biochemistry

Course unit content

The course provides an increased understanding of
functions common to all cell types as well as specific cell phenotypes (epithelial
cells, muscle cells, neurons).

Full programme

PART I:
a)Priciples of cell physiology
- cell membrane structure
- trans-membrane transport of molecules, ions and water
- epithelial tissues and trans-epithelial transports
PART II:
a) ion fluxes and transmembrane potentials
b) passive electrical properties of cell membrane
PART III:
Intercellular communication
- Chemical signalling: general aspects
- Signalling molecules and cell receptors
- Intracellular signal transduction pathawys
PART IV:
Excitable cells (neurons)
- neuron structural properties
- electrical messages (local potentials and action potentials)
- action potential propagation
- synaptic transmission

PART V:
Excitable cells (sensory receptors)
- Sensory receptors: morpho-functional properties
PART VI
Excitable cells (muscle cells: skeletal cells, cardiac cells and smooth muscle cells)
- structure
- electrophysiological properties
- molecular mechanism of contraction and modulatory mechanisms
PART VII :
Examples of functional integration

Bibliography

1.Robert M. Berne e Matthew N. Levy: FISIOLOGIA - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana -
(VI edizione 2010)

2. Egidio D’Angelo & Antonio Peres: FISIOLOGIA – Edi-Ermes-Milano (2011)

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test and oral examination

Other information

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GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY cod. 05413