STRUCTURE, DIFFERENTIATION AND FUNCTIONS OF EUKARYOTIC CELLS AND NETWORK BETWEEN ORGANS
cod. 1004726

Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Giuseppina BASINI
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
Morfologia, funzione e patologia delle cellule e degli organismi complessi
Type of training activity
Characterising
35 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOMOLECULES

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with the information to know and understand the physiological mechanisms responsible for the regulation of muscle function, endocrine system, blood and reproductive physiology, with particular emphasis on the aspects of homeostasis. The role of the hypothalamus in the integration of regulatory processes will be described in order to allow the student to use the knowledge and understanding gained in the course.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Blood physiology will be described in the initial part of the course. Afterwards, we will deal with muscle physiology, the endocrine system and the endocrinology of reproductive processes. The last part of the course will be devoted to the description of some examples of integrated physiology, such as thermoregulation, mechanisms regulating appetite and stress response. The entire course will have a homeostatic focus. Great attention will be paid to the biotechnological aspects of the content offered.

Full programme

Blood
Composition and properties of blood
Plasma and blood cells
Hemostasis and coagulation

Physiology of skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle:electrical mechanisms
Molecular mechanims of contraction
Biochemistry of contraction
Smooth muscle

Principles of endocrinology
Major aspects of hormones
The pituitary gland and the hypothalamus
Basic information on the main hormones and their effects

Reproductive endocrinology
Hormonal regulation of male reproduction
Hormonal regulation of female reproduction
Endocrinology of puberty
Follicle development and mechanisms of selection
Endocrinology of pregnancy, parturition and lactation

Integrated responses
Regulation of stress response
Thermoregulation
Regulation of eating and drinking

Bibliography

O.V. Sjaastad, O. Sand, K. Hove - Fisiologia degli animali domestici - Casa editrice ambrosiana

Guyton, Hall - Fisiologia Medica - Elsevier
Sherwood, klandorf, Yancey - Fisiologia degli animali – dai geni agli organismi - Zanichelli

Rassegne scientifiche su argomenti specifici

Teaching methods

Course topics will be addressed in lectures. All course materials will be made available to students.

Assessment methods and criteria

The acquisition of knowledge and understanding with regard to issues covered by the course, will be tested by means of an oral examination. During the interview, the student must also demonstrate the ability to make connections between the various topics proposed.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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