Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor: - Stefano ROZZI - Roberto TIRINDELLI
Academic discipline: Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field: Funzioni biologiche integrate di organi, sistemi e apparati umani
Type of training activity: Basic

70 hours
of face-to-face activities

7 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable unavailable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY

Learning objectives

see main form of the course

Prerequisites

see main form of the course

Course unit content

Electrocardiography
Respiratory apparatus
Physiology of the body fluids
Renal physiology
Acid-base balance
Metabolism: direct and indirect methods of calorimetry.
Thermoregulation
Physiology of the muscular exercise

Full programme

Metabolism: direct and indirect methods of calorimetry. Chemistry and functions of nutrients. Neural and hormonal control mechanisms of GI functions. Motility of GI: chewing, swallowing, gastric and intestinal motility, defecation. Secretions of GI: saliva, gastric secretion, intestinal secretion, pancreatic secretion and biliary secretion. Digestion, absorption and transport of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins.

Bibliography

FISIOLOGIA, Berne Levy, Casa editrice Ambrosiana;

FISIOLOGIA MEDICA a cura di Fiorenzo Conti, Ed. Edi-Ermes

Teaching methods

frontal lessons with Powerpoint presentations

Assessment methods and criteria

Vedi scheda principale del corso

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