Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor: - Marzio GERBELLA
Academic discipline: Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

10 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

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course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY

Learning objectives

The knowledge of the functional mechanisms of the thermoregulation.

Prerequisites

Students must possess basic and fundamental notions of Anatomy, cell and tissue biology and biochemistry of the organs and systems which are the topic of this part of the course.

Course unit content

The course addresses the physiology of the thermoregulation.

Full programme

Anatomical-functional organization of the hypothalamus. Hypothalamic-pituitary system. Homeostatic processes. Thermoregulation: mechanisms of heat dispersion and production; central temperature control.

Bibliography

FISIOLOGIA MEDICA a cura di Fiorenzo Conti, Ed. Edi-Ermes
FISIOLOGIA, Berne Levy, Casa editrice Ambrosiana;
BASI FISIOLOGICHE DELLA PRATICA MEDICA di West, Ed. Piccin
L'ABC DELL' EQUILIBRIO ACIDO-BASE di Davenport
Dale Dubin, Interpretazione dell’ECG. Monduzzi, 2008.

Slides disponibili online.

Teaching methods

Lectures will be held on-site.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.
Students with SLD / BSE must first contact Le Eli-che: support for students with disabilities, D.S.A., B.E.S. (https://sea.unipr.it/it/servizi/le-eli-che-supporto-studenti-con-disabilita-dsa-bes)

Other information

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PHYSIOLOGY ( C ) cod. 14308