PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 05319

Academic year 2010/11
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Massimo CORRADI
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
Scienze biomediche
Type of training activity
Basic
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (ANATOMY

Learning objectives

At the end of the course the student must demonstate he/she has learnt and understood the biological principles about the interaction of the tissues, organs and total body to the environment

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Part 1. Cellular physiology (ionic currents, membrane resting potential, action potentials, sinaptic transmission)
Part 2. Example of integrative physiology: muscular contraction (lab work with PC)
Part 3. Stress physiology: definitions, neuroendocrine systems recruited during stress response, coping strategies, stress related pathologies

Full programme

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Bibliography

R. Berne e M. Levy. Principi di Fisiologia. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. 2002

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching (part 1 and 3).Exercise withinteractive physiology DVD (part 2)Oralexaminations

Assessment methods and criteria

written examen: multichoise test

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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