Physiology I
(objectives)
The course includes the acquisition by the student of knowledge of the operating principles of the organs that compose the human body, their dynamic integration into apparatus and the understanding of the general mechanisms of homeostatic function control and their variations following physical activity. The course also includes the ability to independently apply the knowledge of organ and system functioning mechanisms to potential functional alteration situations.
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Code
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90221 |
Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: PHYSIOLOGY
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The course includes the acquisition by the student of knowledge of the operating principles of the organs that compose the human body, their dynamic integration into apparatus and the understanding of the general mechanisms of homeostatic function control and their variations following physical activity. The course also includes the ability to independently apply the knowledge of organ and system functioning mechanisms to potential functional alteration situations.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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9
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/09
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Contact Hours
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90
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Frank Claudio
(syllabus)
Cellular and Muscle Physiology and of the Cardiocirculatory System. Homeostatic mechanisms and control systems. Exchanges across the cell membrane. Active and passive membrane processes. Osmosis. Cell membrane potential and equilibrium potential. Electrical properties of the cell membrane. Propagation of the electrical signal along an excitable fiber. Voltage-dependent ion channels of Na +, K + and Ca2 +. The action potential. Refractoriness of excitable membranes. Propagation of electrical signals and action potential. Electric and chemical synapses. Excitatory and inhibitory synaptic potentials. Neurotransmitters and their receptors. Signal transduction. Intracellular signals. Synaptic integration. The neuromuscular synapse. Examples of diseases related to alterations in nervous communication. Muscle physiology. Structure of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle. Theory of the myofilament sliding. Cycle of cross bridges and development of force. Excitation-contraction coupling. The simple and tetanic twitch. Isometric and isotonic contraction. Voltage-length and speed-load curve. Muscle power. Energy sources of contraction. Muscular fatigue. Motor unit. Smooth muscle. Regulation and control of smooth muscle contraction. The heart muscle. Excitation-contraction coupling of the heart muscle. Mechanical and electrical activity of the heart. Phases of the cardiac cycle: pressure, volumetric and electrical aspects. The electrocardiogram. Cardiac output. Frank-Starling law. Arterial pressure, its regulation and measurement. Principles of hemodynamics. Relationship between resistance to flow, pressure, volume and viscosity of the blood. Capillaries and microcirculation. Starling's forces. The venous return. Blood circulation control. Circulation in special regions. Lymphatic circulation.
Physiology of the Nervous System. Organization of the nervous system. Sensory receptors. Somatic sensitivities: tactile and proprioceptive sensitivity. Pain. Motor functions of the spinal cord: spinal reflexes. Control of motor function by the cerebral cortex and the brainstem. Basal nuclei and motor control. Cerebellum and motor control. Cerebral cortex and intellectual functions: language, memory and learning. Sleep-wake rhythm. Functions of the limbic and hypothalamus system. Autonomous nervous system and adrenal medullary. Modification of neuronal circuits induced by the experience. Shelter and regeneration mechanisms.
Physiology of the Respiratory System. Organization of the respiratory system. Lung ventilation. Pulmonary circulation. Alveolar-capillary gas exchange. Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the blood and body fluids. Ventilation and perfusion of the lungs. Breathing regulation. Acid-base physiology. Adaptations of the respiratory system to physical exercise.
(reference books)
• Human Physiology. Sherwood. Editore: Brooks/Cole • Medical Physiology. Guyton and Hall. Editore: Saunders • Neuroscience. Purves. Editore: OUP USA (to be integrated for the Nervous System)
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Teacher
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D'Arcangelo Giovanna
(syllabus)
Cellular and Muscle Physiology and of the Cardiocirculatory System. Homeostatic mechanisms and control systems. Exchanges across the cell membrane. Active and passive membrane processes. Osmosis. Cell membrane potential and equilibrium potential. Electrical properties of the cell membrane. Propagation of the electrical signal along an excitable fiber. Voltage-dependent ion channels of Na +, K + and Ca2 +. The action potential. Refractoriness of excitable membranes. Propagation of electrical signals and action potential. Electric and chemical synapses. Excitatory and inhibitory synaptic potentials. Neurotransmitters and their receptors. Signal transduction. Intracellular signals. Synaptic integration. The neuromuscular synapse. Examples of diseases related to alterations in nervous communication. Muscle physiology. Structure of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle. Theory of the myofilament sliding. Cycle of cross bridges and development of force. Excitation-contraction coupling. The simple and tetanic twitch. Isometric and isotonic contraction. Voltage-length and speed-load curve. Muscle power. Energy sources of contraction. Muscular fatigue. Motor unit. Smooth muscle. Regulation and control of smooth muscle contraction. The heart muscle. Excitation-contraction coupling of the heart muscle. Mechanical and electrical activity of the heart. Phases of the cardiac cycle: pressure, volumetric and electrical aspects. The electrocardiogram. Cardiac output. Frank-Starling law. Arterial pressure, its regulation and measurement. Principles of hemodynamics. Relationship between resistance to flow, pressure, volume and viscosity of the blood. Capillaries and microcirculation. Starling's forces. The venous return. Blood circulation control. Circulation in special regions. Lymphatic circulation.
Physiology of the Nervous System. Organization of the nervous system. Sensory receptors. Somatic sensitivities: tactile and proprioceptive sensitivity. Pain. Motor functions of the spinal cord: spinal reflexes. Control of motor function by the cerebral cortex and the brainstem. Basal nuclei and motor control. Cerebellum and motor control. Cerebral cortex and intellectual functions: language, memory and learning. Sleep-wake rhythm. Functions of the limbic and hypothalamus system. Autonomous nervous system and adrenal medullary. Modification of neuronal circuits induced by the experience. Shelter and regeneration mechanisms.
Physiology of the Respiratory System. Organization of the respiratory system. Lung ventilation. Pulmonary circulation. Alveolar-capillary gas exchange. Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the blood and body fluids. Ventilation and perfusion of the lungs. Breathing regulation. Acid-base physiology. Adaptations of the respiratory system to physical exercise.
(reference books)
• Human Physiology. Sherwood. Editore: Brooks/Cole • Medical Physiology. Guyton and Hall. Editore: Saunders • Neuroscience. Purves. Editore: OUP USA (to be integrated for the Nervous System)
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Teacher
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Zona Cristina
(syllabus)
Cellular and Muscle Physiology and of the Cardiocirculatory System. Homeostatic mechanisms and control systems. Exchanges across the cell membrane. Active and passive membrane processes. Osmosis. Cell membrane potential and equilibrium potential. Electrical properties of the cell membrane. Propagation of the electrical signal along an excitable fiber. Voltage-dependent ion channels of Na +, K + and Ca2 +. The action potential. Refractoriness of excitable membranes. Propagation of electrical signals and action potential. Electric and chemical synapses. Excitatory and inhibitory synaptic potentials. Neurotransmitters and their receptors. Signal transduction. Intracellular signals. Synaptic integration. The neuromuscular synapse. Examples of diseases related to alterations in nervous communication. Muscle physiology. Structure of the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle. Theory of the myofilament sliding. Cycle of cross bridges and development of force. Excitation-contraction coupling. The simple and tetanic twitch. Isometric and isotonic contraction. Voltage-length and speed-load curve. Muscle power. Energy sources of contraction. Muscular fatigue. Motor unit. Smooth muscle. Regulation and control of smooth muscle contraction. The heart muscle. Excitation-contraction coupling of the heart muscle. Mechanical and electrical activity of the heart. Phases of the cardiac cycle: pressure, volumetric and electrical aspects. The electrocardiogram. Cardiac output. Frank-Starling law. Arterial pressure, its regulation and measurement. Principles of hemodynamics. Relationship between resistance to flow, pressure, volume and viscosity of the blood. Capillaries and microcirculation. Starling's forces. The venous return. Blood circulation control. Circulation in special regions. Lymphatic circulation.
Physiology of the Nervous System. Organization of the nervous system. Sensory receptors. Somatic sensitivities: tactile and proprioceptive sensitivity. Pain. Motor functions of the spinal cord: spinal reflexes. Control of motor function by the cerebral cortex and the brainstem. Basal nuclei and motor control. Cerebellum and motor control. Cerebral cortex and intellectual functions: language, memory and learning. Sleep-wake rhythm. Functions of the limbic and hypothalamus system. Autonomous nervous system and adrenal medullary. Modification of neuronal circuits induced by the experience. Shelter and regeneration mechanisms.
Physiology of the Respiratory System. Organization of the respiratory system. Lung ventilation. Pulmonary circulation. Alveolar-capillary gas exchange. Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the blood and body fluids. Ventilation and perfusion of the lungs. Breathing regulation. Acid-base physiology. Adaptations of the respiratory system to physical exercise.
(reference books)
• Human Physiology. Sherwood. Editore: Brooks/Cole • Medical Physiology. Guyton and Hall. Editore: Saunders • Neuroscience. Purves. Editore: OUP USA (to be integrated for the Nervous System)
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Module: METHODS AND DIDACTIC APPROACHES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
(objectives)
The course includes the acquisition by the student of knowledge of the operating principles of the organs that compose the human body, their dynamic integration into apparatus and the understanding of the general mechanisms of homeostatic function control and their variations following physical activity. The course also includes the ability to independently apply the knowledge of organ and system functioning mechanisms to potential functional alteration situations.
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Language
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ENG |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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M-EDF/01
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Contact Hours
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10
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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Tancredi Virginia
(syllabus)
Physiology, planning and organization of motor activities. Capacity, skills and motor coordination. Learning processes of motor activities in different situations, conditions and age groups. Physical activity and maintenance of well-being.
(reference books)
Essentials of esercise physiology, ed Wolters Kluver Health Inc, USA
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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Mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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