Physiology II

The theoretical classes are aimed for the detailed presentation of the program contents. Resorting to the use of multimediapresentations appealing to direct intervention of students with description and discussion of physiological mechanisms.
On theoretical and practical aspects of the teaching of Physiology privileges, the viewing of videos for illustration of certainprogram contents and practical work and their discussion.
Summary evaluation by two tests and paper presentation.
The evaluation by continuous assessment:1) Theoretical assessment writing (70%) ; 2) work Presentation (30%)
Each evaluation requires grade equal to or higher than 10. The theoretical evaluation is performed by two written tests. The finalgrade for the theoretical evaluation is the weighted average of both written tests. A minimum score of 8,5 points is required ineach test. The assessment can also be performed by final exam, with the same format as the theoretical evaluation.

The student must acquire knowledge of:
• Human physiology with integrated Anatomy, Biochemistry and Biophysics.
• Normal functioning of the human body in different age stages.
• Distinction from normal function of anomalous of all organism systems.
• Identification of the physiological processes of the different human systems.
The student must acquire skills:
• Recognition and description of the physiological processes of the systems: respiratory, blood and Immunitary, urinary,endocrine and digestive.
• Evaluation of normal physiological functioning of the human body in different age stages. The student must acquirecompetences of:
• Retain and develop knowledge of human physiology.
• Understand and describe the physiological processes of the different human systems.

1. Respiratory system
-Mechanisms of pulmunary ventilation
-Alveolar gas transport
-Gas transport in the blood
2. Blood and Immunitary system
-Blood components
-Iron metabolism and erythrocyte metabolism
-Coagulation mechanisms
-Lymphatic circulation and organs
-Innate and acquired immunitary responses
-Basic mechanisms of inflammation
3. Urinary system
-Nephron constituents
-Filtration, reabsorption and secretion in the nephron
-Hidro-electrolytic regulation: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
4. Endocrine system
-Neuro-endocrine continuous
-Tyroid and adrenal glands
-Gonads
5. Digestive system
-Motor, secretory and absoptive adaptations of the digestive compartments
-Exocrine pancreas
-Liver
6. Endocrine control of the metabolism
-Nutrient transport in the blood
-Endocrine pancreas
-Adipose tissue
-Incretins
-Satiety regulation

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