Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
BIO/09 (PHYSIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
Annual (28/09/2020 - 14/06/2021)
Lesson hours
45 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Basic chemistry
Learning outcomes
"Principles of Physiology" will provide students with basic knowledge about cell morphology and physiology, and physiology of organs and systems, in particular respiratory, cardio-vascular, and renal system.
Course contents
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY (6 credits)
The biological membrane - Transmembranal fluxes - Membrane transports - Ionic channels - Membrane potential - Membrane equivalent circuit - Passive electrophysiological properties of a cell - The action potential - Chemical and electrical synapses - Sensory receptors - Reflexes - The muscle contraction - Renal physiology - Respiratory physiology - Cardiac and vascular physiology.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 40
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 8
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
Lecture notes provided by the teachers and made available through the course website https://elearning2.unipv.it/ingegneria/course/index.php?categoryid=11)
- .FONDAMENTI DI FISIOLOGIA - EDIERMES 2018
Assessment methods
Written exam
Further information
Written exam
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