Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
BIO/09 (PHYSIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, EXPERIMENTAL AND FORENSIC MEDICINE
Course
SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(04/10/2021 - 01/06/2022)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
To take the examination of Physiology it is appropriate to possess knowledge of scientific methodology, chemistry, physics, biology, histology and anatomy.
Learning outcomes
The course will teach students the phenomena occurring at molecular, cellular, tissue and organ level which support vital functions. At the end of the course, students will know how the organs and systems of the human body work, how their cooperate, and how their function is controlled to keep homeostasis. What is taught at all level of organisation of the living matter will be put in the frame of the way the organism works. Students will learn the major adaptations of vital functions to exercise.
Course contents
Cell Physiology
Neurophysiology
Skeletal muscle physiology
Motor control
Respiratory physiology
Digestive system physiology
Mechanisms for thermoregulation
Teaching methods
Lectures, questions and answers in class
Reccomended or required readings
PRINCIPI DI FISIOLOGIA,L. Zocchi, EdiSES
FISIOLOGIA UMANA, Un approccio integrato; Silverthorn, Pearson
FISIOLOGIA DELL'UOMO; Alloatti, edi-ERMES
Assessment methods
written exam, multiple choice tests
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
Università di Pavia - Offerta formativa