Department of Natural Sciences
Physiology
Lecture
Compulsory Course
- in BSc Applied Biology, 3rd Semester
- 6h/week (2L/2E/2P)
- Credits: 7 ECTS
Lecture/Exercise
Learning outcomes
Students are able to
- describe and explain physiological processes with correct terminology
- apply their knowledge in physiology to explain simple pathophysiological observations
Content
- Membrane physiology
- Structure and function of neurons
- Neurotransmitters and neurotoxins
- Functional organisation of nervous systems
- Physiology of the senses: Vision, Temperature, Mechanical and Chemical Senses
- Structure and function of muscles
- Blood
- Cardiovascular Physiology: Heart and Circulation
- Respiration
- Renal physiology
- Digestion
Internship
Learning outcomes
Students are able to
- conduct simple physiological experiments
- obtain, analyse, report and interpret data from physiological experiments
Content
- Neurophysiology: Recording of action potentials with extracellular electrodes and determination of nerve conduction velocity
- Physiology of the Senses: Touch and the somatosensory cortex, Physiology of the eye, Human reaction times to visual and sound stimuli
- Physiology of skeletal muscles: Histology and computer simulations
- Cardiac Physiology: Recording of Electrocardiograms during diving and exercise, Computer simulations on the regulation of heart activity by adrenaline and acetylcholine
Requirements
none
Module examination with marks
Written exam: 70 %
Lab report: 30 %
Literature
- Silverthorn, D: Human Physiology - An Integrated Approach, 8th ed., Pearson
- Tortora, G: Tortora's Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 11th ed., Wiley
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