Physiology
Code
11109
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
TRA - Functional Sciences and Therapeutic Targets
Credits
12
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Carlos Nunes Filipe
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The study of normal function of tissues and organs in the human body. One aims at the essential functional aspects of tissues and organs in order to understand underlying mechanisms in pathology, mechanisms of action of drugs and therapeutics. The course establishes a relationship between the concepts and respective application and promotes the use of reasoning to explain mechanisms and functional integration.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
- Biophysics of excitability
- Synaptic transmission
- Mechanisms underlying muscle contraction
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Functional aspects of the cardiovascular system
- Regulatory aspects in the cardiovascular system
- Physical aspects underlying the exchange of gases in the lung
- Mechanical determinants of ventilation
- Physiology of Exercise and Thermoregulation
- Mechanisms underlying respiratory regulation
- Renal function
- Hormones and mechanisms underlying the function of the reproductive organs
- Physiology of sleep and circadian rhythms
Bibliography
Costanzo, Linda S. - Physiology
Guyton, Arthur C. - Textbook of Medical Physiology
Outros:
Ganong, William F. - Review of Medical Physiology
Berne, Robert M. and Levy, Mathew N. - Principles of Physiology
Levick, J.R. - An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology
Levitzky, M.G. - Pulmonary Physiology
Teaching method
Lectures (3 per week) and practical (two sessions of two hours per week) using numerical simulators of excitability, cardiovascular and respiratory system, kidney and hormones. The practical sessions include guidance and discussion by tutors.
Evaluation method
Throughout the semester the student can accumulate a maximum of 25% of the final score. For that, during the semester two tests are carried out focusing on the contents of the practical classes (scoring 12.5% each). The final exam (multiple choice test) is scored for 75%. The final result (sum of final exam score with the practical test scores) is converted to scale 0-20. Regardless of the final classification, to pass the Curricular Unit of Physiology, students must have passed the final exam (number of questions in the final exam equal or greater than 36).