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Normal Physiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:26.03.2024 10:31:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_084 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 6.67 | ECTS: | 10.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Leons Blumfelds | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 32 | Class Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 54 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 32 | Class Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 54 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of biology, physics, chemistry and human anatomy. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to provide knowledge of functions of various body systems and their regulatory mechanisms and to provide skills to use this knowledge for solving medical problems in the framework of the speciality. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Cell physiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Physiology of excitatory tissue. Skeletal muscle physiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Smooth muscle. Signal transmission between cells. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Signal processing in central nervous system. Basic principles of regulation | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Reflexes. Simple motor functions. Functions of the autonomic nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Functions of the autonomic nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Motor functions. Control of motor functions. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 8 | Integrative functions of the central nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 9 | Sensory physiology. | Lectures | 3.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 10 | Hydrodynamics of blood flow. Arteries and veins. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 11 | Physiology of the heart. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 12 | Physiology of circulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 13 | Blood physiology. Respiratory physiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 14 | Respiratory physiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 15 | Metabolism and temperature regulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 16 | Hormonal regulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 17 | Gastrointestinal physiology. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 18 | Water balance. Renal functions. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 19 | Cell physiology. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 20 | Physiology of excitatory tissue. Skeletal muscle physiology. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 21 | Smooth muscle. Signal transmission between cells. Signal processing in central nervous system. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 22 | Basic principles of regulation. Reflexes. Simple motor functions. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 23 | Functions of the autonomic nervous system. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 24 | 1st colloquium. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 25 | Motor functions. Integrative functions of the central nervous system I. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 26 | Integrative functions of the central nervous system II. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 27 | Sensory physiology I. General sensory physiology. Sense of taste. Sense of smell. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 28 | Sensory physiology II. Physiology of vision. Physiology of pain. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 29 | Sensory physiology III. Sense of hearing. Vestibular sensation. Tactile sensation. Thermal sensation. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 30 | 2nd colloquium. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 31 | Hydrodynamics of blood flow. Arteries and veins. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 32 | Physiology of the heart. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 33 | Blood flow in the microcirculation. Blood flow and blood pressure regulation. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 34 | Blood physiology. Respiratory physiology I. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 35 | Respiratory physiology II. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 36 | 3rd colloquium. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 37 | Metabolism and temperature regulation. Epithelial physiology. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 38 | Hormonal regulation I. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 39 | Hormonal regulation II. Gastrointestinal physiology I. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 40 | Gastrointestinal physiology II. Hormonal regulation III. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 41 | Water balance. Renal functions. | Classes | 3.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 42 | 4th colloquium. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To study regularly, independently and critically accordingly to the curriculum and program of the study course. To complete the tasks at appropriate quality and submit in a timely manner the results for evaluation. For every practical assignment the student independently fills in a protocol accordingly to the set tasks and uploads it in e-studies until the set dates. Some of the assigned tasks do not require for them to be uploaded in e-studies, then independent work involves – to answer questions in e-studies in a form of structured tasks. Each of these tasks will be assessed accordingly to the quality of work. If the assessment is negative, mistakes and discrepancies must be corrected and the task handed in once again, by observing the set dates for that. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • Students' participation in practical classes; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in practical classes; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in lab protocols; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in colloquia (student can take a colloquium only if all protocols before the particular colloquium are accepted) – student should pass all colloquia in the study course with the successful grade; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in the exam. Exam grade is applied only for students who have passed all course colloquia with successful grades. Exam grade is cumulative. The mean colloquium percentage from all successful course colloquia is calculated; 1,2% is added to it for each colloquium that is done successfully during the scheduled colloquium class. The final percentage is expressed as grade according the 10-point scale described in learning outcomes assessment system in the RSU Academic regulations. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful course completion student will be able to: • list main functions of different organs and organ systems; • explain delivery mechanisms of various organism functions; • analyse cause and effect relationships in the processes occurring in the human body; • describe regulatory mechanisms occurring in the organism; • list and define various parameters that characterise functions of the organism; • differentiate hierarchy levels of regulatory mechanisms. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful course completion student will be able to: • prepare a person for application of a specific method of investigation; • choose the most appropriate method of investigation for evaluation of the body functions; • calculate or find the normal values of the most important parameters that characterise functions of the human body; • identify and measure the most important physiological parameters; • differentiate correct results of measurements and recordings from artefacts; • recognize results of functional investigation methods that indicate healthy organism function. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful course completion student will be able to: • integrate individual knowledge and skills in a global view of the whole human body; • use acquired knowledge and skills in studies of specialized/clinical courses. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Aberberga-Augškalne, L. un Koroļova O. Fizioloģija ārstiem. 2. izd. Rīga : Medicīnas apgāds, 2021 | ||||||||
| 2 | Linda S. Costanzo. Costanzo Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2021. ClinicalKey. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 4 | Linda S. Costanzo. Costanzo Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2021. ClinicalKey. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | John E. Hall & Michael E. Hall Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th Edition, Elsevier, 2020. ClinicalKey. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bruce M. Koeppen & Bruce A. Stanton. Berne & Levy Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2018. ClinicalKey. | ||||||||
| 3 | Susan Mulroney & Adam Myers. Netter's Essential Physiology, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2016. | ||||||||
| 4 | John E. Hall & Michael E. Hall, Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th Edition, Elsevier, 2021. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju materiāls, t. sk., lekciju izdales materiāli, e-studiju vidē ievietotie materiāli, saites uz interneta resursos pieejamiem materiāliem. | ||||||||
| 2 | http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology | ||||||||
| 3 | http://physiologie.cc/Pruef.htm | ||||||||
