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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_084LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:6.67ECTS:10.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Normal PhysiologyTarget 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, cfbkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)11Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures22
Classes (count)32Class Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Classes32
Total Contact Hours54
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)11Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures22
Classes (count)32Class Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Classes32
Total Contact Hours54
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.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Cell physiology.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
2Physiology of excitatory tissue. Skeletal muscle physiology.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
3Smooth muscle. Signal transmission between cells.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
4Signal processing in central nervous system. Basic principles of regulationLectures1.00E-Studies platform
5Reflexes. Simple motor functions. Functions of the autonomic nervous system.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
6Functions of the autonomic nervous system.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
7Motor functions. Control of motor functions.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
8Integrative functions of the central nervous system.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
9Sensory physiology.Lectures3.00E-Studies platform
10Hydrodynamics of blood flow. Arteries and veins.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
11Physiology of the heart.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
12Physiology of circulation.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
13 Blood physiology. Respiratory physiology.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
14Respiratory physiology.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
15Metabolism and temperature regulation.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
16Hormonal regulation.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
17Gastrointestinal physiology.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
18Water balance. Renal functions.Lectures1.00E-Studies platform
19Cell physiology.Classes3.00laboratory
20Physiology of excitatory tissue. Skeletal muscle physiology.Classes2.00laboratory
21Smooth muscle. Signal transmission between cells. Signal processing in central nervous system.Classes3.00laboratory
22Basic principles of regulation. Reflexes. Simple motor functions.Classes3.00laboratory
23Functions of the autonomic nervous system.Classes3.00laboratory
241st colloquium.Classes2.00computer room
25Motor functions. Integrative functions of the central nervous system I.Classes2.00laboratory
26Integrative functions of the central nervous system II.Classes3.00laboratory
27Sensory physiology I. General sensory physiology. Sense of taste. Sense of smell.Classes3.00laboratory
28Sensory physiology II. Physiology of vision. Physiology of pain.Classes3.00laboratory
29Sensory physiology III. Sense of hearing. Vestibular sensation. Tactile sensation. Thermal sensation.Classes3.00laboratory
302nd colloquium.Classes2.00computer room
31Hydrodynamics of blood flow. Arteries and veins.Classes3.00laboratory
32Physiology of the heart.Classes3.00laboratory
33Blood flow in the microcirculation. Blood flow and blood pressure regulation.Classes3.00laboratory
34Blood physiology. Respiratory physiology I.Classes3.00laboratory
35Respiratory physiology II.Classes3.00laboratory
363rd colloquium.Classes2.00computer room
37Metabolism and temperature regulation. Epithelial physiology.Classes3.00laboratory
38Hormonal regulation I.Classes2.00laboratory
39Hormonal regulation II. Gastrointestinal physiology I.Classes2.00laboratory
40Gastrointestinal physiology II. Hormonal regulation III.Classes3.00laboratory
41Water balance. Renal functions.Classes3.00laboratory
424th colloquium.Classes2.00computer 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
1Aberberga-Augškalne, L. un Koroļova O. Fizioloģija ārstiem. 2. izd. Rīga : Medicīnas apgāds, 2021
2Linda S. Costanzo. Costanzo Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2021. ClinicalKey.
3Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
4Linda S. Costanzo. Costanzo Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2021. ClinicalKey.
Additional Reading
1John E. Hall & Michael E. Hall Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th Edition, Elsevier, 2020. ClinicalKey.
2Bruce M. Koeppen & Bruce A. Stanton. Berne & Levy Physiology. 7th Edition, Elsevier, 2018. ClinicalKey.
3Susan Mulroney & Adam Myers. Netter's Essential Physiology, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2016.
4John E. Hall & Michael E. Hall, Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th Edition, Elsevier, 2021.
Other Information Sources
1Lekciju materiāls, t. sk., lekciju izdales materiāli, e-studiju vidē ievietotie materiāli, saites uz interneta resursos pieejamiem materiāliem.
2http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology
3http://physiologie.cc/Pruef.htm