Functional Physiology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:3.00

Study Course Accepted:17.08.2022 12:19:57

Study Course Information
Course Code:		CFUBK_029		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Biology; Human and Animal Physiology		Target Audience:		Nursing Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Normunds Limba
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Rīga, Dzirciema str. 16, cfbkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		10	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		20
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
High school course of human anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics and biology.
Objective:
The purpose of the training course is to give students knowledge about the normal functions of the human body, organ systems, individual organs, tissues and cells, as well as the necessary skills in evaluating organ functions - measuring blood pressure, palpating and evaluating the pulse, etc.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Physiology as a science; Norma; Irritable tissues and their conditions; Transmission of substances through the membrane; Membrane potentials.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		2.00	E-Studies platform
2	Functional parts and functions of the circulatory system. Heart. Cardiac cycle and phases. heart sounds. Electrocardiograph. Control of circulation.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		2.00	E-Studies platform
3	Functionally different parts of the circulatory system, their characteristic parameters. Functional features of pressure, volume, microcirculation of blood vessels. Arterial pressure, its origin, measurement. Values affecting blood pressure. Vascular afferent and efferent innervation, tone. Humoral regulation of vascular tone.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		2.00	E-Studies platform
4	Blood - composition, quantity, functions, methods of analysis. Blood forms, their normal content, functions, factors affecting their formation. Blood plasma, its composition, plasma substitutes, saline, their composition. Phases of blood clotting. Hemolysis, causative factors, consequences. Blood groups, Rh factor, blood transfusion.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		2.00	E-Studies platform
5	Breathing process, its parts. Respiratory organs - lungs, airways, their functions. Inhalation mechanism, exhalation mechanism, respiratory volumes, their normal values. Blood gas transport. Respiratory regulation.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		1.00	E-Studies platform
6	Proper eating habits. A normal, wholesome diet. Frequency, content, quantity of food intake. Saliva secretion and excretion, irritants, functions. Stomach secretion, factors that affect and inhibit it. Peculiarities of pancreatic secretion. Liver function, bile composition. Digestive process of the small intestine, its parts. Pancreatic enzymes. Processes in the large intestine.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
				Classes		1.00	E-Studies platform
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students acquire practical skills in practical work, get acquainted with health assessment methods, perform calculations and data processing independently. Task - to strengthen theoretical knowledge, to acquire and improve practical skills, to learn the methodology of individual health assessment. In independent work outside of contact hours, students strengthen their theoretical knowledge to be able to answer questions and colloquium questions.
Assessment Criteria:
The student receives 2 points for a correctly answered question, but 1 point for a partially correctly answered question. No points are awarded for an incorrect answer. In order to receive a test, it is necessary to answer 55% of the material.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		After successful completion of the course the student will be able to: speek about the functioning of the organism and and to get aquainted with periods of individual development and changes in the organism related to growth, aging and environmental influence. Students must know about the normal function of organs and organism as well as how to differentiate normal functions from pathological ones, how to regulate organs for normalizing their functions.
Skills:		Students should know how to apply their theoretical knowledge and how to use most common investigation methods in medicine.
Competencies:		During the independent work of practical lessons, students learn practical skills, get acquainted with health assessment methods, perform calculations and data processing independently. The task is to strengthen theoretical knowledge, to learn the methodology of assessing an individual's health.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Aberberga-Augškalne, L., Koroļova, O. Fizioloģija ārstiem. SIA Medicīnas apgāds, 2014: 492 (pieejama RSU Bibliotēkā).
2	Barrett, K. E., Barman, S. M., Boitano, S., Brooks, H. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology. 26th Edition. LANGE Basic Science, 2010: 726 (pieejama RSU Bibliotēkā arī kā e-grāmata).
3	Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
4	Barrett, K. E., Barman, S. M., Boitano, S., Brooks, H. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology. 26th Edition. LANGE Basic Science, 2010: 726 (pieejama RSU Bibliotēkā arī kā e-grāmata).
Additional Reading
1	Costanzo, L. S. Costanzo Physiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 7th Edition, 2022: 354 (pieejama RSU Bibliotēkā arī kā e-grāmata).
2	Tortora, Gerard J., Derrickson, B. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 2006