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Normal Physiology and Neurophysiology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.04.2024 08:48:18
Study Course Information
Course Code:CFUBK_081LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:5.33ECTS:8.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Normal PhysiologyTarget Audience:Medical Services
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)23Lecture Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Lectures23
Classes (count)21Class Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Classes21
Total Contact Hours44
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)16Lecture Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Lectures16
Classes (count)32Class Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Classes32
Total Contact Hours48
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Biology, physics, chemistry and human anatomy.
Objective:
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about functions and regulatory mechanisms of the organism and provide skills to use this knowledge for solving medical problems in the framework of the speciality.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Body and environment. Cell physiology.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
2Physiology of excitatory tissue. The skeletal muscle physiology.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
3The muscular physiology. Neuronal physiology. Basic principles of regulation.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
4Synapses. Reflexes.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
5Signal processing in central nervous system.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
6Vegetative functions.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
7Respiratory physiology I - II.Lectures5.00E-Studies platform
8Psychophysiology of hearing. Phonation and articulation. Oral physiology.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
9Motor functions.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
10Integrative functions of the brain I.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
11Integrative functions of the brain II - III.Lectures6.00E-Studies platform
12Sensory physiology I. General sensory physiology. Tactile sensation. Thermal sensation.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
13Sensory physiology II. Physiology of vision.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
14Sensory physiology III. Sense of taste. Sense of smell. Physiology of pain.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
15Sensory physiology IV. Sense of hearing I.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
16Sensory physiology V. Sense of hearing II. Vestibular sensation.Lectures2.00E-Studies platform
17Body and environment. Cell physiology.Classes3.00laboratory
18Physiology of excitatory tissue. Muscles.Classes2.00laboratory
19Muscles. Neurons. Basic principles of regulation.Classes3.00laboratory
20Synapses. Reflexes. Signal processing in central nervous system.Classes3.00laboratory
21Inhibition in central nervous system. Vegetative functions.Classes2.00laboratory
22Respiratory physiology I.Classes3.00laboratory
23Respiratory physiology II.Classes3.00laboratory
241st colloquiumClasses2.00computer room
25Psychophysiology of hearing. Phonation and articulation. Oral physiology.Classes3.00laboratory
26Motor functions.Classes3.00laboratory
27Integrative functions of the brain I.Classes3.00laboratory
28Integrative functions of the brain II.Classes2.00laboratory
29Integrative functions of the brain III.Classes2.00laboratory
302nd colloquiumClasses2.00computer room
31Sensory physiology I. General sensory physiology. Tactile sensation. Thermal sensation.Classes3.00laboratory
32Sensory physiology II. Physiology of vision.Classes3.00laboratory
33Sensory physiology III. Sense of taste. Sense of smell. Physiology of pain.Classes3.00laboratory
34Sensory physiology IV. Sense of hearing I.Classes3.00laboratory
35Sensory physiology V. Sense of hearing II. Vestibular sensation.Classes3.00laboratory
363rd 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:After successful completion of the study course student would be able: • to name main functions of organs and organ systems; • to explain realization mechanisms of various organism functions; • to analyze cause and effect relationships in the processes occurring in human body; • to describe regulatory mechanisms occurring in the organism; • to account and define various parameters that characterize functions of the organism; • to differentiate hierarchy levels of regulatory mechanisms.
Skills:After successful completion of the study course student would be able: • to prepare persons before certain methods of investigation; • to choose the most appropriate method of investigation for evaluation of body functions; • to calculate or find the normal values of the most important parameters that characterize functions of human body; • to identify and measure the most important physiological parameters; • to differentiate correct results of measurements and recordings from artefacts; • to recognize results of functional investigation methods that indicate healthy organism function.
Competencies:After successful completion of the study course student would be able: • to integrate individual knowledge and skills in a global view of the whole human body; • to use acquired knowledge and skills in studies of specialized clinical courses.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Aberberga-Augškalne, L. un Koroļova O. Fizioloģija ārstiem. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2021.
Additional Reading
1Linda S. Costanzo. Costanzo Physiology. 7th Edition. Elsevier, 2021. ClinicalKey.
2John E. Hall & Michael E. Hall Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th Edition. Elsevier, 2020. ClinicalKey.
3Bruce M. Koeppen & Bruce A. Stanton. Berne & Levy Physiology. 7th Edition. Elsevier, 2018. ClinicalKey.
4Susan Mulroney & Adam Myers. Netter's Essential Physiology. 2nd Edition. Elsevier, 2016.
5John 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