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Normal Physiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:02.05.2024 08:47:12
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_089 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 6.00 | ECTS: | 9.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Maija Rumaka | ||||||||
| 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) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| 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 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Membrane potentials and conduction of impulses in nerve fibers. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Synaptic transmission. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Physiology of skeletal muscles. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Smooth muscles. Reflexes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Autonomic nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Central nervous system functions. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Integrative functions of the central nervous system. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Sensory systems. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Blood physiology. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Physiology of the heart. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Blood flow hydrodynamics. Arteries and veins. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Blood flow in blood vessels. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Regional blood flow. Respiration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Physiology of respiration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Hormonal regulation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Physiology of the digestive system. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | Metabolism. Thermoregulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | Water balance. Functions of kidneys. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | Cell physiology. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 21 | Impulse conduction in nerve fibers and between cells. Signal processing in the central nervous system. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 22 | Skeletal muscles. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 23 | Smooth muscles. Reflexes. The simplest motor functions. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 24 | Autonomic functions. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 25 | 1. colloquium. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 26 | Integrative functions of the central nervous system I. Motor functions. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 27 | Integrative functions of the central nervous system II. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 28 | Sensory systems I. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 29 | Sensory systems II. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 30 | Blood physiology. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 31 | 2. colloquium | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 32 | Physiology of cardiac muscle cells | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 33 | Cardiac cycle and regulation of then heart function. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 34 | Blood flow hydrodynamics. Arteries and veins. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 35 | Microcirculation. Regulation of blood flow. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 36 | Physiology of the respiration. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 37 | 3. colloquium. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 38 | Hormonal regulation I. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 39 | Hormonal regulation II. Physiology of digestion I. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 40 | Physiology of digestion II. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 41 | Metabolism. Thermoregulation. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 42 | Water balance. Functions of kidneys. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 43 | 4. colloquium | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • to study regularly, independently and critically accordingly to the curriculum and programme 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 forms 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% 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 the 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 the 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; • recognise results of functional investigation methods that indicate healthy organism function. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful course completion the 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 specialised/clinical courses. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Costanzo, L. S., 2022. Physiology. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ClinicalKey. Available from: https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hall, J. E., 2021. Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ClinicalKey. Available from: https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| 2 | Koeppen, B. M. and Stanton, B. A., 2023. Berne & Levy Physiology. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ClinicalKey. Available from: https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| 3 | Boron W. F. and Boulpaep E. L. 2016. Medical physiology, 3rd ed. Elsevier Available from: https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| 4 | Mulroney S.E., Myers A.K. 2025 Netter's Essential Physiology. 3rd ed. Available from: https://www.clinicalkey.com | ||||||||
| 5 | Barrett K. E., Barman S. M., et. at. 2019 Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26e McGraw-Hill Education Available from https://accessmedicine-mhmedical-com | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lecture materials, materials in e-studies, links to web resources. | ||||||||
| 2 | http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology | ||||||||
| 3 | http://physiologie.cc/Pruef.htm | ||||||||
