ZLFY0321s Physiology I - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Marie Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Mohamed Al-Kubati, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Markéta Bébarová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mirka Hanousková (assistant)
Peter Matejovič (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Marie Nováková, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mirka Hanousková
Supplier department: Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ZLFY0321s/21: No timetable has been entered into IS.
ZLFY0321s/22: No timetable has been entered into IS.
ZLFY0321s/23: No timetable has been entered into IS.
ZLFY0321s/24: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
ZLLC011p Medical Chemistry - lecture && ZLBI0222p Biology II -lect. && ZLBF011p Med.Physics and Informat.-lect && ZLBC0221s Biochemistry I - seminar && ZLAN0232s Anatomy II -sem.
Knowledge of medical biology and biophysics in the extent of subjects taught at Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To teach students to understand and interprete various functions of human body.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students will be able to understand the terms used in general and systemic physiology of man. Students will acquire knowledge necessary for analysis and subsequent interpretation of phenomena taking place on cell, tissue and organ levels as well as on the level of whole human organism.
Syllabus
  • Structural and functional organisation of the body. Metabolism. Water and solutes. Cellular contacts and signalling. Cell membranes. Nervous and muscular activity. Internal environment (homeostasis). Physiology of the heart. Conduction system. Cardiac electrophysiology. Electromechanical coupling. Electrocardiography. Arrhythmias. Cardiac mechanics. Heart cycle. Rheology of the blood. Microcirculation. Regulation of blood circulation, of blood pressure. Variability of circulatory parameters. Heart and circulatory failure. Physiology of blood. Blood clotting. Blood types (groups). Plasma proteins. Regulation of blood flow. Regional circulation (pulmonary, skin, muscle, cerebral, splanchnic, renal, fetal). Circulatory reactions. Immune system.
Literature
    required literature
  • BORON, Walter F. and Emile L. BOULPAEP. Medical physiology. Third edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2017, xii, 1297. ISBN 9781455743773. info
    recommended literature
  • HALL, John E. and Arthur C. GUYTON. Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders/Elsevier, 2011, xix, 1091. ISBN 9781416045748. info
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
  • GANONG, William F. Přehled lékařské fyziologie. 20. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, xx, 890. ISBN 8072623117. info
Teaching methods
Tuition is done in the form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course-unit credit is conditioned by full attendance in the seminars and a multiple choice test. The test consists of 10 questions; 50% of correct answers is a condition for passing. In case of regullar attendance of the lectures (2 absences are allowed), there is no duty to write this test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/fyziol
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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