BOFY0121p Physiology I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Zdeněk Wilhelm, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Zdeněk Wilhelm, CSc.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Fri 7:00–8:50 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
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
The aim of studying human physiology is that it integrates the individual functions of all different organs and cells into a functional whole, the human body.
Syllabus
  • Introduce to Physiology, the cell (membranous structure of the cell, organelles, morphology and function), transport of substrates through the cell, membrane potentials, resting membrane potential, and action potential. Blood cells, immunity, blood clothing. The heart (anatomy, morphology, function, excitatory and conductive system of the heart). The cardiac cycle. Electrocardiogram. Cardiac failure, atherosclerosis. The circulation and the microcirculation. Respiration (mechanics of pulmonary ventilation, pulmonary volumes and capacities, transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and body fluids). Regulation of respiration. Hypoxia. The kidneys (anatomy, morphology). Countercurrent multiplier system. The body fluids. Urine formation. Regulation of acid-base balance.
Literature
  • Boron W.F. et al.: Medical Physiology. Saunders, Philadelphia 2003.
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada. xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. 2004. info
  • WILHELM, Zdeněk and Zuzana NOVÁKOVÁ. Praktická cvičení z Fyziologie - pro studenty bakalářských oborů. In Praktická cvičení z Fyziologie. 1.vydání. Brno: Masarykova universita v Brně - Lékařská fakulta. p. 1-94. ISBN 80-210-2601-4. 2004. info
  • WILHELM, Zdeněk. Stručný přehled fyziologie člověka pro bakalářské studijní programy. Vydavatelství MU v Brně. Brno - Kraví Hora: Vydavatelství MU , Brno-Kraví Hora. 116 pp. ISBN 80-210-2837-8. 2002. info
  • WILHELM, Zdeněk and Zuzana NOVÁKOVÁ. Praktická cvičení z fyziologie pro studenty bakalářských oborů (Textbook of practical lessons of physiology for B.A. major). 1st ed. Brno: Vydavatelství MU, Brno-Kraví hora. 93 pp. ISBN 80-210-2601-4. 2001. info
  • ROKYTA, Richard. Fyziologie :pro bakalářská studia v medicíně, přírodovědných a tělovýchovných oborech. 1. vyd. Praha: ISV nakladatelství. 359 s. ISBN 80-85866-45-5. 2000. info
Assessment methods
lectures, credit(written test)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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