CODE 66474 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 DIETISTICA 9288 (L/SNT3) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PATHOLOGY, HUMAN NUTRITION AND PHARMACOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The knowledge of digestive physiology and its regulation allows an integrated vision of the human body, which is necessary to understand the importance of nutrition in maintaining health. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to train experts in the field of diet and nutrition AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course intends to provide the basic subjects required for student formation. Through this training course, the student will learn basic knowledge about the physiology of motor functions, secretions and absorption of human digestive tract, the mechanisms of control of food homeostasis and metabolism in physiological and pathological conditions. The students will have to demonstrate, during the final examination, that they have acquired the sufficient and necessary integrated vision of the mechanisms regulating human nutrition. TEACHING METHODS Teaching is divided into 10 hours of training activities that will take place on the Microsoft Teams platform through frontal lessons. The attendance requirement is at least 75% of the lesson hours. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Nervous and hormonal control of digestive system functions. Gastrointestinal signals, hormonal and neural mechanisms involved in regulating food intake. Stress and metabolism. Stress-related weight gain. Perinatal stress and metabolism. Notes on the psychoneuroendocrineimmunology network and the role of food. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Aulaweb slides Dee U. Silverthorn Fisiologia umana. Un approccio integrato. Pearson Lauralee Sherwood Fisiologia umana. Dalle cellule ai sistemi For further info please contact the teacher idemori@unige.it TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ILARIA DEMORI Ricevimento: Agreed directly with the teacher. Make an appointment by email: idemori@unige.it. Office: DISTAV; 5 floor, Palazzo delle Scienze, corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa Tel: 0103538246 Exam Board CONSUELO BORGARELLI (President) FEDERICA BARBIERI SUSANNA PENCO LAURA STURLA ELENA ZOCCHI ILARIA DEMORI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral test or written Multiple Choice test . ASSESSMENT METHODS The assessment takes place only through the final exam which aims to ensure the effective acquisition by the student of the expected learning outcomes. In order to pass the exam (vote of not less than 18/30) the student must demonstrate that: - Know the principal topics - Be able to reason by connecting the various topics, - Demonstrate ability to transverse and critically deal with the required arguments; - Adoption of appropriate terminology. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 24/01/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 09/02/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 25/02/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 15/06/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/07/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 20/07/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale