The 'Physiology 2' module is part of the Integrated Course 'Physiology 2 and Biomechanics'.
Students must understand the physiology of the motor system, sensory systems and the endocrine system.
Lectures on Physiology.
In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service.
THE MOTOR SYSTEM:
Nervous control of muscle contraction
Anatomical-functional organization of the motor system
The spinal cord
Brainstem control of motor activity
Cortical control of motor activity
The cerebellum
The basal ganglia
SENSORY SYSTEMS:
Receptors and sensory transduction
Somatic sensitivity
Pain and analgesia
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:
General concepts of the endocrine system
The hypothalamic-pituitary system
Stanfield - Fisiologia. EdiSES Università
Silverthon - Fisiologia Umana. Pearson
Kandel et al. - Principi di Neuroscienze. CEA
Purves et al. – Neuroscienze. Zanichelli
Ricevimento: By appointment, e-mail: marco.bove@unige.it
LAURA AVANZINO (President)
AMBRA BISIO (President)
ANDREA CANESSA (President)
MARCO BOVE (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
II semester.
