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NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY II

CODE 66474
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
CREDITS 1 credit during the 2nd year of 9288 DIETETIC STUDIES (L/SNT3) GENOVA
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA (DIETETIC STUDIES)
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES This unit is a module of:
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 in the classroom 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.

Notes on gut microbiota.

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

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For further info please contact the teacher idemori@unige.it

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FEDERICA BARBIERI

FRANCESCA BRUZZONE

FABIO MASSARINO

SUSANNA PENCO

LAURA STURLA

ELENA ZOCCHI

ILARIA DEMORI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching is divided into 10 hours of training activities that will take place in the classroom through frontal lessons. The attendance requirement is at least 75% of the lesson hours.

LESSONS START

3rd october 2016

Class schedule

All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

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

Date Time Location Type Notes
24/01/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
10/02/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
28/02/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
15/06/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
03/07/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
21/07/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
17/09/2020 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale L'esame del 10 febbraio si terrà in aula E, Edificio ex DIMI. Nella date successive gli esami si terranno presso Aula riunioni di Biochimica DIMES-Sezione Biochimica Primo piano Viale Benedetto XV, 1
25/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Compitino
25/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
09/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Compitino
09/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
26/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Compitino
26/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale