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NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY II

CODE 66474
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 1 cfu during the 2nd year of 9288 DIETISTICA(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    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 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

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

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    CONSUELO BORGARELLI (President)

    FEDERICA BARBIERI

    SUSANNA PENCO

    LAURA STURLA

    ELENA ZOCCHI

    ILARIA DEMORI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    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
    24/01/2022 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