CODE 98880 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE MOTORIE, SPORT E SALUTE 8744 (L-22) - SAVONA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SAVONA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PHYSIOLOGY 2 AND BIOMECHANICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The 'Physiology 2' module is part of the Integrated Course 'Physiology 2 and Biomechanics'. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Students must understand the physiology of the motor system, sensory systems and the endocrine system. TEACHING METHODS 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. SYLLABUS/CONTENT 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 RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Stanfield - Fisiologia. EdiSES Università Silverthon - Fisiologia Umana. Pearson Kandel et al. - Principi di Neuroscienze. CEA Purves et al. – Neuroscienze. Zanichelli TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARTINA PUTZOLU MARCO BOVE Ricevimento: By appointment, e-mail: marco.bove@unige.it Exam Board LAURA AVANZINO (President) AMBRA BISIO (President) ANDREA CANESSA (President) MARCO BOVE (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START II semester. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 20/01/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 20/01/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 03/02/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 17/02/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto Aula 5 [Polo didattico biomedico (ex Saiwa)] 13/06/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 30/06/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 14/07/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 15/09/2025 14:30 GENOVA Scritto