CODE 67319 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 1 PODOLOGIA 9284 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course analyses the functions of the sensory and motor systems. The various topics taken into account have the aim of understanding the physiological bases of somatic senses, vestibular system, spinal reflexes, voluntary movement, posture, balance and gait. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES To know and deepen physiological knowledge of the lower limb. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course will furnish to the students fundamental knowledge about the physiology of the sensory-motor system. TEACHING METHODS Teaching consists of theoretical “frontal” lessons for a total of 20 hours (2 CFUs) SYLLABUS/CONTENT Sensory systems: transduction and coding Somatic senses: touch, thermoception and pain Proprioception: physiology of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. To understand the motor system: Spinal reflexes: strectch reflex, inverse myotatic reflex, withdrawal reflex Voluntary movement: physiology of the motor cortex and motor learning Cerebellum Basal ganglia Vestibular system Posture and balance Gait RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Purves, Neuroscience, Zanichelli. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LAURA AVANZINO Ricevimento: Please contact the teacher by e-mail at laura.avanzino@unige.it Exam Board LAURA AVANZINO PIETRO BALDELLI MARIANNA DIONISI ENRICO MILLO MARIO PASSALACQUA GABRIELLA PIETRA CHIARA VITALE LESSONS LESSONS START 2nd semester – The course typically starts on the half of March. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral interview. The exam will last 20-30 minutes. It is based on 2/3 questions concerning the various topics of the program. During the exam the teacher will evaluate the student's ability to report on the topics discussed in the lessons. ASSESSMENT METHODS Exposure clarity, connectivity, rigor, and communicative ability are valued. The teacher also evaluates the student's ability to perform critical analysis and links between the various contents discussed in the lesson. To overcome the test, it is necessary to obtain a passing grade evaluation for all the questions. FURTHER INFORMATION A lesson on spinal reflexes (Prof. Bove) is available online on aulaweb.
