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

LESSONS

LESSONS START

II semester.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy