BSFY0222p Physiology II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Xenie Budínská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Hana Holcová Polanská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Miriam Nývltová Fišáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Svačinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Peter Matejovič (assistant)
Ing. Gabriela Řezníčková (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Řezníčková (assistant)
MUDr. Tibor Stračina, Ph.D. (assistant)
Šárka Šmardová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BSFY0121p Physiology I - lecture
BSFY0121p
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of Physiology is to explain how the human organism works, from molecular interactions to organ systems and their regulation.
Learning outcomes
At the succesfully end of the course Physiology - at the level of its study field, the student will be able to ;
describe basic functions of the human body - from cells, individual tissues, organs, systems and organism as a whole ;
explain the basic types of regulation in the human organism ;
determine the basic numerical parameters of a healthy adult human;
to apply basic physiological principles to the clinical problems of nutrition
Syllabus
  • Regulation of food intake. Measurement of energy expenditure; The heart (morphology, functions, conductive system). Cardiac cycle; Electrocardiography. Examination technique in cardiology; Physiology of circulation. Specialities of regional circulation, microcirculation; Excretory system (morphology, function, endocrine fiunction of kidney). Countercurrent multiplier system. The body fluids. Urine formation. Regulation of acid-base balance; General principles of endocrine system. Regulation of calcium and sodium metabolism, regulation of glyceamia. Thyroidal hormones. Stress. Physiology of reproduction; Physiology of aging. Pediatric physiology.
Literature
    required literature
  • ROKYTA, Richard. Fyziologie. Třetí, přepracované vyd. Praha: Galén, 2016, 434 stran. ISBN 9788074922381. info
    recommended literature
  • HRUŠKOVÁ, Jana, Juraj JAKUBÍK, Michal HENDRYCH, Richard PAŠTĚKA, Jana SVAČINOVÁ, Ksenia BUDINSKAYA, Veronika KUJALOVÁ, Veronika VEJTASOVÁ and Zuzana NOVÁKOVÁ. Fyziologie – teorie k praktickým cvičením (Physiology - laboratory lessons explanation). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X. PURL url html info
  • MOUREK, Jindřich. Fyziologie : učebnice pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012, 222 s. ISBN 9788024739182. info
Teaching methods
Lessons are led in the form of lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination - 3 questions are randomly chosen via IS MUNI by PC and the student answers them immediately. In order for a student to pass the final exam, none of the three questions must be scored insufficiently (grade F).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 20.
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/fyziol
A list of all lecture topics is post up on notice board of Department of Physiology and on IS MUNI - study materials - course-related instructions. Consultations are possible after personal arrangement with the teacher.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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