BRFL0111p Physiology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Zdeněk Wilhelm, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Bc. Eva Závodná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Pavel Kaspar, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Zdeněk Wilhelm, CSc.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
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
At the end of the course, students will have sufficient theoretical background required for their profession. Student should be able to recall principles of human body functions in detail - from a cell level, across particular organs to a complex human organism. Students will be able to explain relationships among chemical, physical and biological factors of living processes. An essential aim is that students acquire critical scientific thinking, ability of independent text analysis and fundamental information selection.
Syllabus
  • Cellular physiology, cell membranes, functional systems of the cell.Tissues.
  • Blood cells, blood groups, hemostasis, blood coagulation.
  • Immunity.
  • Transport of substances through the cell membrane.
  • Membrane potentials and action potentials.
  • Heart muscle, rhytmical excitation of the heart.
  • Circulation.
  • Electrocardiogram, methods of diagnostic in clinical cardiology.Cardiac failure, atherosclerosis.
  • Overwiew of the circulation, medical physics of pressure, flow, resistance.
  • Microcirculation, local control of blood flow.
  • Respiration, mechanics of pulmonary ventilation, pulmonary volumes and capacities.Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  • Regulation of respiration, hypoxia.
  • Kidney, urin formation by the kidneys.Integration of renal mechanism for control of blood volume.
  • Countercurrent multiplier system in the loop of Henle, renal clearence.
  • Body fluids compartments, regulation of acid-base balance.
  • Gastrointestinal physiology, ingestion of food.
  • Stomach, gastric, pancreatic secretion, secretion of bile by the liver, liver.Small intestine, large intestine.Metabolism, nutrition.
  • Endocrinology, regulation of feedback control of hormon secretion.Pituitary, thyreoid, adrenocortical hormones.Regulation homeostis of natrium, calcium, potassium.Regulation homeostasis of glucose.Stress, pregnancy and lactation..
  • Organization of the nervous system, function of synapses and transmiter substances.
  • Organization of spinal cord, reflex (muscle stretch, flexor, crossed extensor, postural and locomotive reflex), reciprocal inhibition and reciprocal innervations.
  • Cortical and brain stem control of motor function. The cerebellum, the basal ganglia and overall motor control, the cerebral cortex.
  • Behavioral and motivational mechanisms of the brain.
  • The eye (optics of vision, receptor and neuronal function, central neurophysiology of vision). The sense of hearing. The taste and smell
Literature
  • ROKYTA, Richard. Fyziologie : pro bakalářská studia v medicíně, ošetřovatelství, přírodovědných, pedagogických a tělovýchovných oborech. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2008, 426 s. ISBN 808664247X. info
  • WILHELM, Zdeněk. Stručný přehled fyziologie člověka pro bakalářské studijní programy. Vydavatelství MU v Brně. Brno - Kraví Hora: Vydavatelství MU , Brno-Kraví Hora, 2002, 116 pp. ISBN 80-210-2837-8. info
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
  • WILHELM, Zdeněk and Zuzana NOVÁKOVÁ. Praktická cvičení z Fyziologie - pro studenty bakalářských oborů. In Praktická cvičení z Fyziologie. 1.vydání. Brno: Masarykova universita v Brně - Lékařská fakulta, 2004, p. 1-94. ISBN 80-210-2601-4. info
  • Boron W.F. et al.: Medical Physiology. Saunders, Philadelphia 2003.
Teaching methods
Lessons are led in the form of lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination - students randomly choose 3 questions and answer them after 15 minutes of preparation. Students pass the examination in Physiology on condition that they succeed in all three questions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/fyziol
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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