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SCIENZE BIOMEDICHE II

Teaching Staff

MARIA STELLA CARMELA VALLE - Module FISIOLOGIA - BIO/09 - 4 CFU
DANIELE TIBULLO - Module Chemistry - BIO/10 - 2 CFU
SAVERIO CANDIDO - Module General Pathology - MED/04 - 2 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• FISIOLOGIA
  

  The course of Physiology aims to provide students with the information on the functioning of the human nervous systems. It will provide the foundation for understanding the functioning of living beings focusing on the structure-function relationships, their dynamic integration and the general mechanisms of functional control in normal conditions.

• Chemistry
  

  The course provides the basic of the chemistry and describes structures and functions of molecules in living cells.

• General Pathology
  

  The aim of general pathology course is to provide the basis for understanding the pathological mechanism involved in development of human diseases. During the course, the causes of diseases (etiology), the mechanism by which the etiological agents cause pathological condition (pathogenesis) will be discussed. Finally, will be elucidated the molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow the organism to counteract the effects of pathogens and other harmful agents.

Course Structure

• FISIOLOGIA
  

  Frontal lessons. Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

• Chemistry
  

  Traditional lectures, with the support of slides and audiovisual tools. At the end of the lecture, ample space is given to the comment on the discussed topics.

• General Pathology
  

  The teaching will be carried out through the provision of classroom teaching lessons.

  Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

  The learning assessment consists of an oral test on the contents indicated in the program.

  Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.

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Detailed Course Content

• FISIOLOGIA
  

  Sensory Coding
  The Somatosensory System: Receptors and Central Pathways
  Touch

  Pain

  The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing

  Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina

  The Inner Ear

  The Auditory Central Nervous System

  The Organization and Planning of Movement

  Striated muscle
  The Motor Unit and Muscle Action
  Spinal Reflexes

  The Control of Gaze

  The Vestibular System
  Posture
  The Cerebellum
  The Basal Ganglia

• Chemistry
  
  • Atom: structure of the atom
  • Elements and the Periodic Table
  • Chemical bonds: covalent bonding, ionic bonding, hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions
  • Chemical formulas and structural formulas
  • Poperties of water
  • Solutions
  • Concentration of solutions
  • Chemical reactions
  • Acids and bases
  • pH and buffers
  • Redox reactions
  • The chemistry of carbon
  • Organic molecules and functional groups
  • Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes
  • Aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols
  • Aldehydes and ketones
  • Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
  • Structural Biochemistry
  • Properties and classification of amino acids
  • Peptide bond
  • Structure of proteins
  • Carbohydrates: classification of mono-, di-and polysaccharides
  • Lipids: fatty acids, triglycerides, glycerol phospholipids, sphingolipids and cholesterol
• General Pathology
  

  - General pathology: etiology and pathogenesis

  - Hereditary, environmental and infectious disorders

  - Immunology and immunopathology

  - Inflammation and wound healing

  - Fever and Hyperthermia

  - Cellular pathology

  - Oncology

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Textbook Information

• FISIOLOGIA
  

  1) Silverthorn: Fisiologia, un approccio integrato. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana;

  2) Purves-Augustine-Fitzpatrick-Hall-LaMantia-McNamara-White: Neuroscienze. Zanichelli.

• Chemistry
  

  - Chimica propedeutica alle scienze bio-mediche (Piccin) Autori: E. Santaniello - M. Coletta - F. Malatesta - G. Zanotti - S. Marini

• General Pathology
  

  ELEMENTI DI PATOLOGIA GENERALE per i Corsi di Laurea in Professioni Sanitarie - GM Pontieri - III edizione - PICCIN

  PATOLOGIA GENERALE Patologia d’organo e molecolare - Rubin - VI Edizione - PICCIN

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