DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance
Academic Year 2015/2016 - 1° Year
Bachelor's Degree in Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance
Academic Year 2015/2016 - 1° Year
C.I. ANATOMO-FISIOLOGIA E BIOCHIMICA
9 CFU - 1° Semester
Teaching Staff
GIUSEPPE MUSUMECI - Module ANATOMIA UMANA - BIO/16 - 3 CFUEmail: g.musumeci@unict.it
Office: Comparto 10, Ed A, Via S. Sofia n° 87, 95123, Catania
Phone: 0953782043
Office Hours: Dal lunedì al venerdì, dalle 10 alle 12, previo avviso tramite email.
MARIA STELLA CARMELA VALLE - Module Physiology - BIO/09 - 3 CFUOffice: Comparto 10, Ed A, Via S. Sofia n° 87, 95123, Catania
Phone: 0953782043
Office Hours: Dal lunedì al venerdì, dalle 10 alle 12, previo avviso tramite email.
Email: m.valle@unict.it
Office: Edificio 2 Cittadella Universitaria
Phone: 0957384112
Office Hours: Lunedì 9,30-10,30
GABRIELLA LUPO - Module BIOCHIMICA - BIO/10 - 3 CFUOffice: Edificio 2 Cittadella Universitaria
Phone: 0957384112
Office Hours: Lunedì 9,30-10,30
Email: gabriella.lupo@unict.it
Office: Torre Biologica
Phone: 0954781158
Office Hours: Lunedi, h 9.00-13.00
Office: Torre Biologica
Phone: 0954781158
Office Hours: Lunedi, h 9.00-13.00
Detailed Course Content
- Physiology
The electrical signals of neurons;
Sensory system of the brain: touch, pain, proprioception;
Phototransduction and information processing in the retina;
Central visual pathways;
The ocular motor system;
The sense of balance: changes in movement or position of the head: utricle, saccule and semicircular ducts
Vestibular reflexes
Muscles: effectors of the motor system and spinal reflexes;
The Posture
The motor areas of the cerebral cortex
The basal ganglia
The cerebellum
Organization of visceral nervous system;
Textbook Information
- Physiology
1) Purves-Augustine-Fitzpatrick-Hall-LaMantia-McNamara-White: Neuroscienze. Zanichelli.
2) Silverthorn: Fisiologia, un approccio integrato. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
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