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FISIOLOGIA E BIOCHIMICA APPLICATA

Teaching Staff

VINCENZO PERCIAVALLE - Module PHYSIOLOGY - BIO/09 - 4 CFU
MARIA VIOLA - Module Biochemistry - BIO/10 - 4 CFU

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Detailed Course Content

• PHYSIOLOGY
  

  FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MUSCLES. The sarcomere. The muscle cells. Motor units. Contraction patterns. Tension, length and speed in muscular contraction. EMG technique.

  EXERCISE. Sources of energy for muscular work. Aerobic and anaerobic activity. The analysis of motor patterns. Mechanical properties of muscles. Acute fatigue. Chronic fatigue and overtraining. The training and its effects on the musculoskeletal system

  THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. The cardiovascular adaptations to exercise. The effects of training on the cardiovascular apparatus. Methods of assessment of the cardio-circulatory function.

  RESPIRATORY FUNCTION. The in normal conditions and in particular environments. Effects of diving on the respiratory system. Respiratory responses during muscle exercises. Methods of assessment of respiratory function. Artificial respiration.

  RENAL FUNCTION. The kidney and regulation of plasma osmolarity, acid-base balance, blood pressure and blood cell production.

  THERMOREGULATION. Thermogenesis and heat dispersion. The central regulation of body temperature. The response and the adaptations to hot and cold. The fever.

  ATHLETE DIET. The needs for protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals. The regulation of food intake. Influence of physical activity on digestion and absorption of food. Principles of dietetics applied to sport.

  ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. The role of hormones in sport performance.

  SPORT AND HEALTH. Cardiovascular effects of sport on the cardiovascular apparatus, female endocrinology and immune system.

• Biochemistry
  

  Metabolism and physical activity.
  Metabolic equivalents and level of physical activity.
  Metabolism: anabolism and catabolism.
  Oxidative metabolism and ATP synthesis.
  Mechanism of muscle contraction.
  ATP and phosphocreatine.
  Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism.

  Structure and function of haemoglobin and myoglobin.
  Glucose metabolism.
  Glycolysis, glycogensynthesis and glycogenlysis.
  Fermentation homolactic.
  Cori cycle.
  Krebs cycle.
  Metabolism of acetyl-CoA in muscle tissue.
  Lipid metabolism during exercise.
  Plasma lipoproteins.
  Fatty acid oxidation in muscle
  Ketone bodies.
  Metabolism of proteins and amino acids in the muscle during exercise.
  Branched chain amino acids.
  Transamination.
  Deamination.
  Urea cycle.
  Glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids

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Textbook Information

• PHYSIOLOGY
  

  PERCIAVALLE V: FISIOLOGIA UMANA APPLICATA ALL'ATTIVITÀ FISICA. Editore Poletto, 2009, 2° edizione

  MCARDLE W. D. , KATCH F. I. , KATCH V. L. FISIOLOGIA APPLICATA ALLO SPORT. ASPETTI ENERGETICI, NUTRIZIONALI E PERFORMANCE. asa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2009, 2° edizione

• Biochemistry
  

  Siliprandi e Tettamandi . Biochimica medica. Piccin

  D.L. Nelson, M.M. Cox. I principi di Biochimica di Lehninger. Zanichelli.

  Di Giulio. Biochimica delle scienze motorie. Cea

  G. Arienti, A. Fiorilli. Biochimica dell’attività motoria. Piccin

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