DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences
Academic Year 2016/2017 - 2° Year

PHYSIOLOGY

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  At the end of the course the student knows the basic functional mechanisms of homeostasis of the internal medium, from the cellular level to the integrated physiology of the organs and systems - He is able to describe the basic functioning of the circulatory and respiratory systems , digestive and renal and the dynamic integration of their functions for the maintenance of normal conditions of survival and health of the human organism. - He is able to evaluate the main cardio-circulatory and respiratory function parameters of subjects in normal and rest conditions.

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  At the end of the course the student knows the basic functional mechanisms of homeostasis of the internal medium, from the cellular level to the integrated physiology of the organs and systems - He is able to describe the basic functioning of the circulatory and respiratory systems , digestive and renal and the dynamic integration of their functions for the maintenance of normal conditions of survival and health of the human organism. - He is able to evaluate the main cardio-circulatory and respiratory function parameters of subjects in normal and rest conditions.

Detailed Course Content

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Pituitary gland. Hypothalamic control. Thyroid. Calcium homeostasis: calcitonin and parathyroid hormones. Adrenal gland

  Gonads and reproductive system. Endocrine pancreas. Glucose homeostasis. Gastrointestinal hormones

  NERVOUS SYSTEM Neuronal excitability. Membrane potential. Action potential. Propagation of the action potential. Chemical and electrical synapses. Neurotransmitters. The neuromuscular junction

  SENSITIVE FUNCTION Sensory receptors. Organization of the sensory systems. Sense of touch, pain and temperature. The thalamus and the cerebral cortex. Physiology of vision and hearing.

  MOTOR FUNCTIONS Hierarchical organization of motor systems. Spinal mechanisms of motor coordination: reflex actions. Postural control and vestibular reflexes. The cerebellum, the basal ganglia. Organization of cortical areas involved in voluntary movement.

  HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY Behavior, consciousness and language. Memory and learning. Conditioned reflexes. Sleep-wake cycle. The electroencephalogram.

  VEGETATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. The hypothalamus. The limbic system.

  MUSCULAR SYSTEM. Muscle cells. The sarcomere. Main properties of muscle contraction. Energy metabolism for muscular work. The motor units

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Pituitary gland. Hypothalamic control. Thyroid. Calcium homeostasis: calcitonin and parathyroid hormones. Adrenal gland

  Gonads and reproductive system. Endocrine pancreas. Glucose homeostasis. Gastrointestinal hormones

  NERVOUS SYSTEM Neuronal excitability. Membrane potential. Action potential. Propagation of the action potential. Chemical and electrical synapses. Neurotransmitters. The neuromuscular junction

  SENSITIVE FUNCTION Sensory receptors. Organization of the sensory systems. Sense of touch, pain and temperature. The thalamus and the cerebral cortex. Physiology of vision and hearing.

  MOTOR FUNCTIONS Hierarchical organization of motor systems. Spinal mechanisms of motor coordination: reflex actions. Postural control and vestibular reflexes. The cerebellum, the basal ganglia. Organization of cortical areas involved in voluntary movement.

  HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY Behavior, consciousness and language. Memory and learning. Conditioned reflexes. Sleep-wake cycle. The electroencephalogram.

  VEGETATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. The hypothalamus. The limbic system.

  MUSCULAR SYSTEM. Muscle cells. The sarcomere. Main properties of muscle contraction. Energy metabolism for muscular work. The motor units

Textbook Information

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  Various Authors - FISIOLOGIA DELL’UOMO - di Prampero P.E. and Veicsteinas A. (Eds.)- edi.ermes, Milano .

  Silverthorn – FISIOLOGIA –Ambrosiana, Milano.

• PHYSIOLOGY - Part I
  

  Various Authors - FISIOLOGIA DELL’UOMO - di Prampero P.E. and Veicsteinas A. (Eds.)- edi.ermes, Milano .

  Silverthorn – FISIOLOGIA –Ambrosiana, Milano.