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CHIMICA E FISICA

Teaching Staff

MARIA VIOLA - Module Chemistry - BIO/10 - 4 CFU
PAOLO MUSUMECI - Module Physics and Biomechanics - FIS/07 - 4 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• Chemistry
  

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

• Physics and Biomechanics
  

  The purpose of the Physics module is to teach basic physics and mathematics with simple applications to biomedical problems. The homogeneity of the preparation for all students is to be obtained in view of the specific knowledge required in the continuation of the Degree Course. In particular, the student must acquire knowledge of some basic laws and physical techniques for the understanding of physiological, biological and medical processes and will have to learn basic concepts useful for the correct use of the instrumentation used in the professional field.

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Detailed Course Content

• 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.

• Physics and Biomechanics
  

  Physical quantities and their measurement - . . Scalar and vector quantities. Operations between vectors. Recalls of mechanics and notions of Biomechanics - Kinematics. Circular motion and harmonic motion. . Principles of dynamics. Work. Power. Power and efficiency. Moment. Static. Elasticity. Levers. Physiological levers. Bone fractures (generalities). Recalls on fluids and applications in biological systems - Density. Viscosity. Hydrostatic pressure. Static of fluids. Stevino's law. Pascal's principle. Principle of Archimedes. Drip. Transfusion. Withdrawal. Drainage. Dynamics of ideal liquids. Bernoulli's theorem. Aneurysm and stenosis. Real liquids. Poiseuille report. Hydraulic resistance.. Thermometry and thermoregulation - temperature and heat. Temperature measurement. Thermometric scales. Clinical thermometers. Specific heat. Thermal balance. State transitions . Heat transmission. Energy balance in the human body. Basal metabolic power. The electric and bioelectric phenomena - charges and electric fields. . Electric current. Laws of Ohm. Elementary circuits. Joule effect. Defibrillator. Risks related to the use of electricity. Waves and radiations - Wave phenomena. Period and frequency. Amplitude and energy. Mechanical waves. The sound. Intensity of sound. Sound pressure and decibels. Stethoscope. Ultrasound in medicine. Electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation in diagnostics and in therapy. X-ray diagnostics. Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine. Radiotherapy. Biological effects of ionizing radiation. Overview of dosimetry and radioprotection.

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Textbook Information

• Chemistry
  

  Santaniello - Alberghina - Coletta - Malatesta – Marini

  Principi di chimica generale e organica, Piccin

  F. A. Bettelheim, W. H. Brown, M. K. Campbell, S. O. Farrell

  Chimica e Propedeutica Biochimica, Edises

  Bertoldi, Colombo, Magni, Marin, Palestini

  Chimica e Biochimica, Edises

• Physics and Biomechanics
  

  Physics

  FISICA

  D. Scannicchio - Fisica Biomedica - EdiSES, Napoli 2013

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