The module is aimed at students who have already attended and passed the physiology exam in the first year of the course and is aimed at deepening their knowledge of the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle.
Course Prerequisites
Biochemistry, anatomy and cellular physiology.
Teaching Methods
The teaching uses lectures. Power Point presentations are used for the lectures. The video lessons made available to students in the section dedicated to teaching on the KIRO moodle platform.
Assessment Methods
Verification of learning will take place orally. The evaluation of the test is out of thirty.
Texts
Principles of Physiology -Zocchi - EdiSES
Human Physiology Silverthorn Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Fundamentals of human physiology Sherwood Piccin
Ganong-Piccin Medical Physiology
Contents
Skeletal muscle
Overview of the skeletal muscle Organization of skeletal muscle tissue Muscle fiber structure - tubular system of muscle fibers Muscle proteins: regulatory and structural contractiles Mechanism of contraction Muscle energy Neuro-muscular synapses and excitation-contraction coupling Types of contraction: isometric and isotonic. Relationship tension length, force speed Motor unit Muscle fatigue and refreshment. Muscle fiber classification.
