ID:
501683
Duration (hours):
24
CFU:
3
SSD:
FISIOLOGIA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Annualità Singola (01/09/2025 - 05/06/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The integrated course in Human Physiology is designed to lead the student to learn the vital processes that take place at the cellular level when various groups of cells organise to form specific tissues and organs in the human species. At the end of the lessons of the integrated course, the student will have acquired fundamental knowledge about the functioning of the major organs and apparatuses of the human body, their complex relationships with each other and the control systems that regulate their activity. The course also covers human nutrition and energy metabolism as well as health physics topics.
Course Prerequisites
The student of the Human Physiology course is required to possess or acquire the following knowledge and skills:
- mathematics: knowledge of mathematics at secondary school level supplemented by the skills acquired in the teaching of Medical Physics in the first year of the course
- physics: all the skills acquired in the teaching of Medical Physics in the first year of the course with particular regard to the biophysical approach to the function of tissues and organs.
- biology: physics skills at secondary school level supplemented by all the skills acquired in the Biology teaching of the 1st year of the course with particular regard to the genetic code, its transmission and mutations
- histology: all the knowledge acquired in the teaching of Histology and Embryology in the first year of the course with particular regard to cellular functions and the structure of tissues and organs.
- anatomy: all the knowledge acquired in the teaching of Human Anatomy in the first year of the course with particular emphasis on the structure of organs and their functional anatomy. Passing the Anatomy examination is a prerequisite for the Human Physiology examination.
- biochemistry: all the skills acquired in the Biochemistry course of the first year with particular emphasis on the metabolic pathways of energy metabolism, mitochondrial function, the structure of proteins and their synthesis and degradation. Passing the Biochemistry examination is a prerequisite for the Physiology examination.
- mathematics: knowledge of mathematics at secondary school level supplemented by the skills acquired in the teaching of Medical Physics in the first year of the course
- physics: all the skills acquired in the teaching of Medical Physics in the first year of the course with particular regard to the biophysical approach to the function of tissues and organs.
- biology: physics skills at secondary school level supplemented by all the skills acquired in the Biology teaching of the 1st year of the course with particular regard to the genetic code, its transmission and mutations
- histology: all the knowledge acquired in the teaching of Histology and Embryology in the first year of the course with particular regard to cellular functions and the structure of tissues and organs.
- anatomy: all the knowledge acquired in the teaching of Human Anatomy in the first year of the course with particular emphasis on the structure of organs and their functional anatomy. Passing the Anatomy examination is a prerequisite for the Human Physiology examination.
- biochemistry: all the skills acquired in the Biochemistry course of the first year with particular emphasis on the metabolic pathways of energy metabolism, mitochondrial function, the structure of proteins and their synthesis and degradation. Passing the Biochemistry examination is a prerequisite for the Physiology examination.
Teaching Methods
The course is organised in face-to-face lectures using presentations (PowerPoint) projected onto the screen and in-depth lectures using the blackboard. A 'problem solving' approach is also provided in order to solicit students' attentive participation and obtain a verifiable understanding of the topics covered.
Assessment Methods
The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. Written Test. It is divided into two consecutive phases: Phase 1: Multiple choice test, composed of 60 questions, each with only one correct answer. 1 point will be awarded for each correct answer. 0 points for each unanswered question. -0.25 points for each incorrect answer The minimum score required to proceed to the second part of the written test is 36 points (60% of the maximum score), which represents the minimum level of basic knowledge required to continue. Duration: 45 minutes . Phase 2: For students who reach the eligibility threshold in the test, the IT system will automatically and without interruption allow access to the second phase of the written test, consisting of two open-ended questions. Each question has a time limit of 15 minutes for the response. Answers will be evaluated with a qualitative judgment: insufficient, sufficient, good, and excellent. To pass this phase, students must achieve at least a sufficient in both questions. Oral Test Only students who pass the written test can take the oral test. Exam Schedule The schedule is determined based on the order of registration. The exam as a whole is aimed at assessing the level of knowledge acquired, the overall mastery of the subject, the ability to analyze and synthesize, as well as the command of medical-scientific language.
Texts
- Fisiologia Medica III edizione - (a cura di F. Conti), Ed. Edi-Ermes;
- Fisiologia Medica di Ganong (a cura di KE Barrett et al.), Ed. Piccin;
- Fisiologia Medica - Guyton e Hall, Ed. Elsevier;
- Fisiologia Medica di Ganong (a cura di KE Barrett et al.), Ed. Piccin;
- Fisiologia Medica - Guyton e Hall, Ed. Elsevier;
Contents
Sensory Receptors
The Receptor Potential
Primary Sensory Coding
Stimulus Type
Stimulus Intensity
Stimulus Location
Central Control of Afferent Information
Ascending Neural Pathways in Sensory Systems
Association Cortex and Perceptual
Somatic Sensation
Touch and Pressure
Sense of Posture and Movement
Temperature
Pain
Neural Pathways of the Somatosensory System
Vision
Light
Overview of Eye Anatomy
The Optics of Vision
Photoreceptor Cells and Phototransduction
Neural Pathways of Vision
Color Vision
Color Blindness
Eye Movement
Hearing
Sound
Sound Transmission in the Ear
Hair Cells of the Organ of Corti
Neural Pathways in Hearing
Vestibular System
The Semicircular Canals
The Utricle and Saccule
Vestibular Information and Pathways
Chemical Senses
Taste
Smell
Electroencephalogram
The Waking State
Sleep
Control of Body Movement
Motor Control Hierarchy
Voluntary and Involuntary Actions
Local Control of Motor Neurons
Interneurons
Local Afferent Input
The Brain Motor Centers and the Descending Pathways They Control
Cerebral Cortex
Subcortical and Brainstem Nuclei
Cerebellum
Basal ganglia
Descending Pathways
Muscle Tone
Maintenance of Upright Posture and Balance
Control of visceral functions
sympathetic and parasympatethic systems
Functions of the Hypothalamus
The Receptor Potential
Primary Sensory Coding
Stimulus Type
Stimulus Intensity
Stimulus Location
Central Control of Afferent Information
Ascending Neural Pathways in Sensory Systems
Association Cortex and Perceptual
Somatic Sensation
Touch and Pressure
Sense of Posture and Movement
Temperature
Pain
Neural Pathways of the Somatosensory System
Vision
Light
Overview of Eye Anatomy
The Optics of Vision
Photoreceptor Cells and Phototransduction
Neural Pathways of Vision
Color Vision
Color Blindness
Eye Movement
Hearing
Sound
Sound Transmission in the Ear
Hair Cells of the Organ of Corti
Neural Pathways in Hearing
Vestibular System
The Semicircular Canals
The Utricle and Saccule
Vestibular Information and Pathways
Chemical Senses
Taste
Smell
Electroencephalogram
The Waking State
Sleep
Control of Body Movement
Motor Control Hierarchy
Voluntary and Involuntary Actions
Local Control of Motor Neurons
Interneurons
Local Afferent Input
The Brain Motor Centers and the Descending Pathways They Control
Cerebral Cortex
Subcortical and Brainstem Nuclei
Cerebellum
Basal ganglia
Descending Pathways
Muscle Tone
Maintenance of Upright Posture and Balance
Control of visceral functions
sympathetic and parasympatethic systems
Functions of the Hypothalamus
Course Language
Italian
Degrees
Degrees
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
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