ID:
501684
Duration (hours):
16
CFU:
2
SSD:
FISIOLOGIA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (01/09/2025 - 16/01/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The integrated course of Human Physiology is aimed at leading the student to learn the vital processes that take place at the cellular level when various groups of cells organize themselves 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 systems of the human body, their complex reciprocal relationships and the control systems that regulate their activity. The course also deals with human nutrition and energy metabolism and health physics topics.
Course Prerequisites
The student of the Human Physiology course is required to possess 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.
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.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, rehearsal and questions and answers to the class
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 - Berne e Levy (a cura: Koeppen e Stanton), Ed. Ambrosiana, VI edizione italiana (2010);
- Fisiologia Medica - (a cura di F. Conti), Ed. Edi-Ermes, III edizione (2020)
- Fisiologia Medica di Ganong (a cura di KE Barrett et al.), Ed. Piccin, XII edizione italiana (2011)
- Fisiologia Medica - Guyton e Hall, Ed. Elsevier, XII edizione (2011)
- Fisiologia Medica - (a cura di F. Conti), Ed. Edi-Ermes, III edizione (2020)
- Fisiologia Medica di Ganong (a cura di KE Barrett et al.), Ed. Piccin, XII edizione italiana (2011)
- Fisiologia Medica - Guyton e Hall, Ed. Elsevier, XII edizione (2011)
Contents
Body fluids -
Anatomy and blood supply - Renal clearance - Glomerular filtration - Reabsorption and secretion - Sodium balance - Potassium balance - Phosphate, calcium and magnesium balance - Water balance: concentration and dilution of urine - renal mechanism in acid-base balance - Urination
Anatomy and blood supply - Renal clearance - Glomerular filtration - Reabsorption and secretion - Sodium balance - Potassium balance - Phosphate, calcium and magnesium balance - Water balance: concentration and dilution of urine - renal mechanism in acid-base balance - Urination
Course Language
Italian
More information
- The course offers tutoring focused on in-depth analysis and further understanding of the topics taught.
Degrees
Degrees
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Single-cycle Master’s Degree (6 Years)
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