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Neurophysiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:18.01.2019 08:53:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_008 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Normunds Limba | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Rīga, Dzirciema iela 16, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, cfbkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of human anatomy, biology, physics and chemistry. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms of the healthy bodily functions, as well as to develop skills in using functional assessment methods. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Registration of physiological functions. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 2 | Cell physiology. | Lectures | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 3 | Synaptic transmission. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 4 | Stimulation electromyography. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 5 | Physiology of Sensory Systems. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 6 | Electromyography. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 7 | Estesiometry. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 8 | Reflexes. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 9 | Vegetative nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 10 | Determination of reflex - response time. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 11 | The effect of adrenergic and cholinergic substances on the heart. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 12 | Physiology of the central nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 13 | Electrical activity of the heart Sleep. Memory. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 14 | Stroop test. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 15 | Electroencephalography. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 16 | Conditioned reflexes. Regulation of emotions. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 17 | Regeneration in the central and peripheral nervous systems. | Lectures | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 18 | Eysenck test. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 19 | 16 factors test. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Before classes students have to find answers to theoretical questions, get acquainted with the performance of practical work; after the practical class students have to write conclusions on the results of the practical work and submit for the assessment. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Oral and written assessment tests of knowledge administered during the semester classes, successfully performed practical work, independently written conclusions, an examination at the end of the 1st semester. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will have acquired in-depth knowledge of functions of the nervous system and molecular aspects of neural activity. They will be able to use the acquired knowledge in order to master examination and assessment methods of patients’ functional state and basic treatment principles. Students will be able to analyse the simplest physiological measurement results, to explain the role and usefulness of the examination of patients’ functional state. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to obtain basic physiological measurements, as well as to apply the acquired skills in computerised data acquisition and analysis. The students will be able to use the acquired knowledge on regulation of neurophysiological processes in addressing clinical tasks. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Ability to use the acquired knowledge and skills in examination of the patient’s physical functional state and in evaluation of the effectiveness of physiotherapy. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Aberberga-Augškalne L. Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem un veselības sporta speciālistiem. ”Medicīnas apgāds”, 2008., 270 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Valtneris A. Cilvēka fizioloģija. “Zvaigzne”, 1986., 435 lpp. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Linda S. Costanzo. Physiology 4th edition. Saunders, Elsevier 2010., 512 pp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Gyuton A. C., Hall J. E., Textbook of medical physiology. Saunders 2005., 1104 pp. | ||||||||
| 3 | McArdle W. D., Katch F. I., Katch V. L. Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006., 1184 pp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Despopoulos A.; Silbernagl S. Color Atlas of Physiology. Georg Thieme Verlag 2008, 6th edition, 456 pp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Silverthorn D. U. Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (6th edition); Pearson, 2012: 992 pp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Purves D. et all Neuroscience (5th edition) Sinauer Associates, Inc.; 2011: 759 pp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | E-studijās pieejamās interneta saites | ||||||||
