Physiology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:5.00

Study Course Accepted:18.08.2021 09:36:51

Study Course Information
Course Code:		CFUBK_059		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		7.00		ECTS:		10.50
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology		Target Audience:		Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Maija Rumaka
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		15	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		30
Classes (count)		12	Class Length (academic hours)		3	Total Contact Hours of Classes		36
Total Contact Hours								66
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		9	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		18
Classes (count)		14	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		28
Total Contact Hours								46
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Human anatomy, histology, biology, biochemistry, medical physics and chemistry.
Objective:
To provide the knowledge in mechanisms of realization and regulation of functions in healthy organism as well as develop skills in functional evaluation methods.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Cell physiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Membrane potentials.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Registration of physiological functions.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
4	Synaptic transmission.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Electromyography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
6	Physiology of skeletal and smooth muscles.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Effect of strength and frequency of stimuli on muscle contraction.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
8	Reflexes. Functions of the spinal cord.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
9	Determination of reflex and reaction time. Tendon reflexes.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
10	Autonomic nervous system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
11	Pupillary reflexes. Effect of chemical substances on heart function.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
12	Heart electrophysiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
13	1st colloquium.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
14	Cardiac cycle. Regulation of heart function.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
15	Electrocardiography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
16	Blood flow in blood vessels.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
17	Studies of the cardiac cycle.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
18	Blood pressure, its regulation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
19	Measurement of arterial blood pressure.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
20	Regulation of blood vessel diameter.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
21	Effect of body position on circulation.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
22	Blood physiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
23	Blood group typing			Classes		1.00	laboratory
24	2nd colloquium			Classes		1.00	laboratory
25	Physiology of the respiratory system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
26	Pneumography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
27	Respiratory physiology			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
28	Spirography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
29	Physiology of the gastrointestinal system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
30	Electromyography of chewing muscles.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
31	Metabolism. Regulation of food intake.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
32	Determination of metabolic intensity.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
33	Renal physiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
34	Determination of body composition			Classes		1.00	laboratory
35	Dilution test			Classes		1.00	laboratory
36	Physiology of sensory systems. Pain.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
37	3rd colloquium			Classes		1.00	laboratory
38	Auditory and equilibrium sense. Vision.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
39	Audiometry.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
40	Functions of the central nervous system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
41	Perimetry. Determination of the visual acuity.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
42	Reticular activting system. Sleep and wakefulness cycle.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
43	Electroencephalography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
44	Memory, conditional reflexes, emotions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
45	Memory test.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
46	Endocrine physiology.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
47	Determination of the blood glucose level.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
48	Seminar in endocrine physiology.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
49	4th colloquium			Classes		1.00	laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
• to study regularly, independently and critically according to the curriculum and programme of the study course, • to complete the tasks at appropriate quality and submit in a timely manner the results for evaluation.
Assessment Criteria:
• evaluation of knowledge and skills in the weekly oral or written theoretical tests, • evaluation of knowledge and skills in lab protocol conclusions, • evaluation of knowledge and skills in colloquia, • evaluation of knowledge and skills in the exam. Exam grade is applied only for students who have passed all course colloquia with successful grades. Exam grade is cumulative. The mean colloquium percentage from all successful course colloquia is calculated; 1% is added to it for each colloquium that is done successfully during the scheduled colloquium class. The final percentage is expressed as grade according the 10-point scale described in learning outcomes assessment system in the RSU Academic regulations.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		After successful studies student should be able: • to define physiological parameters, • to explain main functions of organs and organ systems in the living body, • to name and define various parameters that characterise functions of the organism functions, • to explain principles and mechanisms of regulation of body functions, • to analyse the basic results of physiological investigation, • to explain the importance and use of functional state investigation.
Skills:		After successful studies student should be able: • to advice the adequate method of investigation of physiological functions, • do the basic physiological measurements, • to differentiate the most common artefacts from correct results, • to use acquired knowledge in computer analysis of physiologic measures, • to compare obtained results with normal values, • to use acquired knowledge about physiological regulation mechanisms in clinical task solving.
Competencies:		After successful studies student should be able: • to integrate individual knowledge and skills in a global view of the whole human body; • to use acquired knowledge and skills in studies of specialized clinical courses.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	A.C. Guyton and J.E. Hall. Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th edition; Saunders, 2015: 1168.
2	Boron W. F. and Boulpaep E. L. Medical physiology, 3rd ed; Elsevier, 2016: 1312
Additional Reading
1	L.S. Costanzo. Physiology, 6th edition; Saunders, Elsevier, 2017: 528.
2	Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 25th edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2015: 768
3	Despopoulos A.; Silbernagl S. Color Atlas of Physiology. 2015, 7th edition; TPS, 2015: 472 pp.
4	Silverthorn D. U. Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 7th edition; Pearson, 2015: 960
5	R.E. Klabunde. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 4th Edition),2011: 235.
6	L. Sherwood. Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (Brooks Cole; 9th edition), 2015: 912.
Other Information Sources
1	PubMed
2	lecture materials, video-lectures, web pages