Physiology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:11.08.2023 09:00:01

Study Course Information
Course Code:		CFUBK_076		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		14.00		ECTS:		21.00
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)		7	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		14
Classes (count)		18	Class Length (academic hours)		1	Total Contact Hours of Classes		18
Total Contact Hours								32
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		15	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		30
Classes (count)		15	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		60
Total Contact Hours								90
Full-Time - Semester No.3
Lectures (count)		15	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		30
Classes (count)		15	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		60
Total Contact Hours								90
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		3.00	laboratory
4	Synaptic transmission.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Physiologic properties of the isolated nerve.			Classes		3.00	laboratory
6	Electromyography.			Classes		3.00	laboratory
7	Physiology of skeletal and smooth muscles.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Effect of strength and frequency of stimuli on muscle contraction.			Classes		3.00	laboratory
9	Reflexes. Functions of the spinal cord.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
10	Autonomic nervous system.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
11	Determination of reflex and reaction time. Tendon reflexes.			Classes		3.00	laboratory
12	1st colloquium.			Classes		3.00	laboratory
13	Functions and properties of cardiac muscle cells.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
14	Effect of chemical substances on heart function.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
15	Heart electrophysiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
16	Electrocardiography			Classes		1.00	laboratory
17	Cardiac cycle.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
18	Regulation of heart function. Basic principles of blood flow.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
19	Studies of the cardiac cycle.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
20	Blood pressure, its regulation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
21	Blood flow in blood vessels.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
22	Indirect arterial blood pressure measurement methods.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
23	Microcirculation. Regulation of blood vessel diameter.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
24	Effect of body position on circulation.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
25	Regional blood flow.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
26	Exercise effect on blood circulation.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
27	2nd colloquium.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
28	Blood physiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
29	Hemostasis.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
30	Blood group typing.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
31	Physiology of the respiratory system.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
32	Pneumography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
33	Spirography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
34	Physiology of the gastrointestinal system.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
35	Electromyography of chewing muscles.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
36	Functions of the digestive system and vascular smooth muscles.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
37	Metabolism.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
38	Determination of metabolic intensity.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
39	Regulation of thirst and food intake. Thermoregulation.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
40	Determination of body composition. Thermometry.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
41	3rd colloquium.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
42	Renal physiology.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
43	Dilution test.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
44	Seminar in renal physiology.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
45	General physiology of sensory systems. Touch and vibration sense.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
46	Threshold use in sensory system function investigation.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
47	Physiology of visual system.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
48	Perimetry. Determination of the visual acuity.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
49	Auditory and equilibrium sense.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
50	Audiometry.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
51	Taste, smell and pain sensory systems.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
52	Gustometry.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
53	4th colloquium.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
54	Functions of the central nervous system – subcortical centres.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
55	Equilibrium test.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
56	Functions of the central nervous system – cerebral cortex and limbic system. Mechanics and regulation of speech.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
57	Higher integrative functions.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
58	Reticular activting system. Sleep and wakefulness cycle.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
59	Electroencephalography.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
60	Memory, conditional reflexes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
61	Memory test.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
62	General endocrine physiology. Endocrine functions of Hypothalamus and hypophysis.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
63	Seminar in general endocrine physiology. Endocrine functions of Hypothalamus, hypophysis and adrenal gland.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
64	Endocrine functions of pancreas, thyroid and parathyroid glands.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
65	Determination of the blood glucose level.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
66	Reproductive physiology.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
67	Seminar in reproductive physiology.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
68	5th colloquium.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
• to study regularly, independently and critically accordingly 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. For every practical assignment the student independently forms a protocol accordingly to the set tasks and uploads it in e-studies until the set dates. Some of the assigned tasks do not require for them to be uploaded in e-studies, then independent work involves – to answer questions in e-studies in a form of structured tasks. Each of these tasks will be assessed accordingly to the quality of work. If the assessment is negative, mistakes and discrepancies must be corrected and the task handed in once again, by observing the set dates for that. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
• Students' participation in practical classes; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in practical classes; • Weekly evaluation of knowledge and skills; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in lab protocols; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in colloquia (student can take a colloquium only if all protocols before the particular colloquium are accepted) – student should pass all colloquia in the study course with the successful grade; • Evaluation of students' 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:		On successful completion of the study course student should be able to: • define physiological parameters; • explain main functions of organs and organ systems in the living body; • name and define various parameters that characterise functions of the body functions; • explain principles and mechanisms of regulation of body functions; • analyse the basic results of physiological investigation; • explain the importance and use of functional state investigation.
Skills:		On successful completion of the study course student should be able to: • advice the adequate method of investigation of physiological functions, • do the basic physiological measurements, • differentiate the most common artefacts from correct results, • use acquired knowledge in computer analysis of physiologic measures, • compare obtained results with normal values, • use acquired knowledge about physiological regulation mechanisms in clinical task solving.
Competencies:		On successful completion of the study course student should be able to: • integrate individual knowledge and skills in a global view of the whole human body, • 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, 14th edition; Saunders, 2021
2	Boron W. F. and Boulpaep E. L. Medical physiology, 3rd edition. Elsevier, 2017
Additional Reading
1	L.S. Costanzo. Physiology, 7th edition; Saunders, Elsevier, 2022
2	Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2019
3	D. E. Mohrman, L. J. Heller Cardiovascular physiology, 9th edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2018
4	P. E. Molina Endocrine physiology, 5th edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2018
5	Gastrointestinal physiology, 2nd edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2014
6	D. C. Eaton, J. P. Pooler Vander’s renal physiology, 9th edition; LANGE Basic Science; McGraw-Hill Medical, 2018
7	Berne & Levy physiology, 7th edition, Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2018
8	M. F. Bear, B. W. Connors, M. A. Paradiso Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 4th edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2015
9	E. Kandel, J. D. Koester, et al. Principles of Neural Science. 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Professional Pub, 2021
Other Information Sources
1	NCBI resources
2	lecture materials, video-lectures, web pages