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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:14 / 21
Course supervisor:Maija Rumaka
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:English
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Normal Physiology

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.

Prerequisites

Human anatomy, histology, biology, biochemistry, medical physics and chemistry.

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.

Competence

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.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine, SSNMF4Master’sRequiredMaija Rumaka, Indra Bojkovska, Hedija Čupeca, Antra Jurka, Ilze Barone, Gita Gersone
Medicine, SSNMF2Master’sRequiredMaija Rumaka, Ilze Barone, Māra Pakalnišķe, Ilze Plociņa, Agate Zīverte, Elīna Sperga, Laura Luīze Rikmane, Indra Bojkovska
Medicine, SSNMFz3Master’sRequiredMaija Rumaka, Māra Pakalnišķe, Roberts Gobergs, Antra Jurka, Rudīte Lagzdiņa