Course: Physiology

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Course title Physiology
Course code KFE/FYR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grundmanová Martina, MUDr.
  • Barcal Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Mistrová Eliška, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures 1. Cell physiology. Getting energy. Cell membrane polarization. Ion channels and their functions. Resting a action potential. 2. Physiology of muscle tissue. 3. Physiology of blood. Function of hemoglobin and its metabolism. Energy balance of erythrocytes. Sedimentation. Hematocrit. Leukocyte - division, function, phagocytosis. Thrombocyte - Function. Hemostasis. Mechanism of hemocoagulation. Fibrinolysis. Differential blood count. 4. Physiology of the immune system. Specific and nonspecific immunity. 5. Physiology of cardiovascular system. Electric cardiomyocyte activity, resting and action potential. EEG. Cardiac revolution. Starling's Law. External manifestations of cardiac activity. Hemodynamics of blood circulation. Flow and pressure in arteries. Microcirculation. Blood flow and pressure in the veins. Blood circulation management. Physiology of edema formation. 6. Physiology of excretion - kidney activity (nephron). 7. Physiology of GIT - mechanical function, regulation mechanisms, formation of juices and enzymes and tissue hormones, resorption nutrients and minerals, basal metabolism, energy equivalent. Transformation of substances and energies. 8. Physiology of respiratory system. 9. Physiology of sexual systems. Menstrual cycle. 10. Physiology of the endocrine system. Mechanism of nervous control - hierarchy of CNS action on peripheral organs. Physiology of the senses. 11. Repetition.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain the hierarchy of the human organism
to describe position of individual organs and to characterize them
Skills
to identify the structures and organs of individual systems
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterizes physiological processes of human organism
explains professional terminology
defines context
Skills
are not defined
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Abrahams, P. Lidské tělo: ilustrovaný průvodce. Praha: Svojtka and Co., 2016. ISBN 978-80-256-1892-9.
  • Mourek, Jindřich. Fyziologie : učebnice pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3918-2.
  • Rokyta, Richard. Fyziologie a patologická fyziologie : pro klinickou praxi. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4867-2.
  • Rokyta, Richard. Fyziologie. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7492-238-1.


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