Physiology I

Fisiologia I

Curse code:9548111

Armando José Nunes Harrington Sena

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The objective of the CU Physiology I is to provide the student with knowledge about the cellular, anatomic, electrophysiological and biochemical bases of the functional systems of the human body. The student will be able to perform a self-learning to update the advances in research and to apply them to practical professional activities

Syllabus:

1. Physiology of cell membranes.
2. The fluid compartments and water dynamics.
3. The blood: general constitution and functions.
4. The lymph.
5. Membrane transport: passive and active mechanisms of transport.
6. Membrane potential and excitability: mechanism of action potential generation and its regulation.
7. The neuron: general characteristics.
8. The conduction of the nerve impulse and the synapses.
9. Neurotransmitters.
10. The autonomous nervous system.
11. The muscle: characteristics of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle physiology.

Suggested Bibliography:

• Costanzo LS (2010) Physiology. 4ª ed., Saunders, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-1-4160-6216-5.
• Hall JE (2011). Guyton & Hall, " Textbook of Medical Physiology" (12ªed) Saunders, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4574-8.
• Vander AJ, Sherman JH, Luciano DS (2010) Human Physiology: The mechanisms of body function. 12ª ed., Mc. Graw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0-0773-5001-7.
• Seeley RR, Stephens TD, Tate DA (2012) Anatomia e Fisiologia., 8ªed. Lusodidacta. ISBN:978-972-8930-62-2.