Forensic Sci.

Physiology and Post-Mortem Process2

Fisiologia e Processos Pós-Mortem

Course code:8059122

Armando José Nunes Harrington Sena

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The goal of the curricular unit is to provide the student with essential and general knowledge of Physiology, concerning human body organ functions and their regulation. The student will develop skills to understand the physiological alterations occurring after death. In lecture-practices, students will be encouraged to apply the basic knowledge acquired, develop skills to solve problems. It will also be presented the various methods used to evaluate the human body. Thus, for the acquisition of the above-described competences, the learning objectives (LO) are:

  1. Know and understand the terminology used.
  2. Apply basic knowledge of Physiology.
  3. Describe the interaction between systems.
  4. Have an overview of the normal functioning of the human body.
  5. Explain the changes that occur in the body after death.
Syllabus:
  1. GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
    Body fluid compartments.
    Cellular excitability.
    Cellular communication.
  2. SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY
    Nervous system.
    Muscular system.
    Cardiovascular system.
    Respiratory system.
    Urinary system.
    Digestive system.
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Hall JE (2016) Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th ed., Saunders, Elsevier. ISBN: 978978-1455770052
  • Burkhard M (2014) Handbook of Forensic Medicine. 1st ed. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-0470979990
  • Despopoulos A, Silbernagl S (2003) Color Atlas of Physiology. 5thed. Thieme. ISBN; 978-3-13-545006-3
  • Bear MF, Connors BW & Paradiso MA (2016) Neuroscience: Exploring the brain, 4th ed., Wolters Kluwers. ISBN: 978-0-7817-7817-6
  • Seeley RR, Stephens TD, Tate DA (2012) Anatomia e Fisiologia. 8thed. Mc Graw-Hill. ISBN:978-972-8930-62-2