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:
- General physiology of biological membranes and interactions of the cell with the environment.
- General physiology of the fluid compartments of the human body and some in particular: cerebrospinal fluid, blood and lymph. Mechanisms of production and circulation, their composition and physiological importance.
- Physiology of the neuron and synapses, including the neuromuscular junction: structural, chemical and electrophysiological proprieties of neurons and mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
- General physiology of neurotransmitters: classification, mechanisms of release and action and physiological importance.
- Physiology of the neuroendocrine and autonomous nervous systems: general functions of the hypothalamus-pituitary axe and the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems.
- Physiology of muscle: the skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Costanzo LS (2017) Physiology, 6th ed., Elsevier. ISBN: 978-032-347-881-6.
- Hall JE (2016) Guyton & Hall - Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th ed., Saunders, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-1-4557-7005-2.
- Bear MF, Connors BW, Paradiso MA (2016) Neuroscience: Exploring the brain, 4th ed., Wolters Kluwers. ISBN 978-0-7817-7817-6.
- Sena A (2016) Cérebro, Saúde e Sociedade, Lidel Edições Técnicas Lda. ISBN: 978-972-757-818-4.
- Barrett KE, Barman SM, Boitano S, Brooks HL (2012) Gannong's. Review of Medical Physiology, 24th ed., Mc-Graw Hill Companies. ISBN: 978-1-259-00962-4.