ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 91 Hours of tutorials: 2 Expository Class: 44 Interactive Classroom: 13 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Physiology
Areas: Physiology
Center Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
The student must know the scientific bases of Physiology. To do this, you must understand the functioning mechanisms of the organs and apparatuses of the human body and the flow of information that makes possible the regulation of their activity.
Block I. Physiology of the Cardiocirculatory System.
Cardiac cycle. Cardiac work. Local regulation of circulation. Regulation of blood flow by changes in vascularization
tissue. Collateral circulation.
Regulation of blood pressure. Regulation of peripheral resistance. Regulation of heart rate and contractility.
Regulation of Cardiac Output. Regulation of myocardial performance. Congruence of venous return and cardiac output.
Integrated control of the cardiovascular system. Bleeding and Exercise.
Special circulation.
Assessment of cardiac function. Electrocardiogram.
Block II. Renal Apparatus Physiology.
Organization, anatomical-functional description and general functions of the urinary system. The nephron as a functional unit.
Glomerular filtration and renal blood flow: description and regulatory mechanisms.
Transport of sodium and chlorine and regulation of renal excretion.
Transport of glucose, urea, phosphate, calcium and organic solutes.
Potassium transport and regulation of renal potassium excretion.
Concentration and dilution of urine: hypertonic interstitium, countercurrent multiplier, role of the vasa rectum, ADH and aquaporins.
Control of extracellular fluid volume and control of extracellular osmolarity by the kidney.
Role of diuretics in kidney physiology.
Renal function parameters: clearance of inulin, creatinine, PAH, osmotic and free water; excretion fraction; filtration fraction.
Block III. Physiology of the Respiratory System.
Measuring scales of air composition and models of diffusion and solubility of gases in liquids.
Description of the elements of the respiratory system: air spaces, interpleural space, innervation, musculature, capacities and volumes.
Elastic models of the lung, surface tension and surfactant, compliance and static relationship between lung capacity and intrapleural pressure.
Models of lung dynamics, Poiseulle's law, respiratory work, obstructive or restrictive disease.
Models on the relationship between alveolar partial pressures and pulmonary ventilation.
Transport of oxygen and carbonic in the blood.
Pulmonary circulation.
Pulmonary diffusion, perfusion gases and dependent diffusion, carbon monoxide test for determination of DL.
Relationship between perfusion and ventilation. Dead space and shunt and their reflection in the blood gas analysis. Pure oxygen inhalation test.
Neurons related to the movements of pulmonary ventilation.
Generation of respiratory rhythm.
Chemical control of ventilation, chemoreception.
Integrated response to hypoxia, hypercapnia, and acidosis.
Modulation of ventilation, receptors to stretching and chemical irritants. Response to exercise.
Block IV. Physiology of the Digestive System
General functions of the digestive system, general functional anatomy and gastrointestinal vascularization.
General structure of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract.
General mechanisms of regulation of the digestive system:
Intrinsic and extrinsic innervation.
Endocrine and paracrine regulation. Gastrointestinal hormones.
Chewing, chewing reflex and chewing control.
Esophageal motility: esophageal sphincters, innervation, and functions
Swallowing: phases and control and peristaltic waves.
Stomach motility: storage, mixing and emptying, pacemaker activity and emptying control. Threw up.
Mixing and propulsion movements of the small and large intestine.
Salivary secretion: glands, mechanism, control and phases.
Gastric secretion: glands, composition and functions, mechanisms, regulation, phases of acid secretion.
Pepsinogen secretion and its control.
Protection of the gastric epithelium.
Intestinal discharge: composition, functions, control.
Biliary and pancreatic secretion: composition, mechanisms and regulation.
Small intestine adaptations for chemical digestion and absorption
Absorption and secretion of water and electrolytes (Na +, K + and Cl-) in the small intestine: balance, mechanisms and regulation.
Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.
Digestion and absorption of proteins, peptides and amino acids.
Lipid digestion. Lipid absorption: stages.
Digestion and / or absorption of folic acid, vitamin B12, Ca ++, Fe ++ and Mg ++.
Basic Bibliography:
Medical Physiology 3rd Ed. Walter F. Boron, Emile L. Boulpaep.Elsevier, 2017.
Physiology. Berne and Levy. Sixth edition. Elsevier-Mosby. 2009.
Complementary bibliography:
Human physiology. Stuart Ira Fox, McGraw Hill-Interamericana, 2008.
Medical Physiology Treaty. Arthur C. Guyton, John E. Hall. Elsevier, 2011.
Understand and recognize the normal function of the human body, at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organic and systems, in the different stages of life and in both sexes. Understand the mechanisms of adaptation and regulation of these functions and recognize the flow of information that makes such regulation possible.
Know, critically evaluate and know how to use the sources of clinical and biomedical information to obtain, organize, interpret and communicate scientific and health information.
Be able to formulate hypotheses, and collect and critically evaluate information for problem solving, following the scientific method.
Interpret a normal analysis (laboratory tests).
Scenario 1:
Expository teaching in the classroom: 44 hours. They will be taught in person, within the relevant regulatory limits.
Interactive teaching:
-Seminar 7 hours
-Practices 6 hours.
Tutoring: 3 hours
The practices will be carried out based on the use of physiology laboratory simulations. Students will have in advance the necessary material to ensure their active participation in the laboratories.
The inclusion in a group of practices can be modified if there is an exchange with a partner from another group. The students involved in the exchange must notify the coordinator of the subject in advance of the development of the practice.
Scenario 2:
The face-to-face teaching will be complemented with virtual, synchronous and/or asynchronous teaching, through those of the telematic applications available at the USC.
The practices will be done with simulation programs in a synchronous way without face-to-face through the virtual campus.
The tutorials will be virtual through those of the telematic applications that are available at the USC.
Scenario 3:
All teaching will be carried out synchronously and/or asynchronously through the telematic applications available at the USC.
The practices will be done with simulation programs in person through the virtual campus.
The tutorials will be virtual through the telematic applications available at the USC
Scenario 1:
The final grade will depend on a maximum of 20% of continuous evaluation (as long as the final exam score reaches 40%), and a minimum of 80% of the final exam.
In the continuous evaluation, participation in seminars, conducting exercises in person or independently, or answering questions in person or electronically may be considered. No grade will be given based on th mere presence into the virtual or real classroom for continuous evaluation.
The final exam will be face-to-face.
The answers corresponding to the questions of each practice will be evaluated only if you have attended the practice.
Scenario 2:
The final grade will depend on 20% of continuous assessment (as long as the final exam score reaches 40%), and at least 80% of the final exam.
In the continuous evaluation, the active participation in seminars, the realization of exercises in person or autonomously, or the answering of questions in person or electronically may be considered. No grade will be given based on th mere presence into the virtual or real classroom for continuous evaluation.
The final exam will preferably be telematic.
The answers corresponding to the questions of each practice will be evaluated only if the practice has been carried out.
Scenario 3:
The final grade will depend on 20% of continuous assessment (as long as the final exam score reaches 40%), and at least 80% of the final exam.
In the continuous evaluation the active participation in seminars, the realization of exercises synchronously or asynchronously, or the answering of questions electronically may be considered. No grade will be given based on th mere presence into the virtual or real classroom for continuous evaluation.
The final exam will be telematic.
The answers corresponding to the questions of each practice will be evaluated only if the practice has been carried out.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións”.
Expository Classes: 44 hours.
Seminars: 7 hours.
Laboratory: 6 hours.
Tutorials: 3 hours.
Assessment test: 1 hour.
Individual work: 92 hours.
Students must work on textbooks and actively participate in the interactive activities proposed to them, with the aim of acquiring the general and specific competences of the subject. Likewise, they must prepare the expository classes before their delivery, through the resources made available to them in the Virtual Classroom of the subject.
The coordinating teacher of the subject during the 2021-2022 academic year is Juan Navarro Alarcón (juan.navarro [at] usc.es (juan[dot]navarro[at]usc[dot]es)), to whom the students should contact for all incidents related to the progress of the course. In any case, correspondence to teachers will be made only from the email address that the USC assigns to each student (@usc o @usc.rai). The Moodle virtual classroom is an appropriate communication media between teachers and students throughout the course and especially in scenarios 2 and 3 due to their volatility .
Contingency plan against changes in the evolution of the current health alarm.
Teaching
Scenario 2:
The face-to-face teaching will be complemented by virtual, synchronous and/or asynchronous teaching, through the telematic applications available at the USC.
The practices will be done with simulation programs in a synchronous way without face-to-face through the virtual campus.
The tutorials will be virtual through those of the telematic applications that are available at the USC.
Scenario 3:
All teaching will be carried out synchronously and/or asynchronously through the telematic applications available at the USC.
The practices will be done with simulation programs in person through the virtual campus.
The tutorials will be virtual through the telematic applications available at the USC
Evaluation
Scenario 2:
The final grade will depend on 20% of continuous assessment (as long as the final exam score reaches 40%), and at least 80% of the final exam.
In the continuous evaluation, the active participation in seminars, the realization of exercises in person or autonomously, or the answering of questions in person or electronically may be considered. No grade will be given based on th mere presence into the virtual or real classroom for continuous evaluation.
The final exam will preferably be telematic.
The answers corresponding to the questions of each practice will be evaluated only if the practice has been carried out.
Scenario 3:
The final grade will depend on 20% of continuous assessment (as long as the final exam score reaches 40%), and at least 80% of the final exam.
In the continuous evaluation, participation in seminars, carrying out exercises synchronously or asynchronously, or answering questions electronically may be considered. No grade will be given based on th mere presence into the virtual or real classroom for continuous evaluation.
The final exam will be telematic.
The answers corresponding to the questions of each practice will be evaluated only if the practice has been carried out.
Juan Navarro Alarcon
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- Phone
- 881812294
- juan.navarro [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary professor appointed due to Vacancy - T3
Fernando Dominguez Puente
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- Phone
- 881815422
- fernando.dominguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Luis Jesus Lima Rodriguez
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- Phone
- 881812339
- luis.lima [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Roman Perez Fernandez
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- Phone
- 881815421
- roman.perez.fernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Verónica Rivas Limeres
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- veronicarivas.limeres [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
Sara Martínez Martínez
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- saramartinez.martinez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Pre-doctoral Contract
María Guillán Fresco
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- maria.guillan [at] rai.usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
Paola Valentina Valero Avila
- Department
- Physiology
- Area
- Physiology
- paola.valero [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
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| 09:30-10:30 | Grupo /CLE_04 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
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| 08:30-09:30 | Grupo /CLE_04 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 09:30-10:30 | Grupo /CLE_03 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
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| 08:30-09:30 | Grupo /CLE_03 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 09:30-10:30 | Grupo /CLE_04 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 16:30-17:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 3 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 5 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 6 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 01.24.2022 09:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 8 |
| 07.08.2022 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 4 |
| 07.08.2022 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 5 |
| 07.08.2022 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 7 |
| 07.08.2022 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Medicine-Classroom 8 |