Lecturer:
Elda Scherini
Franco Tanzi
Course name: Applied Biology and Physiology
Course code: 503183
Degree course: Bioingegneria
Disciplinary field of science: BIO/06 - BIO/09
The course relates to:
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: http://www-3.unipv.it/webtanzi/
Specific course objectives
Applied Physiology (Franco Tanzi). The course will focus on 1) the mechanisms allowing information exchange between the environment and living organisms, 2) a few specific functions: skeletal muscle contraction, the heart contraction, the visual system, the auditory system.
Course programme
Both modules are held in the first semester. Biology is the first module.
Applied Physiology
- Basic concepts of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
- Molecules exchange across plasma membrane.
- Ionic channels.
- Equilibrium potential and membrane potential.
- Action potentials.
- Chemical communication.
- Synaptic transmission.
- Sensory receptors.
- The heart.
- The skeletal muscle contraction.
- The visual system.
- The auditory system.
Course entry requirements
Applied Physiology: Basic concepts in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics.
Course structure and teaching
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Suggested reading materials
Widmaier, Raff and Strang. Vander's Human Physiology. McGraw-Hill.
Testing and exams
Written examination, possibly followed by oral one.
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