Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Physiology
Course Code
CFUBK_078
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Normal Physiology
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medical Technologies
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Gita Gersone
Structure Unit Manager
Pēteris Tretjakovs
Structural Unit
Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk@rsu.lv, +371 67061550
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge about the functions and regulatory mechanisms of the organism and provide skills to use this knowledge for solving problems in the framework of the specialty.
Preliminary Knowledge
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Anatomy.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After successful completion of the study course student will be able to: • name the most important functions of organs and organ systems; • explain realisation mechanisms of various organism functions; • analyse cause - effect relationships in the processes occurring in a human body; • describe regulatory mechanisms occurring in the organism; • list and define various parameters that characterise functions of the organism; • differentiate hierarchy levels of regulatory mechanisms.
Skills
1.After successful completion of the study course student will be able to: • choose the most appropriate method of investigation for evaluation of body functions; • calculate or find the normal values of the most important parameters that characterise functions of human body; • identify and measure the most important physiological parameters; • differentiate correct results of measurements and recordings from artifacts; • recognise results of functional investigation methods that indicate healthy organism function.
Competences
1.After successful completion of the study course student will be able to: • integrate individual knowledge and skills in a global view of the whole human body; • use acquired knowledge and skills in studies of specialised courses.
Assessment
Individual work
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To study regularly, independently, and critically according to the curriculum and program of the study course. To complete the tasks at appropriate quality and submit in a timely manner the results for evaluation. For every practical assignment, the student independently fills in a protocol accordingly to the set tasks and uploads it in e-studies until the set dates. Some of the assigned tasks do not require them to be uploaded in e-studies, then independent work involves – to answer questions in e-studies in a form of structured tasks. Each of these tasks will be assessed accordingly to the quality of work. If the assessment is negative, mistakes and discrepancies must be corrected and the task handed in once again, by observing the set dates for that.
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Examination
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• Students' participation in practical classes;
• Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in practical classes;
• Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in lab protocols;
• Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in colloquia (student can take a colloquium only if all protocols before the particular colloquium are accepted) – student should pass all colloquia in the study course with the successful grade;
• Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in the exam. Exam grade is applied only for students who have passed all course colloquia with successful grades. The exam grade is cumulative. The mean colloquium percentage from all successful course colloquia is calculated; 2% is added to it for each colloquium that is done successfully during the scheduled colloquium class. The final percentage is expressed as a grade according to the 10-point scale described in the learning outcomes assessment system in the RSU Academic regulations.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Homeostasis. Methods of functional investigation. Physiology of the cell.
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Laboratory
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Homeostasis. Methods of functional investigation. Physiology of the cell.
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Auditorium
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2
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Excitable tissue. Skeletal muscle.
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Laboratory
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2
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Excitable tissue. Skeletal muscle.
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Auditorium
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2
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Synapse. Reflex. Basic principles of regulation. Body temperature. Sensory systems I.
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Laboratory
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Synapse. Reflex. Basic principles of regulation. Body temperature. Sensory systems I.
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Auditorium
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Sensory system II. Visual system.
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Laboratory
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2
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Sensory system II. Visual system.
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Auditorium
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2
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Blood circulatory system. Blood pressure.
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Laboratory
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Blood circulatory system. Blood pressure.
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Auditorium
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Heart physiology.
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Location
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Heart physiology.
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Lecture
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Modality
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Heart physiology. Respiratory physiology I.
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Auditorium
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Respiratoy physiology II.
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Respiratory physiology.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Colloquium.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Costanzo, L.S. Physiology. 6th Edition; 2018. Elsevier; 515
Additional Reading
1.
Koeppen, B. M., Stanton, B. A. Berne and Levy Physiology. 7th Edition; 2018; Elsevier
2.
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology. 13th Edition. 2016; Saunders; 1168
3.
Boron W. F., Boulpaep E. L. Medical Physiology. 3rd Edition; 2017; Elsevier.
4.
https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20120065131
5.
https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20110061689
6.
https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20150056192