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Study Course Description

Physiology

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
CFUBK_086
Branch of Science
Basic medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry
Contacts

Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk@rsu.lv, +371 67061550

About Study Course

Objective

To provide the knowledge in mechanisms of realization and regulation of functions in healthy organism as well as develop skills in functional evaluation methods.

Preliminary Knowledge

Human anatomy, biology, physics, chemistry.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.After successful studies student should be able to define physiological parameters, describe functions of tissues, organs and organ systems; principles and mechanisms of their regulation. Student should be able to use the acquired knowledge for further studies of evaluation of the persons functional state, different methods of investigation an therapy. Student should be able to analyze results of the simplest physiological measurements and explain the importance of test performance in evaluation of the patient condition.

Skills

1.After successful studies student should be able to do the basic physiological measurements, to use acquired knowledge in computer analysis of physiologic measures. Student should be able to use acquired knowledge about physiological regulation mechanisms in clinical task solving.

Competences

1.Acquired knowledge and skills student should be able to use in further studies and in evaluation of patients condition and results of intervention.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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• to study regularly, independently accordingly to the curriculum and programme 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 forms 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 for 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. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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• Students' participation in practical classes; • Evaluation of students' knowledge and skills in practical classes; • Weekly evaluation of knowledge and skills • 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. Exam grade is cumulative. The mean colloquium percentage from all successful course colloquia is calculated; 1% is added to it for each colloquium that is done successfully during the scheduled colloquium class. The final percentage is expressed as grade according the 10-point scale described in learning outcomes assessment system in the RSU Academic regulations.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Registration of physiological functions
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Cell physiology
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Membrane potentials
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Electromyography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Dependence of skeletal muscle contraction on stimulus strength and frequency
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Synaptic transmission
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Muscle physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Reflexes and reactions
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Autonomic effects on the heart function
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Autonomic nervous system physiology
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Heart physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood flow in blood vessels
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood flow in blood vessels
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Regulation of cardiovascular functions
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Respiratory physiology
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Metabolism
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Physiology of the central nervous system
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Gastrointestinal physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Kidney physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
Colloquium
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
54 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Registration of physiological functions
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Cell physiology
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Membrane potentials
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Electromyography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Dependence of skeletal muscle contraction on stimulus strength and frequency
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Synaptic transmission
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Muscle physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Reflexes and reactions
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
3

Topics

Autonomic effects on the heart function
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Autonomic nervous system physiology
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Heart physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Electrocardiography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Measurement of blood pressure
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood flow in blood vessels
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood flow in blood vessels
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Study room
1

Topics

Orthostatic test
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Regulation of cardiovascular functions
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Blood physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Blood group typing
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Respiratory physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Spirography
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Metabolism
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Physiology of the central nervous system
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Dearemination of physical working capacity
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Līdzsvara tests
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Memory test
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Gastrointestinal physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Determination of blood glucose level
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Kidney physiology
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Thermometry
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
1

Topics

Colloquium
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
1

Topics

Colloquium
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
54 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Aberberga-Augškalne L. Fizioloģija rehabilitologiem un veselības sporta speciālistiem. ”Medicīnas apgāds”, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)

2.

L. Sherwood. Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (Brooks Cole; 9th edition), 2015: 912.Suitable for English stream

Additional Reading

1.

L. Aberberga-Augškalne, O. Koroļova Fizioloģija ārstiem, 2021

2.

McArdle W. D., Katch F. I., Katch V. L. Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance. 9. ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022.Suitable for English stream

3.

Linda S. Costanzo. Physiology 7th edition. Saunders, Elsevier 2022Suitable for English stream

4.

Gyuton A. C., Hall J. E., Textbook of medical physiology. 14th ed., Saunders 2021Suitable for English stream

5.

Despopoulos A.; Silbernagl S. Color Atlas of Physiology. 7th edition, Georg Thieme Verlag 2015, 472 pp.Suitable for English stream

6.

Valtneris A. Cilvēka fizioloģija. “Zvaigzne”, 1986., 435 lpp.

Other Information Sources

1.

lekciju materiāliSuitable for English stream

2.

e-studijās pieejamās interneta saitesSuitable for English stream

3.

NCBI resursiSuitable for English stream