Applied Physiology

Code:

PDCD025

Acronym:

CD-EF

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2017/2018 - SP

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	2	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Muscle plasticity
   1.1. Exercise
   1.2. Immobilization
   1.3. Pathology
   1.4. Aging
2. Oxidative stress and exercise
   2.1. Exercise as oxidant and anti-oxidant agent
3. Exercise and cardiac stress
4. Physiological control of the training
   4.1. Aerobic function
   4.2. Anaerobic function
5. Exercise and cancer
   5.1. Prevention
   5.2. Co-therapeutic adjuvant

Mandatory literature

Hernández A, Cheng A, Westerblad H.; Antioxidants and Skeletal Muscle Performance: "Common Knowledge" vs. Experimental Evidence, Front Physiol, 2012 (3:46)
Li Z, Heber D.; Sarcopenic obesity in the elderly and strategies for weight management, 2012 (Jan;70 (1):57-64)
Maddocks M, Murton AJ, Wilcock A.; Improving muscle mass and function in cachexia: non-drug approaches., 2011 (Dec;5(4):361-4.)
Na HK, Oliynyk S; Effects of physical activity on cancer prevention, 2011 (Jul;1229:176-83)
Peternelj TT, Coombes JS.; Antioxidant supplementation during exercise training, 2011 (Dec 1;41(12):1043-69)
Pillard F, Laoudj-Chenivesse D, Carnac G, Mercier J, Rami J, Rivière D, Rolland Y.; Physical activity and sarcopenia, 2011 (Aug;27(3):449-70)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade