Functional Biology II

Code:

EBE0115

Acronym:

BF2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Basic Sciences

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIB	71	Syllabus	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study of muscular, nervous and endocrine systems with a special regard to the homeostatic mechanisms .

Learning outcomes and competences

Students must learn the major fonctional mechanisms of the 2 integrative systems (nervous and endocrine) and be able to preview the effects on the cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems when a disfonction of the integrative sytem occurs.

Working method

Presencial

Program

NERVOUS SYSTEM: Physical and physical-chemical principles of electrophysiology.  Electrophysiological basis of neurophysiology.  Physiology of the fundamental components of the nervous system.  The main nervous pathways and superior nervous functions. Sensory modalities - the sense organs, somatic sensors and proprioceptores;  Autonomic regulation systems. Centres for cardiovascular and respiratory control - clinical concepts;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: Definition, chemical nature, synthesis and hormone transport. Action at cellular level: receptors and 2nd messengers. The hypothalamus. Endocrine function of the Hypophysis, Pancreas, Thyroid Adrenal Steroid Hormones and gonads. Calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Bone Physiology. Modelling and remodelling and their control: parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, VIT D and its metabolites. 

Mandatory literature

Guyton Arthur C; Textbook of medical physiology. . ISBN: ISBN: 0-7216-1260-1
Boron Walter F; Medical physiology, Sanders. ISBN: ISBN: 1-4160-2328-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Traditional exposing classes and some students presentation of complementary subjects..

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
MCQ test	Exame	70,00	75,00
Students presentations	Prova oral	26,00	25,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Classes	Frequência das aulas	56
Final evaluation study	Estudo autónomo	70
Subjects presentation	Estudo autónomo	24
	Total:	150,00

Calculation formula of final grade

General evalaution (15/20): Students can opt to the accomplishment of parcelar tests (2) or the final examination. The final examination (or parcelar tests) consists of of multiple choice questions test. 

Oral evaluation (5/20): Students must present by a oral exposition 2 subjects, 1 from nervous system and 1 from endocrine system.

Final evaluation (20/20) = General evaluation + Oral evaluation