Physiology I

Code:

MIMD020101

Acronym:

FISIO I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	59	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	2	-	5	72	135
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	2	-	5	72	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Common targets to Fisiologia I and II, since they complement each other. Students should be familiar with major and minor functions of physiological systems, by learning their mechanisms of action, understanding their interrelationships and their contribute to homeostasis, students should be able to point the differences and complementary characteristics of the two majors control systems of the body, i. e., nervous system and endocrine system, with special emphasis to the endocrine system. These skills will be important to the later study of physiopathology.

Learning outcomes and competences

The approach to the great physiological systems in Man, with strong interactions between them, demonstrates to students very clearly the importance of homeostasis. The strong emphasis on practical computer simulation (and also robot Simman 3G) of the functioning of large systems, with the student introducing the values of the system variables and inferring their consequences in the organism as a whole, seems to us a versatile way of simulating the real conditions of the system in the healthy individual and to predict dysfunction/disease when these variables exceed certain limits. The student will also learn to evaluate real measurements (vital signs, ECG...).

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Biologia celular e molecular, Anatomia sistemática, Histologia e Embriologia, bioquímica...

Program

Introduction: general and cellular bases of medical physiology.

Physiology of the heart and circulation: the heart as a pump; origin of heartbeat and electrical activity of the heart; dynamics of blood and lymph flow; cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms; circulation through special regions; cardiovascular homeostasis in health and in disease.

Renal function: urine formation by the kidney; regulation of extracellular fluid composition and volume; regulation of acid-base balance; renal diseases and diuretics.

Respiratory physiology: pulmonary function; gas transport between the lungs and the tissues; regulation of respiration; respiratory adjustments in health and in disease.

 

Aging and physiology.

Mandatory literature

Hall, John E.; Guyton and Hall Textbook of medical physiology, 13th ed. John E. Hall, Elsevier Saunders, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4574-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

The theoretical lectures are the most feasible way to transmit to a large group of students the characteristics and mechanisms of the major physiological systems; more than the descriptive enumeration of the mode of operation we will try to stimulate the study of these topics to highlight the singularities and interactions between systems. In practical classes, students will work in groups of 2-3 in order to stimulate themes discussion and team work. Along the UC and in parallel with the theoretical approach students are invited to simulate in computer changes or in medical simulator (robot Simman 3G) of physiological and biochemical parameters of the various systems, comparing results with the predictions made on the basis of theoretical knowledge. At the end of each workshop, students respond individually to a small questionnaire about what happened in class in order to evaluate the participation and degree of learning. In parallel (during the semester), each student group prepares the presentation for oral presentation, putting together knowledge and stimulating their transmission. With this type of evaluation (oral) we intend to offer a variety of assessment methods, in addition to the MCQ and short answer questions, so that no student feels excluded by a single type of evaluation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Teste	15,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	63,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	16,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will be admitted to exam if they are approved in the practical component. Defined by law (presence in 3/4 of practical classes).

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is done by the sum of the grade obtained in the practical component (5 values) and by the grade obtained in the theoretical exam (15 values). In the Theoretical Evaluation the student can choose to perform the frequencies (2) or the final exam. The 1st frequency is performed during the intercalary week and the 2nd frequency is coincident with the final exam. Students who obtain at least 40% of the maximum mark of first frequency are exempt from evaluation in the final exam of the subject of the 1st frequency. The final exam (or frequencies) consists of a multiple-choice test. The students are approved in the theoretical exam (or the sum of the two frequencies) if they obtain a grade of 7.5 / 15 or higher. It is a condition of admission to exam the approval in the practical component. The Practical Assessment is done by the sum of the theoretical-practical mini-tests (3 values) and the presentation (~ 25 slides, 20 minutes) of a practical work (2 values). Students with a grade of 1.5 / 3 or higher in theoretical-practical tests, 3/4 attendance in practical classes and presentation of practical assignment are approved in the practical component. The theoretical-practical mini-tests are carried out at the end of each practical class in ICBAS. The best presentations of the practical work will be selected and presented in the last theoretical class for all students (adding 0.5 values to the final grade). These selected presentations will be the target of questions for the 2nd frequency and exam. The appeal exam covers the whole matter.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Oral presentation of practical work.

Classification improvement

Exam.