Integrative Morphophysiology
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S (of 10-02-2020 to 31-07-2020)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
- Anatomical and functional integration of different organs and body systems.
- Acquisition of a knowledge base that can be applied later in other disciplines of the course and in future clinical practice.
Learning outcomes and competences
Learning outcomes and competences at the end of the course to be obtained by the student:
- Problem-solving skills;
- Self-learning;
- Critical thinking;
- Ability to measure the practical functioning of the various organs and systems;
- Morphophysiological problems of identification in selected clinical cases.
For this purpose an integrated morphofunctional approach will be adopted with the involvement of Anatomists, Histologists and Physiologists.
Working method
Presencial
Program
Anatomy
- Face
- Temporal fossa, infratemporal and pterygopalatine
- Anterolateral region of the neck
- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Retroperitoneal region
- Upper limb
- Lower limb
- Pelvis and perineum
- Lymphatic system
- Autonomic nervous system
Histology
- Pain
- Skin and appendages
- Hematopoietic organs
- Prenatal development
Physiology
- Physiological adaptations to exercise
- Stress physiology
- Physiological adaptations to altitude and submersion
- Integrative physiology cardiovascular, respiratory and kidney: clinical cases
- Skin physiology
- Body temperature regulation
- Physiological principles underlying medical replacement of vital functions
- Demonstration of physiological phenomena in the patient
Mandatory literature
Susan Standring; Gray's Anatomy - The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, 41st Edition , Elsevier, 2015
Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam Mitchell; Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition, Elsevier, 2019
Walter F. Boron and Emile L. Boulpaep; Medical Physiology, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, 2016
Gary D. Hammer, Stephen J. McPhee; Pathophysiology of Disease. An Introduction to Clinical Medicine. 8th Edition, Lange, 2019
Young B, Woodford P, O'Dowd G; Wheater’s Functional Histology: a Text and Colour Atlas. 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2013
Abraham L. Kierszenbaum and Laura Tres; Histology and Cell Biology - An introduction to Pathology, Elsevier, 2012
Bushnell, M.C. Basbaum A.I. ; The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference, Volume 5: Pain, Elsevier, 2008
Teaching methods and learning activities
The teaching of the course is distributed in the form of theoretical-practical classes (17h), practical classes (34h) and tutorials (4h), making a total of 57 contact hours (including 2 hours for evaluation).Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Teste |
100,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
105,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
57,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
It is mandatory to attend at 75% of the scheduled teaching activities.
Calculation formula of final grade
The evaluation will be done by means of a final exam. This includes a practical test and a theoretical test.
The PRACTICAL PROOF (P) will be performed in three distinct times: one for Anatomy, one for Histology and Embryology, and one for Physiology.
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The practical test of Anatomy is of the "gincana" type and consists of the identification of 18 anatomical structures. These will be placed in pairs, with students taking 1 minute to identify each set of 2 structures.
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The practical test of Histology and Embryology lasts 10 minutes and consists of 6 questions of open-ended practice (identification of histological structures, ME photographs and interpretation of graphs or diagrams, etc.).
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The practical test of Physiology lasts for 15 minutes and consists of 10 practical questions (interpretation of tracings, graphs, diagrams, etc.) in the form of multiple choice in which a single answer should be indicated.
All tests will be scored on a scale of 0-20 values. The
classification obtained in the practical test will be the weighted average of the classifications obtained in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology.
Students who, in the set of practical tests (Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology), obtain a grade of 10 or higher
are admitted to the theoretical examination.
Important note:
Lack of attendance to any of the components of the course (Anatomy, Histology and Embryology or Physiology) will lead to non-approval of students in the the practical proof.
The
THEORETICAL PROOF (T) consists of 60 questions, distributed as follows:
- 26 will be open and short answer. These questions will be grouped in pairs in a set of 13 questions with two lines each. They will be mainly intended to evaluate the knowledge obtained in Anatomy.
- 34 will be of multiple choice, of which 9 will be destined to the knowledge obtained in Histology and Embryology and 25 to those obtained in Physiology. Each question will have 5 chances of answer, of which only one is correct or is more correct than the others. The student can mark as many answers as he or she wishes, but each wrong answer indicated will result in a discount of 1/4 of a correct answer.
All tests will be scored on a scale of 0-20 values. The
classification obtained in the theoretical test will be the weighted average of the classifications obtained in Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology.
Students who have a grade of 10 or higher will be considered approved in the theoretical exam. This will be an essential condition for the calculation of the final classification.
The
final classification (
FC) will be calculated using the formula:
FC = (2TC + 1PC) / 3
in which
TC is the classification obtained in the theoretical exam and
PC is the classification obtained in the practical exam.
Important Notes:
- Students who normally pass the practical examination, but not the theoretical exam, will not have to repeat the practical exam at the time of appeal.
- For students belonging to special contingents, for whom a set of additional periods is provided in the Law, the classification of the practical test (if approved) will be considered valid for all additional periods for the academic year in which the students obtained passing the practical examination.
- Students who wish to improve their classification at the time of appeal will have to repeat the practical exams of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology. If the weighted average of the classifications obtained in the practical exams of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology is equal to or greater than 10 values, students will also have to attend the theoretical exam.
In the examinations, the weighting of each evaluation area is as follows:
Anatomy: 45.5%
Physiology: 40.9%
Histology and Embryology: 13.6%
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
See Final Classification Calculation Form.
For students belonging to special contingents, for whom a set of additional periods is provided in the Law, the classification of the practical test (if approved) will be considered valid for all additional periods for the academic year in which the students obtained approval in the practical exam.
Classification improvement
- Students wishing to improve the classification obtained in this UC will have to repeat the practical exams of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology.
- If the weighted average of the classifications obtained in the practical exams of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, and Physiology is ≥ 10 values, students will also have to attend the theoretical exam.