NOTIONS OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND APPLIED BIOLOGY

Midwifery NOTIONS OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND APPLIED BIOLOGY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA, CHIRURGIA E ODONTOIATRIA "SCUOLA MEDICA SALERNITANA"
EQF6
MIDWIFERY
2018/2019

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2013
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1NOZIONI DI FISICA, BIOCHIMICA E BIOLOGIA APPLICATA - MOD. FISICA APPLICATA
112LESSONS
2NOZIONI DI FISICA, BIOCHIMICA E BIOLOGIA APPLICATA - BIOLOGIA APPLICATA
112LESSONS
3NOZIONI DI FISICA, BIOCHIMICA E BIOLOGIA APPLICATA - BIOCHIMICA
224LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE OF NOTIONS OF PHYSICS, BIOCHEMISTRY AND APPLIED BIOLOGY TAKES PLACE IN THE FIRST SEMESTER. IT IS DIVIDED INTO 3 DIDACTIC MODULES: APPLIED BIOLOGY, GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO KNOW THE STRUCTURE OF THE MAIN MOLECULES OF BIOCHEMICAL INTEREST AND UNDERSTAND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BIOENERGETICS FOR THE STUDY OF CELLULAR METABOLISM. FURTHERMORE, STUDENT WILL HAVE TO KNOW THE PHYSICAL PASSIVE FUNCTIONING MECHANISMS OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE AND FOR PASSING THE EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE:
1. HAVING REACHED A KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES THAT ALLOW HIM TO SET UP THE ANALYSIS OF THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BIOMOLECULES AND THEIR FUNCTION IN PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
2. ABILITY TO ANALYZE, DISCUSS AND PERFORM CORRELATIONS ON SIMPLE DATA OR HYPOTHESES
3. TO KNOW HOW TO EXPOSE THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IN THE CORRECT ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND WITH LANGUAGE PROPERTIES
4. TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PEERS IN A CRITICAL MANNER OF THE THEMES STUDIED AND TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY ARGUMENTS
5. KNOW HOW TO CONNECT THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE.
Prerequisites
THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ACQUIRED BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS PROVIDED BY NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA.
Contents
GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY MODULE (2 CFU- 24 HOURS)
- STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE MAIN MACROMOLECULES OF BIOLOGICAL INTEREST.
- AMINO ACIDS AND PEPTIDES. PEPTIDE BOND. PROTEIN STRUCTURE. FIBROUS PROTEINS: COLLAGEN; GLOBULAR PROTEINS: MYOGLOBIN AND HEMOGLOBIN. ENZYMES AND PRINCIPLES OF ENZYMATIC KINETICS.
- BIOENERGETICS PRINCIPLES. ATP.
- CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM. GLYCOLYSIS AND FERMENTATION. GLYCOGEN METABOLISM
- METABOLISM OF LIPIDS AND AMINO ACIDS.
- KREBS CYCLE. ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN AND OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.

PHYSICS (1 CFU- 12 HOURS)
ANALYSIS AND USE OF VECTORS FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
STUDY OF KINEMATICS AND MOTION LAWS; PRINCIPLES OF DYNAMICS; WORK AND ENERGY; CONSERVATION LAWS: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM; PRINCIPLES OF FLUID MECHANICS;
BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES
LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS;






APPLIED BIOLOGY MODULE (1CFU-12 HOURS)
- STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES. PROPERTIES OF MEMBRANES IN RELATION TO THEIR LIPID AND PROTEIN COMPOSITION. MODE OF TRANSPORT OF SMALL MOLECULES THROUGH THE MEMBRANES.
- MITOCHONDRIA. GENERAL ORGANIZATION OF CELL METABOLISM. MITOCHONDRIA AND CELLULAR RESPIRATION AND ATP BIOSYNTHESIS.
- STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GENOME. THE NUCLEUS OF THE EUKARYOTIC CELL. CHROMOSOME ORGANIZATION OF EUKARYOTIC DNA. CONCEPT OF GENE, GENERAL MECHANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION. GENETIC CODE - MUTATIONS
- ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF CELLULAR COMPARTMENTS. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOLGI APPARATUS. CONSTITUTIVE SECRETION AND REGULATED SECRETION. EXOCYTOSIS. MECHANISMS OF ENDOCYTOSIS AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
- CELL DIVISION AND REPRODUCTION. ORGANIZATION OF THE CELL CYCLE. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND STAGES OF MITOSIS. STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS OF THE CELL DURING MITOSIS. STAGES OF MEIOSIS AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL MEANING. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION. FERTILIZATION.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES FOR A TOTAL OF 48 HOURS. CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 75% OF THE TEACHING HOURS. THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF PRESENCE IS MADE KNOWN BY THE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH A WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM WITH AN EVALUATION IN THIRTIETHS. THE TEST, AS A WHOLE, MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN BOTH THE CAPACITY FOR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE SKILLS ACQUIRED, BOTH THE ABILITY TO EXHIBIT, AND THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS INDEPENDENTLY. ALL THE PROFESSORS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE OVERALL COLLECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENT'S PROFIT.

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ALBERTS E COLL. ESSENZIALE DI BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE DELLA CELLULA. ED. ZANICHELLI
BERTOLDI ET AL. CHIMICA E BIOCHIMICA. ED. EDISES
SAMAJA ET AL. CHIMICA E BIOCHIMICA PER LE LAUREE TRIENNALI DELL’AREA BIOMEDICA. ED. PICCIN
J. W. KANE, M. M. STERNHEIM, FISICA APPLICATA: LEZIONI, ESEMPI, QUESITI RISPOSTA MULTIPLA E PROBLEMI RISOLTI, EMSI.
D. SCANNICCHIO, FISICA BIOMEDICA, EDISES
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