C.I. FISIOLOGIA

Dentistry C.I. FISIOLOGIA

1060200012
DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA, CHIRURGIA E ODONTOIATRIA "SCUOLA MEDICA SALERNITANA"
EQF7
DENTISTRY
2020/2021

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2015
ANNUALE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1C.I. FISIOLOGIA - MOD. FISIOLOGIA
10110LESSONS
2C.I. FISIOLOGIA - MOD. ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA
222LESSONS
3C.I. FISIOLOGIA - MOD. CHIRURGIA MAXILLO-FACCIALE
222LESSONS
Objectives
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF ORGANS AND APPARATUSES OF THE HUMAN BODY, AS A PREREQUISITE TO BE ABLE TO APPROACH THE STUDY OF THE PATHOGENESIS, SYMPTOMS AND THERAPIES IN MEDICINE, SURGERY AND DENTISTRY.

KNOWLEDGE:
- SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY;
- MECHANISMS FOR NERVOUS, CARDIOVASCULAR, RENAL, RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS;
- MECHANISMS FOR VEGETATIVE REGULATIONS AND ENDOCRINOLOGY;
- MECHANISMS FOR SENSITIVE AND MOTOR FUNCTIONS OF STOMATOGNATHIC APPARATUS;
- FUNDAMENTS OF PHYSIO-PATHOLOGY OF THE STOMATOGNATHIC APPARATUS;
- NORMAL VALUES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF INTEREST FOR MEDICINE, SURGERY AND DENTISTRY;

ABILITIES:
- TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONING OF ORGANS AND APPARATUSES OF THE HUMAN BODY IN A CLEAR AND PRECISE WAY, SUCH THAT A GENERIC LISTENER (THE PATIENT) CAN UNDERSTAND;
- TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ABNORMAL VALUES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES;
- TO BE ABLE TO SEARCH INFORMATION AND UPGRADES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE LIMITS OF THE AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC DATA.
Prerequisites
FOR THE DEGREE IN DENTISTRY.ACCORDING TO SECTION 11 OF THE PUBLISHED DIDACTIC GUIDELINES

FOR THE DEGREE COURSE IN MEDICINE, THE STUDENT IS HELD TO OVERCOME THE EXAMINATION OF HUMAN ANATOMY II BEFORE SUPPORTING THE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY EXAMINATION
Contents
NERVOUS SYSTEM (26 H LECTURES, 14 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITION OF FLUIDS IN THE HUMAN BODY, MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, RESTING POTENTIAL, ACTION POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE AND MUSCLE CELLS, MAJOR NEUROTRANSMITTER SYSTEMS, SENSE ORGANS AND AFFERENT PATHWAYS, REFLEXES, CONTROL OF POSTURE AND MOVEMENT, SIGHT, HEARING, VESTIBULAR ORGAN, AUTONOMIC AND ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THERMOREGULATION, FEEDING BEHAVIOR, SLEEP, LEARNING AND MEMORY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEART; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTS FOR ECG AND EEG.

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (13 H LECTURES, 7 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): MECHANICS OF THE HEART PUMP; DYNAMICS OF BLOOD AND LYMPH FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR REGULATORY MECHANISMS; CIRCULATION THROUGH SPECIAL REGIONS.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (13 H LECTURES, 7 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): MECHANICS OF VENTILATION; PULMONARY FUNCTION; GAS TRANSPORT; REGULATION OF BREATHING.

RENAL SYSTEM (11 H LECTURES, 5 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): RENAL FUNCTION AND MICTURITION; REGULATION OF THE COMPOSITION AND VOLUME OF THE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; ACID-BASE BALANCE.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (11 H LECTURES, 5 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTION, ABSORPTION AND FOUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION; MITILITY OF THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT; SECRETING AND METABOLIC FUNCTIONS OF THE LIVER.

ENDOCRINE GLANDS (13 H LECTURES, 5 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC): THYROID; ENDOCRINE PANCREAS; ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA; SERUM CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; PITUITARY GLAND; GONADS, REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY OF GROWTH.

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDAMENTALS FOR BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATIONS, IN PARTICULAR FOR METHODS IN NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND IN NEUROIMAGING (8 H LECTURES, 4 H INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC).

FOR THE DENTISTRY DEGREE COURSE:

MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY MODULE:
CYSTS AND OSTEOLYTICLESIONS. DYSODONTIASIS. CRANIO-CERVICO-FACIAL DISORDERS. PRE-PROSTHETIC SURGERY. JAWFRACTURES. TOOTHALVEOLARFRACTURES. MAXILLARYFRACTURES AND ALVEOLARTEETH.

ODONTO-STOMATOLOGY MODULE :
PLAQUE AND TARTAR. DEFENSE MECHANISMS OF ORAL CAVITY. PHYSIOLOGY OF SALIVA. TOOTH ERUPTION MECHANISMS. OCCLUSION PHYSIOLOGY. RELATION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, OCCLUSION AND POSTURE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF A TOTAL OF 144 HOURS DISTRIBUTED IN TWO SEMESTERS AND DIVIDED INTO 96 HOURS FOR LECTURES AND 48 HOURS FOR INTEGRATIVE DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES COMPRISING EXERCISES, SEMINARS, PROCEEDINGS FROM SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE WITH COLLEGIAL DISCUSSIONS ON EXPERIMENTAL METHODS.
CLASS ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. FOR ADMISSION TO THE FINAL EXAM STUDENTS MUST ATTEND AT LEAST 75% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF THE COURSE.
Verification of learning
AT THE END OF EACH LESSON STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO ANSWER A WRITTEN QUESTION FOR SELF-EVALUATION. THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FINAL EXAM SCORE BUT WILL BE COLLEGIALLY AND ANONYMOUSLY DISCUSSED TO EVIDENCE POSSIBLE WEAK POINTS IN LEARNING OR IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ARGUMENTS. THE MEANING OF THESE TESTS IS TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE BEST PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL EXAM. THIS EXAM IS AIMED VERIFY THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARGUMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, SIMILAR TO THOSE PROPOSED DURING THE COURSE, IN A CLEAR, PRECISE AND CONCISE WAY.

The exam grade is expressed in thirtieths.
Collegial evaluation of the members of the exam Commission.
Texts
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:

FISIOLOGIA MEDICA, GANONG BARRETT BARMAN BOITANO BROOKS, PICCIN
FISIOLOGIA MEDICA, GUYTON HALL, ELSEVIER
FISIOLOGIA, STANFIELD GERMAN, EDISES
FOR DENTISTRY DEGREE:
FISIOLOGIA ORALE E DELL’APPARATO STOMATOGNATICO DI DIEGO MONZONI & EUGENIO SCARNATI, EDI-ERMES, 2007
FURTHER TEXTS AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES WILL BE SUGGESTED IN THE CLASSROOM
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