Human Physiology is one of the optional subjects in the fourth year of the Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The subject serves as support to other subjects since it provides a broader vision of cellular processes in an integrated context. To take the subject it is advisable to know the principles that govern cellular functioning, as well as some basic knowledge of anatomy.

In the professional field, this subject serves to put the molecular mechanisms in the body in context.

This subject studies the functioning of the different body systems, their regulation and their interrelation, allowing the student to relate knowledge about the different organs and systems, and acquire an idea of ​​the human organism as a series of integrated processes, which allows them to understand how it adapts to internal and environmental changes. The knowledge acquired will allow the graduate to provide solutions to specific problems or queries, separating relevant information from that which is not, and discriminating between what is outside the established patterns of physiological normality, and what is truly pathological.



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It focuses mainly on the functions of the blood and the cardiocirculatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the liver, the pancreas and the bile ducts, the kidney and the urinary tract, the endocrine system, the central and peripheral nervous system and the vegetative nervous system.



Evaluation system

The master teaching will be evaluated in a final written exam that will consist of around 20 short questions. The grade for this type of teaching will contribute 60-80% to the final grade.

Laboratory practices will be evaluated through exercises, evaluated in each practice, and will constitute 20-40% of the final grade.

Physiology of the nervous system Description of the information reception systems, both external and internal. Processing of information and preparation of responses. Response execution systems.

Blood and cardiovascular physiology Transport of substances throughout the body. Protection and defense thereof. Adaptations to different degrees of physical activity.

Respiratory Physiology Gas exchange between the organism and the atmosphere. Regulation of gas concentrations and the body's pH. Adaptations to different natural situations such as altitude or diving.

Physiology of digestion and absorption of nutrients Ingestion, digestion and absorption of nutrients. Regulatory mechanisms of intake, metabolism and adiposity.

Renal physiology Hydroelectrolyte balance of the body. Regulation of the volume, composition, osmolarity and pH of body fluids.

Endocrine system Maintenance of homeostasis. Regulation of the balance of the internal environment and adaptation to changes in the environment.

Teaching consists of Master Classes and Laboratory Practices. The oral presentations and team work will be divided between the two modalities depending on the topic to be developed.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 5
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 10
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10
  • Portfolio (%): 25

The theory will be evaluated in a final written exam that will consist of multiple choice questions, short questions and a topic to be developed. The grade for this type of teaching will contribute 60-80% to the final grade.

Laboratory practices will be evaluated through exercises, evaluated in each practice, and will constitute 20-40% of the final grade.

The theory will be evaluated in a final written exam that will consist of multiple choice questions, short questions and a topic to be developed. The grade for this type of teaching will contribute 60-80% to the final grade.

Laboratory practices will be evaluated through exercises, evaluated in each practice, and will constitute 20-40% of the final grade.



In accordance with the new Permanence Regulations approved by the Social Council on March 26, 2014, it is established to adopt the following criteria for waiving the call for evaluation of the 4th course of the Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:

-1. Students may waive the evaluation call, which means that it will not be counted.

-2. In general, whatever the evaluation method, if the completion of a final test is contemplated that represents at least 50% of the total grade for the subject, failure to take said test will mean renunciation of the call. evaluation and will be recorded as Not Presented.

-3. In the case of continuous evaluation and when the completion of a final test that represents less than 50% of the total grade for the subject is contemplated, students may present their resignation from the evaluation call by writing to to the professor who teaches the subject and to the coordinator thereof, within a period of no less than ten days before the start date of the official examination period, and provided that the teaching guide for the subject has not established a different period or mode of notice.

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Basic bibliography

- Tratado de Fisiología Médica. Guyton AC. Interamericana-McGraw Hill

- Fisiología. Berne R.M., Levi M.N. Mosby

- Fisiología Humana. Un enfoque integrado. Silverthorn, DU., Editorial Médica Panamericana

- Fisiología Humana. Pocock G, Richards CD. Masson

- Fisiología Humana. Fox ST. McGraw-Hill/Interamericana

- Giza Fisiologia. Garro MA. Elhuyar

- Fisiología humana. Tresguerres JAF. Interamericana-McGraw Hill

In-depth bibliography

- Fisiología Humana. Schmidt RF. Interamericana-McGraw Hill.
- Fisiología humana. Cingolani L.F., Houssay A.B. El Ateneo.
- Fisiología Médica. Ganong WF. 19 ed. El Manual Moderno, 2004
- Physiology: Cases and problems. Constanzo L. Lippincott Williams/Wilkins.
- Fisiología animal. Mecanismos y adaptaciones. Eckert R., Randall D., Augustine G. Interamericana-McGraw Hill.
- Fundamentos de Fisiología de la actividad física y el deporte. Merí A. Editorial Médica Panamericana.
- Fisiología Respiratoria. West JB. Editorial Médica Panamericana.
- Principles of Neural Science. Kandel ER. Elsevier
- Fisiología Renal. Vander A.J. Interamericana-McGraw Hill

Journals

- Annual Review of Physiology
- Physiological Reviews

Web addresses

http://www.medicapanamericana.com/fisiologia/silverthorn/inicio.asp

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/~29701428/salud/

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