AIM

To provide students with a substantial understanding of the principles of physiology and of the mechanisms governing body functions at different levels of organization from cellular and molecular to that of tissues and organs. This approach will offer students the opportunity to approach and resolve problems in an integrated and practical way.

CONTENT OF THE COURSE

Principles of cellular Physiology. Physiology of the nervous system and sense organs. Physiology of the endocrine and reproductive system. Metabolism and thermoregulation. Physiology of the haemopoietic and immune system. Physiology of the cardiovascular system. Physiology of the respiration – Acid-base balance. Physiology of the uropoietic system and of body fluids. Physiology of the gastrointestinal system.

EDUCATIONAL METHODS

• Lectures.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION 

• Successful final examinations.
• Attendance of seminars.
• Successful completion of the clinical requirements.
• Successful final examination.