Human Physiology studies the human vital functions in normal conditions, while General Pathology studies the changes that occur in the case of alterations. These disciplines analyze how the integrated organism can achieve and maintain the homeostasis of its internal environment at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels, in the context of changes in the surrounding environment.
The aim of Life Pathophysiological Foundations course is to provide Students with all the information necessary to understand, from a biophysical-quantitative point of view, the functioning of cells, tissues, organs and integrated systems of the organism, both in physiological and pathological conditions, as well as their control by the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system At the end of the course, Students will be able to describe the fundamental functional parameters that characterize the physiological conditions of cells, tissues and organs, and to analyze the phenomena that lead to possible pathological alterations of the functional parameters, using an appropriate technical language.
The teaching is divided into two modules: 1. Human Physiology 2. General Pathology
Course Prerequisites
To be admitted to the final exam of Life Pathophysiological Foundations it is mandatory to have previously achieved a positive evaluation in the exam of Morphological Foundations of Life
Teaching Methods
The teachings will be given through frontal lessons
Assessment Methods
Each module will have its own written exam. For each exam session, the tests will be held on the same day but at different times, with the timetable communicated by the President of the Integrated Course, after the registration deadline. The final mark will be the mean of the individual grades obtained in each exam. The positive grade obtained by students in a test in each exam relevant to each module will be carried on for the 6 sessions of the same academic year.
Contents
Please refer to the contents of the individual modules
Course Language
Italian
More information
Teachers receive students by appointment. Please contact the lecturer of each individual module by email
