Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502442 Medicine | FB | 2 | 1 |
To take Medical Physiology I subject, it is recommended that the student should acquire the basic knowledge and competence on the structure and organization of the human body and its body systems, particularly in the subjects of Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Biophysics. It is also necessary to have completed and achieved the basic knowledge and competence of the General Physiology subject of the first year.
The Medical Physiology I subject is programmed during the second semester of the second year of the Degree of Medicine and develops the knowledge of the normal function of the following systems of the human body: circulatory, renal/urinary, respiratory and digestive.
The acquisition of the basic competence of this subject will allow the student to understand the normal function of the systems and to confront the study of the physiopathology and the understanding of the mechanisms of diseases that affect the different systems of the human body during the next years.
The general training objectives of the subject are:
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
MYOCARDIUM PHYSIOLOGY
ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART
CARDIAC CYCLE
REGULATION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION
NORMAL HEMODYNAMICS OF VENOUS SYSTEM
NORMAL HEMODYNAMICS OF ARTERIAL SYSTEM
MICROCIRCULATION
CAPILLARY AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
REGULATION OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE
CORONARY CIRCULATION
CEREBRAL CIRCULATION
CUTANEOUS CIRCULATION
SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
VENTILATION PHYSIOLOGY
PULMONARY VENTILATION
PULMONARY CIRCULATION
GAS EXCHANGE IN LUNGS
BLOOD TRANSPORT OF GASES
BREATH REGULATION
RENAL/URINARY SYSTEM AND BODY FLUIDS
GENERAL KIDNEY FUNCTIONS
GLOMERULAR HEMODINAMICS
MEASURING RENAL FUNCTION
URINARY CONCENTRATION MECHANISMS
VOLUME AND OSMOLARITY FLUID BALANCE
RENAL REGULATION OF ACID-BASE BALANCE
PHYSIOLOGY OF URINARY EXCRETION. MICTURITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
FOOD INTAKE
GASTRIC MOTILITY
INTESTINAL MOTILITY
DIGESTIVE SECRETION
SALIVARY SECRETION
GASTRIC SECRETION
INTESTINAL SECRETIONS
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
LIVER PHYSIOLOGY
The subject will have a format of mixed teaching modality.
Theory classes:
A systematic explanation of the subject topics, giving relevance to the most important concepts. The student acquires the basic scientific knowledge of the subject in theory classes, which will be complemented by self-study of the themes of the subject program.Lecture sessions will be done online by Microsoft Teams or similar platforms. If sanitary situation allows it, some of the lectures will be done as face-to-face teaching sessions.
Laboratory practices:
Practical sessions for the observation and performance of procedures, the practical learning of physiological techniques, and their medical application. Group work and active self-learning promoted. These sessions will be done as face to face training form
Case-based work:
Work on cases and problems of relevance for learning the subject. The knowledge acquired in theory classes, practices and personal study is applied to the resolution of practical cases presented using the moodle application. These sessions will be done as face to face training form
Tutorial teaching:
Availability of tutorials for helping in the independent study of physiological concepts and application for the resolution of cases.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
CASE RESOLUTION WORK (PAUL) | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 8, 17, 19 |
LABORATORY PRACTICES (PLAB) | 21 | 0.84 | 1, 3, 7, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20 |
THEORY (TE) | 44 | 1.76 | 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 8, 13, 12, 16, 20, 21 |
Type: Supervised | |||
TUTORIALS | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 7, 11, 8, 16, 22 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
PREPARATION OF CASE-BASED WORK AND PRACTICES | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 9, 10, 11, 8, 13, 14, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 18, 22 |
SELF STUDY | 80 | 3.2 | 1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 8, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20 |
The evaluation of the subject will be based on the theoretical and practical syllabus contained in the Program.
1. Evaluation model:
Each block or system that integrates the program of the subject will be evaluated individually, both from the theoretical and practical syllabus (including laboratory and case practices).
Systems for evaluation in Medical Physiology I are considered:
1) CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
2) RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
3) RENAL/URINARY SYSTEM AND BODY FLUIDS
4) DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
To pass the subject, each of the two blocks must be passed with a minimum mark of 5.0.
Throughout the course there will be several tests, two partial exams, and a final exam.
2. Continuous evaluation:
Two partial exams will be programmed in order to evaluate the two blocks of the subject:
1) CIRCULATORY SYSTEM and RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
2) RENAL/URINARY SYSTEM AND BODY FLUIDS and DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
The continuous evaluation of each system will consist of three components:
A. Partial examination consisting in:
- Multiple choice questions to evaluate the theoretical concepts of the subject. The mark of this exam will be 75% of the overall grade of the system.
- Multiple choice questions and/or short written questions of the concepts learned and trained in laboratory practices, performed the same day as the theoretical exam. The mark of this part will be 10% of the overall grade of the block.
Hence, the mark of the whole part A will be 85% of the overall grade of the system.
B. Tests throughout the course on the knowledge obtained in the laboratory practices and the case-based study. There will be
- Evaluation of laboratory practice concepts, by means of on-site tests and/or questionnaires conducted in the Moodle application.
- Evaluation of case resolution work, by means of on-site tests and/or questionnaires conducted in the Moodle application.
The mark of this set of tests will be 15% of the final grade of the system.
To pass the complete subject, each one of the systems must be passed with a minimum of 5.0, so that the average is higher than 5.0. In this case, the final qualification will be the average of the marks obtained in each of the approved systems.
3. Final exam:
A final examination for recovery will be carried out, in which the student will have to attend only to the blocks that they have not passed in the continuous evaluation of the same academic year.
Students who have passed the continuous evaluation of the subject and want to attend to this final exam to improve their qualification must request this option in the dates specified in the call. In this case, the final grade will be the highest mark obtained in either the continuous evaluation or the final exam.
The final examination of each system will consist of tests of multiple choice questions and will comprehend the knowledge of:
- Theory: The mark of this part will be 75% of the final grade.
- Laboratory and case-based practices: The mark of this part will be 25% of the final grade.
To pass each block students need to get a minimum of 5.0 between these two parts.
To pass the subject, students need to pass the two systems with a minimum mark of 5.0. In this case, the final mark will be the average of the marks obtained in each of the approved systems. If the two systems are notpassed, the maximum mark obtained will be 4.8.
It will be considered "not assessable" the student who does not take the scheduled partial and final exams.
4. Exams reviewing procedure:
Students may submit claims to the statement of the exam questions during the two days following the completion of the examination.
The revision of the marks will be carried out in the schedule that will be announced together with the publication of the qualifications of the partial and final exams.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Practical evaluation and/or questionnaires in Moodle application | 15% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 8, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 18, 22 |
Written evaluation through objective tests:4 tests of multiple choice and/or short questions about the concepts given during the lecture sessions (75%) and laboratory and room practices (10%) | 85% | 9 | 0.36 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 15, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 12, 19, 21 |
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