Phelma Formation 2022

Respiratory, cardiac, renal physiology

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 20.0
    • Tutorials 8.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 3.0

Goal(s)

Basics of cardiac, respiratory and renal physiology
Knowledge of some human pathologies
Contact with physicians and medical research

Contact Franz BRUCKERT, Laurent RIOU

Content(s)

  • Action potential and synaptic transmission
  • Molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction
  • Renal physiology: kidney organization, nephrons, excretion and dialysis, homeostasis, regulation of pH, blood pressure and blood volume by hormones, renal failure, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
  • Cardiovascular physiology, physiology of respiration : gas exchanges, gas transport, cardiac output, regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, hemostasis, main cardiovascular diseases and respiratoiry diseases
  • Regulation of blood glucose concentration


Prerequisites

Molecular biology course

Test

The exam is given in english only 

Written exam (3 hours)



ecrit 2 h

Additional Information

This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->BIOMED->Semester 5
Curriculum->Semesters A Choice->Semester 5
Curriculum->FSC-BIO->Semester 5

Bibliography

Human Physiology : From Cells to Systems
Lauralee Sherwood
International Edition 7th Edition