OD09 - PHYSIOLOGY

TRAINING OBJECTIVESThe aim of the course is the understanding and acquisition of the mechanisms that underlie the functions of the human body. The course of Human Physiology, starting from the knowledge of biophysics, anatomy and biochemistry, represents a path suitable for the study of organs and systems both in the light of their specific functions and in their direct integrations to the general control of the organism.The student must start from the knowledge of the principles underlying the cellular and molecular phenomena responsible for physiological signals, integrating the knowledge transmitted by previous courses (biology, histology, physics and biochemistry).The course also has the task of making the student identify the cause-effect links between the biological processes that determine homeostasis and the effect of the control systems on these processes in the human organism, to allow an adequate knowledge of the characteristics functions of the human body necessary for the correct performance of the profession.Specifically, these objectives will be achieved by analyzing the responses to changes in the internal and external environment at the cellular, organ, system and apparatus level, defining the man-environment interaction.The specific objectives aim to complete the indispensable basic knowledge with elective insights of more specifically dental interest in order to stimulate the student's interest and participation and provide the basis for subsequent pathology and clinical courses.EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMESAt the end of the course the student must, therefore, have acquired a series of theoretical knowledge and skills that allow the understanding of mechanisms (from cells to apparatuses) that are at the basis of the functioning of human organism.KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING CAPACITYThe student will have to demonstrate that he/she has acquired the key notions of the contents of the program, that he/she knows how to correlate the functional stimulus to the response mechanisms in the tissues and organs, but also that he/she has understood the causal links between specific stimuli and the physiological processes that operate for the maintenance of homeostasis. They will also have to possess knowledge of the response mechanisms to different stresses.CAPACITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDINGGiven an initial situation and a perturbation of this state, the student will be able to predict and describe the response mechanisms and whether such responses are enough or not to maintain homeostasis. JUDGMENT AUTONOMYThe student must have acquired such knowledge as to enable him/her to describe the mechanisms underlying the functions dealt with and to be able to evaluate, in an autonomous and motivated way, possible different opinions on any problematic aspects. COMMUNICATION SKILLSThe student will have to demonstrate correct and timely use of specialized terminology when he/she exposes contents in the physiological field and a logical and sequential analysis of the cause / effect sequences of physiological processes. LEARNING ABILITYThe student will have to develop learning skills useful to understand the main physiological mechanisms and to apply them in the experimental field in future disciplines of the course.