8 ECTS credits
240 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020461BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Basis (bio-) medische wetensch
Educational team
Hendrik Reynaert (course titular)
Guy Nagels
Jeroen Van Schependom
Jan Versijpt
Activities and contact hours
50 contact hours Lecture
Course Content
Contents of the course
 
In this course, the general principles of physiology, cell physiology and physiology of the organ systems excluding neurophysiology are taught.
 
The course contains the following parts: Part 1 General principles of physiology, feedback systems including thermoregulation, Physiology of the cell and the membranes, Osmosis and body fluids, epithelium and connective tissue. In Part 2, we discuss the musculoskeletal physiology including the heart muscle, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, bone, and skin. In Part 3, the heart as an organ will be discussed, especially excitation and conduction, muscle mechanics, blood vessels, and cardiovascular regulation. Section 4 addresses the physiology of the blood: Composition of blood, RBC, WBC, platelets, and clotting. In section 5, an overview of the respiratory system is given, namely lung mechanics, gas exchange, and regulation of breathing. The next part (6) discusses the Urinary system with filtration, reabsorption and secretion, formation of urine, and water and electrolyte balance. In section 7, the digestive system studied with emphasis on the gastro-intestinal regulation (enteric nervous system, GI peptides), motility, mouth and esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, exocrine pancreas, and liver. In Section 8, finally, we discuss the Endocrine system with the Hypothalamus-pituitary axis, endociene pancreas, thyroid and parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, female and male gonads.
 
 
Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Lippincott’s illustrated reviews: physiology, Robin R. Preston, Thad E. Wilson, 2de, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 9781975128548, 2018
Digital course material (Required) : Nota's, Canvas
Additional info
There is no syllabus, but there is a manual that will be used during the course: "Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Physiology."
 
Furthermore, some additional parts are discussed during the lectures. In that case there will be electronic notes made available on PointCarré
Learning Outcomes

General Competentions

Students taking the course "physiology of the cell bodies "  know the normal functioning of the human body (cells, tissues and organs). They know how the functions of the various tissues and organs are regulated. They have knowledge and understanding of the integrated functioning of tissues and organs in the human body and the systems that underlie it or from it.

They can associate a deviation and the action taken by an organ / body to correct the deviation.

They can apply this knowledge to simple clinical problems.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen theorie with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation
Mode of assessment
 
Evaluation of the lectures.
 
The exam in the first session is a compulsory written examination. The examination covers the material taught during the lectures, it assesses knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. The use of reference works is not allowed. The written exam consists of open questions and some small question which can be multiple choice, fill-in questions, single word answers etc.
  
Second session.
 
The examination of the second term is an oral exam with written preparation.
 
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Abridged BMLT (only offered in Dutch)