Course: Physiology

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Course title Physiology
Course code KOS/P1FYG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lotková Halka, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the Study. Body fluids and blood, composition, significance, volume regulation of extracellular fluids. Principles of impulse origin and conduction, smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle contraction. Cardiovascular system. Principles of EKG recording. Respiratory system. Endocrine system. Physiology of digestion and absorption. Physiology of elimination.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to become familiar with physiological functions of tissues and organs and with mechanisms playing a role in their control and in homeostasis maintenance. It acquaints with pathophysiological processes that play a role in the development of a number of illnesses.
The student has theoretical knowledge of the function and regulation of individual systems including necessary terminology. The student will be able to infer basic clinical manifestations from their disorders and causes of functional changes in an organism.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Completion of compulsory attendance at the lectures. Completion of a written test or oral examination according to the course guarantor's decision.
Recommended literature
  • GROFOVÁ, Z. Nutriční podpora: praktický rádce pro sestry. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1868-2.
  • LANGMEIER, M. a kol. Základy lékařské fyziologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009.
  • MOUREK, J. Fyziologie. Učebnice pro studenty zdravotnických oborů. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012.
  • SOVOVÁ, E. a kol. EKG pro sestry. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2006.
  • URBÁNEK, L.; URBÁNKOVÁ, P. Klinická výživa v současné praxi. 1. vyd. Brno: NCO NZO, 2008.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2016) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2014) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2013) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter