Syllabus
winter semester
LECTURES1) Biochemistry of the heart and blood vesselsConference: circulatory system2) Metabolism of hormones (synthesis and degradation)3) Endocrine function of pancreas and GIT4) Skin, bone, adipose tissueConference: immunity and endocrine system
SEMINARS1) Hormones in metabolism2) Exceptional situations - biochemical point of view3) Metabolism during pregnancy. Newborns. summer semester
LECTURES1) Energy metabolism of CNS, cerebrospinal fluid2) Synthesis and degradation of neurotransmitters3) Influence of chemical substances on human behaviourConference: nervous system I, regulation of motor functions4) Biochemistry of sensory perceptionConference: nervous system II, sensory organs
SEMINARS1) Biochemistry in the medicine2) Guide to the Module A examination I3) Guide to the Module A examination II
Annotation
Biochemistry II is taught in the winter and summer semesters of the second year as a part of Module IA. It builds on Biochemistry I, part of the same module, which is taught in the summer semester of the first year. Biochemistry II deals with functional biochemistry in four major areas:
1) Cardiovascular system and
2) Endocrine system (winter semester),
3) Nervous system I, motor control and
4) Nervous system II, sensory organs (summer semester). This course is integrated with parallel courses of physiology, histology and anatomy of the same systems.