Charles Explorer logo
🇬🇧

Physiology I

Class at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
PFYB029C

Syllabus

* Lectures:

1. Basic physiological mechanisms. Function of cells. Cellular membrane transports.

2. Blood. Internal environment,

3. Homeostasis control. Immunity system

4. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

5. The cardiovascular System: Blood vessels and hemodynamics

6. The respiratory system: Ventilation,.

7. The respiratory system: Respiratory gas exchange

8.

1. Test. The digestive system

9. The metabolism: Substance and energy metabolism.

10. Principles of the healthy nutrition.

11. Skin functions. Thermoregulation. Excretion.

12.

2. Test. The regulatory systems, Hypothalamo-pituitary system. * Practices:

1. Introduction in practices of winter semester.

2. Physical examination of the heart

3. Physical examination of the lung.

4. Anthropometry

5. Examination of blood.

6. Measurements of blood pressure and heart rate.

7. Measurements HR and pulse, ortho-clinostatic test

8. ECG

9. Spirometry I.

10. Spirometry II.

11. Determination of both basal and rest metabolisms. Another ways of determination of energy expenditure.

12. Examination of urine.

13. Senso-motor tests and reactometry

14. Reserve practices and credits

Annotation

Subject acquaints with functions of all organ systems of human body in the rest conditions and during exercise.

Special attention is given to regulatory processes, functional examinations and functions of neuromuscular system with regard to movement control.

The course is focused on the acquisition of theoretical knowledge in the field of anatomy and their application to the functioning of individual organ systems of the human body.