Lectures

Prof. MUDr. Michaela Adamcová, Ph.D.
Prof. MUDr. Zuzana Červinková, CSc.
Prof. MUDr. Milan Holeček, DrSc.
Doc. MUDr. Otto Kučera, Ph.D.
Doc. MUDr. Halka Lotková, Ph.D.

19.2. Mechanisms of hormonal action.

19.2. Pituitary gland and its relation to the hypothalamus.

21.2. Thyroid gland.

21.2. Parathyroid glands, hormonal control of calcium metabolism.

21.2. Adrenal medulla (epinephrine, norepinephrine).

22.2. Reproductive and hormonal functions of gonads (testosterone, estrogens, progesterone). Sex differentiation and development, pregnancy, lactation.

22.2. Adrenal cortex I (glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and adrenal androgens).

26.2. Adrenal cortex II (glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and adrenal androgens). Stress.

26.2. Insulin, glucagon, and diabetes mellitus.

4.3. Mouth, mastication, saliva, deglutition, esophagus.

4.3. Stomach, gastric secretion.

11.3. Exocrine portion of pancreas, composition of pancreatic juice, regulation of secretion.

11.3. Liver and biliary system, composition of bile, regulation of biliary secretion. Function of gallbladder.

18.3. Gastric motility, gastric emptying. Vomiting.

18.3. Small intestine, intestinal motility. Digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.

25.3. Colon - motility and secretion. Absorption in the colon. Intestinal bacteria. Dietary fiber. Defecation.

25.3. Energy metabolism I (free energy of the food, respiratory quotient, basal metabolic rate, measurement of the metabolic rate).

26.3. Energy metabolism II (free energy of the food, respiratory quotient, basal metabolic rate, measurement of the metabolic rate).

26.3. Metabolism of carbohydrates.

8.4 Metabolism of lipids.

15.4. Protein metabolism and nitrogen balance

15.4. Nutrition. Problems in human nutrition (obesity, malnutrition, starvation).

22.4. Vitamins and minerals in the food.

22.4 Body temperature regulation.

22.4. Renal functional anatomy, renal circulation, kidney functions.

23.4. Glomerular filtration. Tubular functions.

29.4. Mechanisms for excreting diluted or concentrated urine. The role of the kidney in acid-base balance. Micturition. Tests of renal functions.

30.4. Stimulus, receptor and generator potential, adaptation of receptors.

30.4. Vision I.

6.5. Vision II.

6.5. Hearing and vestibular apparatus.

13.5. Smell and taste.

13.5. Tactile sensation, perception of temperature, and pain.

13.3. Aging.

Practical clasees and seminars

Prof. MUDr. Michaela Adamcová, Ph.D.

Prof. MUDr. Zuzana Červinková, CSc.

Mgr. Jan Dušek, Ph.D.

Moustafa Elkalaf, MBBch, Ph.D.

Prof. MUDr. Milan Holeček, CSc.

Doc. MUDr. Otto Kučera, Ph.D.

Doc. MUDr. Halka Lotková, Ph.D.

MUDr. Tumisang Maseko

Ph.D. Mgr. Pavla Staňková, Ph.D.

MUDr. Václav Šafka, Ph.D.

Practical classes

Blood pressure – analysis and case study.
Heart as a pump – analysis and case study.
Physical examination of the lungs.
Control of pulmonary ventilation.
Spiriometry.
Essential respiratory values – analysis and case study
Oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT).
Hormones and their regulation – analysis and case study.
The measurement of the basal metabolic rate.
Evaluation of the nutritional status.
Function of the gastrointestinal system – analysis and case study
Clearance.
Formation of concentrated and dilute urine.
Renal functions - case study.
Simulation center.
Visual acuity, astigmatism, testing of colour vision.
Ophthalmoscopy, Purkynje pictures. Investigation of visual field - perimetry, Marriott experiment (demonstration of blind spot), stereoscopy and depth vision.
The sense of hearing - subjective and objective examination of hearing (whispering, tuning fork test, audiometry).
Investigation of vestibular functions, observing of ear drum.

Seminars

Test (MCQ) and seminar - cardiovascular system.
Test (MCQ) and seminar - respiratory system.
Test (MCQ) and seminar - endocrinology.
Test (MCQ) and seminar - gastroenterology and metabolism.
Test (MCQ) and seminar - kidney.
Test (MCQ) and seminar – senses.