Course code:
063B2		 Course name:
Physiology

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

061B2 / 061B1

ECTS:

6

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study program:

Biochemistry: 3. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Teachers:

Bato M. Koraæ, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, Beograd

Danijela O. Laketa, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, Beograd

Assistant:

Milorad M. Dragiæ, Ph.D.
assistant with PhD, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: four hours of lectures + two hours of labwork (4+0+2)

Goals:

Introducing students to the principles of organization, functioning and regulation of the fundamental functions of organisms, their organs, cells and molecules.

Outcome:

With the acquired basic knowledge students are able to understand the mechanisms of physiological and pathophysiological processes.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, experimental exercises, a term paper.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  1. W. F. Boron, E. J. Boulpaer: Medical Physiology: A Cellular and Molecular Approach
  2. A. C. Guyton: Textbook of Medical Physiology
  3. Nedeljković i saradnici: Eksperimentalna fiziologija nadražljive ćelije, Biološki fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2006.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • Mira Pašić: Fiziologija nervnog sistema, Naučna knjiga, 2000.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

0 points (4 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Molecular and cellular physiology. The principles of functioning of living systems. The cell membrane at rest. The membrane potential. Electrical properties of excitable cells. The neuron, nerve fiber, nerve. Synaptic transmission. Central synapses - the synapses between nerve cells. Skeletal muscles. The heart muscle. Sensory receptors. Skin as a sensory organ. Photoreceptor transduction. Mechanisms of color vision. Physiology of the central nervous system. The autonomic nervous system. The neuronal microenvironment. Cardiovascular physiology. The respiratory system. The urinary system. Physiology of the gastrointestinal system. Endocrine physiology. The reproductive system. Integrative physiology. Molecular principles used in the study of the central and peripheral mechanisms of the regulation of physiological systems. Some typical pathophysiological conditions in systemic physiology.

Labwork:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Introduction to the basic principles and ethical aspects of using animals in experiments. Electrical properties of nerve fibers. The skeletal muscle - electrical and mechanical properties. The physiology of the heart muscle. The mechanisms of transport through cell membranes. Determination of hematocrit, sedimentation and the concentration of glucose, hemoglobin and iron in a rat blood sample. Determination of physiological parameters in urine. Registering respiratory movements and measuring the amount of gases in alveolar air. Measuring the metabolic intensity using the indirect method via oxygen consumption. Adrenalectomy and thyroidectomy. Introduction to the latest methods in physiology.

Semester papers:

0 points

Colloquia:

40 points

Oral exam:

50 points