After completing the course students should be able to define basic physiological concepts, understand the mechanisms of the various bodily functions and explain how the regulatory mechanisms maintain equilibrium and function following a disturbance of equilibrium in a given physiological system.
The course will provide an understanding of the biological basis of human physiology.
The course covers topics such as neurophysiology, blood cells and function, cardiovascular physiology, respiratory and exercise physiology, heat balance and temperature regulation, renal regulation and acid / base balance, endocrinology and reproduction, digestion and nutrition.
Knowledge:
Students have
Skills:
Students is able to
General Competance:
Students
3 hour written exam.
BMED252, NUTRFYS, OD1FYS, OD2FYS
BMED340
Department of Biomedicine
studie.biomed@uib.no
Course coordinator:
Marion Kusche Gullberg, https://uib.no/persons/Marion.Kusche-Gullberg