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Medical Physiology I
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 8/30/21 - 12/23/21
Medical Physiology I
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Biomedical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 14156
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: It is convenient, although not a requirement, to have completed:
- Cell and molecular biology
- Biochemistry
- Biological systems
DESCRIPTION
The program for the subjects Medical Physiology I and II include the following topics:
Medical Physiology I:
- Introduction to the human body
- The skeletal system and joints
- Muscular tissue and system
- Nervous tissue
- Nerves and spinal chord
- Autonomous nervous system
- The brain
- Sensory and motor nervous system
- The blood
- Immunity and lymphatic system
- Respiratory system
Medical Physiology II:
- Special senses: Vision, Audition, Olfaction, gustation, equilibrium
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system: The heart
- Cardiovascular system: The circulation
- Digestive system
- Metabolism and nutrition
- Urinary system
- Fluid and acid-base balance, homeostasis
- Reproductive system, development and inheritance
Medical Physiology I:
- Introduction to the human body
- The skeletal system and joints
- Muscular tissue and system
- Nervous tissue
- Nerves and spinal chord
- Autonomous nervous system
- The brain
- Sensory and motor nervous system
- The blood
- Immunity and lymphatic system
- Respiratory system
Medical Physiology II:
- Special senses: Vision, Audition, Olfaction, gustation, equilibrium
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system: The heart
- Cardiovascular system: The circulation
- Digestive system
- Metabolism and nutrition
- Urinary system
- Fluid and acid-base balance, homeostasis
- Reproductive system, development and inheritance