SUBJECT
Title
Physiology and Anatomy Practical
Code
PSYB17-106
Type of instruction
practical
Level
Bachelor
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semesters 1, 2
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
Aim of the course: practical tasks concerning diverse physiological functions
Learning outcome, competences
knowledge:
- functioning of certain organs, organ systems
- background of experimental/diagnostic methods
attitude:
- scientific mode of thinking; planning experiments, analyzing and evaluating data
skills:
- experience in computer-based human physiological experiments
- insight into animal behavioral experiments
- analysis, interpretation, presentation of measured dat
Content of the course
Topics of the course
- Investigation of human blood – blood groups, blood glucose level
- Investigation of skeletal muscle function – electromyography, dynamometry
- Investigation of the circulatory system – electrocardiography, blood pressure
- Investigation of brain functions – electroencephalography
- Investigation of respiration – spirometry
- Parallel recording of physiological functions – polygraphy, oculography
- Human perception, sensory organs
- Testing animal behavior and learning
- Testing drug effects on the central nervous system
Learning activities, learning methods
Experiments on each other, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data with help of premade data report forms
Evaluation of outcomes
Learning requirements, mode of evaluation, criteria of evaluation:
requirements
- 10 occasions per semester, maximum 2 missed practical lessons allowed
- data report to be prepared of all attended lessons (to hand in alone, in pairs or in groups)
mode of evaluation:
- evaluation of all data reports as acceptable / not acceptable
- written test at the end of the semester which decides the grade
criteria of evaluation:
- data report forms correctly filled out
- percentage of correct answers in written test questions concerning the practical material
Readings
Reading list
Compulsory reading list
- Practical textbook and additional materials available on http://physiology.elte.hu
Recommended reading list
- G. J. Tortora, B. H. Derrickson: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (12th Edition, Wiley)
- R. M. Berne, M. N. Levy: Physiology (Mosby - Year Book)