Physiology

Module:

Basic Sciences

ECTS:

5

Contact hours – lectures:

75

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

10

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Izidor Kern, Senior Lecturer

Year of study:

First

Contact hours – lectures:

25

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

10

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Izidor Kern, Senior Lecturer

Education providers:

• Dr Rihard Knafelj, Assistant

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• understanding of basic functions of healthy human organism 
• understanding of interactions between particular organs in the body
• understanding of regulation in human body
• familiarity with the normal values of measurable physiologic parameters
• determining the deviations of physiologic parameters from normal values
• using of standard instruments to measure the physiologic parameters
• evaluating the measured values critically
• correct access to the subject collaboration in professional discussions
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Waugh A, Grant A. Ross and Wilson anatomy and physiology in health and illness. 10th edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 2006.
• Potočnik, N. Vaje iz fiziologije: za študente programa prve stopnje Zdravstvena nega. 1. izd. Jesenice: Visoka šola za zdravstveno nego Jesenice; 2010.
   

Recommended references:

• Kindlen S, Peattie PI. Physiology for health care and nursing. 2nd edition. Edinburgh: Churcill Livingstone; 2003.
• Štiblar Martinčič D, Cor A, Cvetko E, Marš T. Anatomija, histologija in fiziologija. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta; 2007.
   

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures
• 100% obligatory attendance at clinical exercises

Assessment methods:

• oral and written examination