2019-2020 / PHYL0646-3

Physiology of the nervous system, Part II

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Philippe Kolh

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Physiology of Nervous System - partim 2 details the aspects of nervous and endocrine integrations. The cardio-vascular, respiratory, renal, digestive, and immune systems are also studied, with a particular focus on the influence of the autonomous nervous system on these systems

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To study human physiology, and secondarily anatomy, and particularly the nervous and endocrine systems

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Cellular biology (studied in BLOC 1)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures with active participation of students

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face delivery

Recommended or required readings

Course syllabus, available on MyULg

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination with multiple choice questions

Work placement(s)

No training

Organizational remarks

No remark

Contacts

Pr Philippe Kolh
Philippe.kolh@ulg.ac.be
04/3665196
04/3668445 (secretary)
 
accompanying student: m.vitello@student.ulg.ac.be
 
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Teaching is based on (i) the syllabus, very complete and which should be the most important learning support, (ii) the slides, (iii) the podcasts, and (iv) the repetitions by the teaching student.
All chapters of the syllabus and all the slides are accessible on MyULiege since the beginning of the quadrimester.
The Podcasts of Chapters VII and VIII have been recorded during the lectures delivered before the confinement and immediately made available online, while the Podcasts of Chapters IX, X, XIII and XIV have been made accessible online during the first week of the confinement (Podcasts recorded during year 2018-2019).
The teaching student has also prepared slides and recorded Podcasts, and made them available online throughout the quadrimester.
A session to answer the questions of the students is organised on collaborate.

Assessment subjects

The evaluation covers the topics detailed in the following chapters:
- Chapter VII - nerve integration: basic organization of groups of neurons; nervous reflexes (spinal and somatic); sensory reception and perception; initiation and integration of motor activities; higher mental functions (brain waves; sleep-wake cycle; consciousness; learning; memory; sex and brain)
- Chapter VIII - endocrine system: general characteristics; structure and general actions of hormones; general control of hormonal secretions; main endocrine glands (pituitary gland; thyroid; parathyroid; adrenal; gonads; pancreas); nervous and endocrine integration
- Chapter IX - cardiovascular system: cardiac anatomy; electrical properties of the heart muscle; electrocardiogram; cycle of heart contraction; heart sounds; cardiac flow; regulation of cardiac output; blood circulation; blood pressure and resistance; bllod pressure regulation; distribution of blood to tissues; capillary exchanges; blood and its compounds; blood groups
- Chapter X - respiratory system: general considerations; anatomy of the respiratory system; ventilatory mechanics; respiratory volumes and capacities; alveolar ventilation; gas exchanges; transport of respiratory gases in the blood; breathing regulation
 
Chapter XIII - digestive system: digestive processes; functional concepts; structural organization; gastric secretion; pancreatic secretion; absorption phenomena; hunger and satiety
 
Chapter XIV - immune system: terminology; antibody structure; cellular and humoral immunity; lymphoid tissue; formation of T cells and B cells; T cells and cellular immunity; B cells and humoral immunity; autoimmunity

Assessment methods

The evaluation will be conducted using multiple choice questions (MCQ) with certainty coefficients and True-False questions. 

Contacts

Pr Philippe KOLH
philippe.kolh@uliege.be
04/366.51.96

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

The evaluation covers the topics detailed in the following chapters:
- Chapter VII - nerve integration: basic organization of groups of neurons; nervous reflexes (spinal and somatic); sensory reception and perception; initiation and integration of motor activities; higher mental functions (brain waves; sleep-wake cycle; consciousness; learning; memory; sex and brain)
- Chapter VIII - endocrine system: general characteristics; structure and general actions of hormones; general control of hormonal secretions; main endocrine glands (pituitary gland; thyroid; parathyroid; adrenal; gonads; pancreas); nervous and endocrine integration
- Chapter IX - cardiovascular system: cardiac anatomy; electrical properties of the heart muscle; electrocardiogram; cycle of heart contraction; heart sounds; cardiac flow; regulation of cardiac output; blood circulation; blood pressure and resistance; bllod pressure regulation; distribution of blood to tissues; capillary exchanges; blood and its compounds; blood groups
- Chapter X - respiratory system: general considerations; anatomy of the respiratory system; ventilatory mechanics; respiratory volumes and capacities; alveolar ventilation; gas exchanges; transport of respiratory gases in the blood; breathing regulation

Chapter XIII - digestive system: digestive processes; functional concepts; structural organization; gastric secretion; pancreatic secretion; absorption phenomena; hunger and satiety
 
Chapter XIV - immune system: terminology; antibody structure; cellular and humoral immunity; lymphoid tissue; formation of T cells and B cells; T cells and cellular immunity; B cells and humoral immunity; autoimmunity

Assessment methods

The evaluation will be done by written exam in the form of multiple response questions (QRM), with several proposals (items) for each question.
For EVERY question, any combination will be possible: either no proposition will be correct, or one proposition will be correct, or two propositions will be correct, or three propositions will be correct, ... or all the propositions will be correct. Abstentions will be possible.
 
The evaluation will be performed on the E-Campus plateforme

Contacts

Pr Philippe KOLH
philippe.kolh@uliege.be
04/366.51.96