6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1022195BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
H1: Introduction to physiological systems
H2: Thermodynamic principles and transport processes
H3: Electrophysiology: Cell membrane potential: at equilibrium
H4: Electrophysiology: Action potentials, dendrites, communication between neurons
H5: Muscles and Movement
H6: Heart and blood circulation
H7: Respiratory system
H8: Renal physiology- Kidney
H9: Metabolism and Temperature regulation
H10: Sensory systems
a) General sensory
b) Somatosensory system
c) Hearing
d) Vision
e) Proprioception
Study material: course notes and slides.
The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with human physiology in general and physiological systems in particular, with attention to biological control and regulation mechanisms. The organism is studied on cellular and organ level, as well as on an integrated level. There is attention for transport physics and modelling techniques applied to physiological systems.
KNOWLEDGE OF: basic knowledge of physiology; action potentials, ion channels; force-length-frequency relation; pressure-volume relations, contractility, preload and afterload; pressure-diameter relation, viscoelasticity, impedance; lumped parameter models; arterial pressure wave reflection; heart-arterial coupling; kinetic modelling, osmolarity, convection, diffusion; perfusion, gas transport, dissociation curves; wave intensity analysis.
ACQUIRED INSIGHTS: propagation of electrical signals and communication between cells; insight in the visual system, processing of visual stimuli in the brain into an image; function of individual muscle cells, experimental models; anatomy and function of the heart; assessment of the heart as a pump; mechanical behavior of blood vessels and quantification of mechanical properties; generation of arterial blood pressure and flow and contribution of the heart and the arteries herein; anatomy and function of the kidney, control mechanisms; (modelling of) mechanics of and gas exchange in the lung; anatomy of the brain
ACQUIRED SKILLS: search of scientific, biomedically oriented material (Pubmed, web of science) through project work, processing of this information into a scientific report and oral communication of these results in a (PowerPoint) presentation, analysis and schematizing of physiological processes, analysis of hemodynamic data (arterial pressure and flow, ventricular pressure and volume) and quantification of systolic function, system analysis of the arterial system, quantification of the interaction between the heart and the arterial system (via spreadsheet and Matlab applications)
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Oral examination: Students get a few questions about the content of the course with a very small moment to consult the course material. After this small inspection moment, the student prepare their answers in a closed book framework. Finally oral discussion with the examinator. (65% of the total score) Some WPO assignments will be prepared in group and evaluated as a group work. Afterwards an oral discussion about the written report will take place on an individual base. Course and report material may be consulted. (15% of the total score) The project assignments will be prepared individually and presented with a slide presentation. (20% of the total score) |
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor ingenieurwetenschappen
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master Bio-ingenieur
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master fysica & sterrenkunde
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Master industr wet: biochemie
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor en Master IngWet: architectuur