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General information

Academic year:
2025
Description:
Study of the physiology and biochemical and physical functions of the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, immune, urinary, digestive, reproductive systems. As well as their interrelationships within the general functioning of the human body.
ECTS credits:
6
Course coordinator:
Anna Salas Torras

Groups

Group A

Duration:
One-semester, 2nd semester
Teaching staff:
Anna Salas Torras
Language of the classes:
English (100%)

Syllabus

1. Cardiovascular system (I): The blood

2. Cardiovascular system (II): The heart and blood vessels

3. The lymphatic and immune systems

4. The digestive system

5. The respiratory system

6. The urinary system

7. The endocrine system

8. The reproductive system

9. Development and inheritance

10. The integumentary system

Activities

Activity type Hours with a teacher Hours without a teacher Virtual hours with a teacher Total
Student presentations 15,00 7,00 0 22,00
Assessment test 8,00 0 0 8,00
Solution of exercises 15,00 15,00 0 30,00
Theory class 30,00 60,00 0 90,00
Total 68,00 82,00 0 150

Bibliography

  • Guyton & Hall. (2015). Textbook of medical physiology. (13th). Saunders.
  • Gerard J. Tortora; Bryan Derrickson (2009). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (12th). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. .

Assessment and Grading

Assessment activities:

Description of the activity Assessment Activity % Remediable subject
Practical exercises + moodle questionnaires moodle questionnaries will be evaluated 10 No
Oral exposition Oral exposition of a disease related with a physiological system. 20 No
Partial exam 50 test questions 35 Yes
Final exam 50 test questions 35 Yes

Grading

ASSESSMENT: 10% weekly exercises + 20% oral presentation + 35% Partial exam + 35% Final exam

1) WEEKLY EXERCISES (10%):

Practical exercises consisting of different types of questions and problems to be solved will be uploaded to Moodle weekly. They can be done at class or at home. The exercises will be solved and commented at the beginning of every next class.

2) ORAL EXPOSITION (20%):

It will be done in groups of 3 members and it will consist of an oral exposition explaining and summarizin a peer-reviewed scientific article from a specific topic.

The presentation will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: content, spelling mistakes, fluency in English, scientific expression, structure and clarity. Reading during exposition will be penalized.

3) PARTIAL EXAM (35):

50 test questions from the first syllabus block. Every test question will have 5 possible options but only one correct answer. The minimum mark to pass the exam is a 4/10.

Students with a partial exam mark smaller than 4/10 must answer some additional questions about the corresponding syllabus in the final exam to achieve the minimum mark needed to pass the subject. Students with a partial exam mark between 4 and 5/10 can do these additional questions if they want. In both cases, the maximum attainable mark for these additional questions will be 5/10.

4) FINAL EXAM (30%):

For those students that pass the partial exam with a 4/10 or more, the final exam will consist of 50 test questions from the second syllabus block. Every test question will have 5 possible options but only one correct answer. The minimum mark to pass the exam is a 4/10.

For those students that have to retake the partial exam (they obtained less than a 4/10) or those that obtained between a 4 and a 5/10 and want to arrive to a 5/10, the final exam will include 30 extra test questions from the first syllabus block. Every test question will have 5 possible options but only one correct answer. The minimum mark to pass this part is a 4/10 and the maximum attainable mark of this part is a 5/10. It will substitute the mark obtained in the partial exam.

Students with a mark smaller than 4/10 in the final exam, will fail the subject independently of the marks obtained in the continuous assessment.

Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
A non-submitted student will be considered as one who does not appear in the continuous assessment or in the final assessment

Single Assessment:
The evaluation system in EUSES - UdG is based, in general, in the continuous assessment. If the student wishes to take part in the no continuous assessment, they will need to request it by writing to the lecturer of the subject and the degree coordinator during the first two weeks of the Semester

ASSESSMENT: 10% Moodle questionnaires + 10% written report + 80% Final exam

The final exam will consist of 50 test questions. Every test question will have 5 possible options but only one correct answer. The minimum mark to pass the exam is a 4 over 10.

Minimum requirements to pass:
To pass the subject, the mark in each exam (partial exam and final exam) must exceed 4/10 and the student must obtain at least a 5/10 when adding the mark of: practical exercises + partial exam + research report + final exam.

Only students that failed the subject may take the basic competences exam (BCE). The minimum mark to pass the BCE exam is a 4/10 and the maximum attainable mark will be a 5/10. Continuous assessment marks will not be added in this case.

Mentorship

The tutorials will be carried out in person at the classroom and also virtually by email.

Communication and interaction with students

Communication and interaction with the students will be done in person and virtually throughout the forum of Moodle, video-conferencing means and email.

Remarks

Learning outcomes:

- Knowing the importance of physiological processes in the functioning of the human body.
- Identifying the interference of physiological processes in various pathologies and/or dysfunctions.
- Knowing and identifying the influence and physiological functioning of the different systems and their interrelations.

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