B021119 - NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS

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The Neurophysiology and Locomotion course provides basic elements to acquire knowledges on the physiological functions of the Nervous system, and its regulator role on the other human systems which characterize the performance of the human body as a whole in health. At the end of this course the student will have acquired an appropriate functional background of the nervous system to apply this knowledge in the rehabilitation field.

C.L. Stanfield FISIOLOGIA EdiSES

By the end of the course, the student will acquire knowledges on the physiology of excitable cells and the central and peripheral nervous system in the human. The approach of the study will be integrative, at the end of the course the student would be able to know the function of the different components of the nervous system and its role in the control of body functions in physiological condition.

Propaedeutic courses as indicated by the Faculty Board.

Classroom taught lessons

Acquire knowledge and an appropriate functional background of nervous system and its function to apply it in the rehabilitation field. Build a scientific attitude in students.

Oral examination to verify achievement knowledges as indicated in the learning objectives.

Electrical properties of excitable cells: Electrophysiological recordings. Resting membrane potential. Action potential. Ionic basis of action potential: Voltage gated Sodium and potassium channels. Subthreshold potentials. Local circuits. Classification of nervous fibres. Conduction of action potential in unmyelinated and myelinated fibres. Electrical and chemical Synapsi. Neurotransmitters and ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. Neuromuscular junction, neuronal synapses. EPSP, IPSP. Ligand gated channels. Acetylcoline,Gaba and Glutamate. Presynaptic events and Neurotrasmitter release.presynaptic inhibition. Neuronal integration. Neurophysiology: Functional organization of somatic nervous system. Perception. Sensory receptors. Sensory transduction and codification. Sensorial pathways. Proprioception. Touch. Temperature. Pain. Cochlear and vestibular systems, hearing and equilibrium. Retina and the vision. Functional organization of motor system. Motor Units. Reflexes. Posture. Locomotion. Voluntary movement. Cerebral cortex: organization, sensory, motor and higher functions. Language. Cerebellum. Basal ganglia. Functional organization of autonomic nervous system. The hypothalamus.