- Docente: Matteo Cerri
- Credits: 2
- SSD: BIO/09
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
Learning outcomes
Understand the importance of the integration of physiological processes from the molecular level to complex systems. Describe the general principles of gastrointestinal function, including motility, nervous control, and blood circulation. Describe the mechanisms of gastrointestinal secretion, digestion and absorption. Summarize the principles of metabolism and temperature regulation. Summarize the endocrine and nervous regulation of food intake and energy storage.
Course contents
Oct. 3rd - Course introduction - Gastric secretion
Oct. 9th - Pancreatic and Salivary secretion
Oct. 10th - Bile formation, secretion and gallbladder function
Oct. 11th - Gastric Motility
Oct. 24th - Intestinal Motility
Oct. 31st - Carbohydrate and protein assimilation
Nov. 5th - Lipid assimilation
Nov. 8th - Neurohumoral regulation GI function
Readings/Bibliography
Gastrointestinal physiology - 2nd edition
Kim E. Barret
McGraw Hill
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