Biomedical Sciences 1

CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES OF THE HUMAN BODY
- Body scheme
- Anatomical terminology
- General information on body spaces: connective, serous, neural
- Definition of tissue, organ, system, apparatus
- Hollow and parenchymatous organs
LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
- General information on bones, joints, muscles
- Axial and appendicular skeleton
- Joints of the human body
- General information on head, trunk and limb muscles
NERVOUS SYSTEM
- Central nervous system:
- spinal cord
- encephalon: brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon, telencephalon
- meninges and cerebrospinal fluid
- main routes and connections
- Peripheral nervous system:
- cranial nerves, spinal nerves and plexuses: generality and innervation territory
- sympathetic nervous system: general organization
- parasympathetic nervous system: general organization
- Specific sensitivity apparatus: general organization
ENDOCRINE APPARATUS
- Pituitary gland
- Epiphysis
- Thyroid and parathyroid glands
- Adrenal gland
CIRCULATORY APPARATUS
- Organization of the cardiovascular apparatus
- Heart
- Main arterial vessels and their distribution area
- Main venous vessels and their drainage area
- Blood
LYMPHATIC CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- General information on the lymphatic circulatory system
- Thyme
- Lymph nodes
- Spleen
- Tonsils
- Sap
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
- Upper airways: nose and sinuses, nasopharynx
- Lower airways: larynx, trachea, bronchi
- Lungs and pleurae
URINARY SYSTEM
- Kidneys
- Urinary tract: ureters, bladder, urethra
MALE GENITAL APPARATUS
- Testicles
- Spermatic ways: epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct
- Glands attached to the spermatic tract: seminal vesicles, bulbous-urethral glands, prostate
FEMALE GENITAL APPARATUS
- Ovaries
- Genital tract: uterus, fallopian tubes

· Organization
· Homeostasis
· Negative feedback
· Positive feedback
· Adjustment: Temperature, Pressure, Heart Rate
Energy metabolism
· Power
· Law of Fick
· Nutrients
· Law of mass balance
· Balance: osmotic, dynamic, chemical, electrical
· Anabolism
· catabolism
Plasma membrane processes
· Functions
· Strength: chemical, electrical
· Membrane transport
* Passive transport
* Active transport
Endocrine system
· Cellular communication
* Communicating joints
* Contact dependent signals
* Local communications
* Long distance communication
· receptors
· Hormones
* Release control
· Endocrine reflex
· Neuroendocrine reflex
Nervous system
· Control center
· Neurons: structure and function
* Sensory
* Interneurons
* Efferent
· Glial cells
· Nervous electrical signal
* Graduated potential
* Action potential
· Intercellular communications
· Central nervous system
· Peripheral Nervous System
· Organization of the brain
· Spinal cord organization
· Hypothalamus functions
· Autonomous Nervous System
* Sympathetic system
* Parasympathetic system
Muscular System
· Skeletal muscle
* Muscle fiber
· Filament flow theory
· Skeletal muscle contraction
· Muscular fatigue
· Muscle fiber
* Oxidative
* Oxidative-glycolytic
* Glycolytic
· Motor unit
· Relationship Strength-Length
· Force-speed relationship
· Smooth Muscle
Smooth muscle muscle contraction
Cardiac System
* Transport of substances
· Systemic Circulation
* Blood flow
* Arterial pressure
· Heart
* Function
* Structure
· Cardiac muscle
* Pacemaker cell
* Innervation
· Heart rate
* Heart rate modulation
· Electrocardiogram
· Cardiac cycle
Respiratory System
· Respiratory mechanism
* Inspiration
* Exhalation
· Lung volume
· Respiratory capacity
· Alveolar ventilation
· Breathing control
* Central
* Peripheral
· Partial pressure
· Gas exchange
* Oxygen transport
* Transport of carbon dioxide