Medicine and Surgery

Objectives By the end of the course, students should know the physiological basis of thermoregulation and higher functions (sleep-wake regulation, perception and memory; motivation and executive functions). The study of these systems will be carried out by considering their adaptations in response to changes in the environment inside and outside the organism. Specific learning outcomes 1. Knowledge and understanding Students will be expected to show knowledge of the general functioning, feedback regulatory systems, and major neurophysiological mechanisms of higher function systems. 2. Applying knowledge and Students will be expected to show the ability to apply acquired knowledge to predict the most relevant relationships between the thermoregulation and higher function systems to maintain homeostasis. 3. Making judgements Classes will be interactive. The lecturer will ask continuous questions to students to stimulate their critical sense and integrate their previous knowledge. These questions will also serve to prompt students to make connections between the notions acquired during Physiology I. Physiology II, and Physiology III lectures, in an integrated and critical view of Human Physiology. 4. Communication skills The ability of students to expound on the topics covered in the program with appropriate terms and discourse will be carefully evaluated. They should be able to describe neatly and organically the topics covered, managing both to give a detailed view of the functioning of the physiological systems studied and an overview of the relationship between them. 5. Learning skills Students will be taught to critically integrate and memorize the most important notions derived from multiple sources of study, including those received in class and those read in recommended texts and resources found on the WEB and in the scientific literature.