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Physiology

Course code

TST6025.LT

old course code

TST6025

Course title in Estonian

Füsioloogia

Course title in English

Physiology

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Triin Rääsk (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide basic knowledge of the functioning and functions of the human body and its organs, i.e. physiology.

Brief description of the course

The subject consists of lectures, homework, practicals and tests.
The subject consists of the following topics:
1. Blood physiology
2. Physiology of the heart
3. Physiology of the blood vessels
4. Physiology of respiration
5. Physiology of metabolic and energy metabolism
6. Physiology of digestive organs
7. Physiology of excretory organs
8. Physiology of nerve and muscle tissue
9. Physiology of sense organs
10. Physiology of endocrine glands
11. Physiology of the nervous system

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the basic principles of the physiology of the human body;
- knows the basic principles of functioning of various organs and organs of the human body;
- knows how to measure simpler physiological parameters;
- knows the basic principles of the physiology of the regulatory systems and sensory organs of the human body;
- able to think systematically and analyze the changes in the human body in different physiological conditions.

Teacher

Triin Rääsk, PhD

Prerequisite course 1

Anatomy (TST6024.LT)

The course is a prerequisite

Adapted Physical Education (TST6047.LT)
Basic Principles of Sport Injuries Rehabilitation (TST7012.LT)
Children's Motor Development (TST6045.LT)
Functsional Testing in Sport (TST7011.LT)
Massage (TST6012.LT)
Principles of Health Sport (TST6032.LT)
Sport Physiology (TST6005.LT)
Theory and Didactics of Health Sport (TSK6138.LT)

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