Postgraduate Specialisation in Cardiovascular System Diseases

Postgraduate Specialisation in Cardiovascular System Diseases

Human Physiology (2021/2022)

Course code

4S000621

Credits

1

Coordinator

Carlo Capelli

Academic sector

BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY

Language of instruction

Italian

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Learning outcomes

The purpose of these lectures/workshops is to illustrate the short-term and long-term control of human blood pressure and orthostatic functional response.

Syllabus

1.0 Why regulate blood pressure
1.1 Short-term BP regulation
1.2 Carotid and aortic baroreceptors (location, neurophysiological characteristics)
1.3 Baroreflex response curve
1.4 The bulbar cardiovascular control center
1.5 Functional responses to baroreceptor stimulation
1.6 Cardiac and vascular orthosympathetic efferents, target organs
1.7 Cardiac (and vascular) parasympathetic efferents, target organs
1.8 Regulation of BP by peripheral and central chemoreceptors
1.9 Long-term regulation of BP
1.10 Atrial and ventricular low pressure receptors
1.11 RAAS, ADH, ANP system
1.12 Bainbridge reflex and effective circulating volume
1.13 Orthostatic respons
1.14 Blood pressure and exercise

Assessment methods and criteria

Self-learning test with Kahoot