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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Fundamentals od Human Physiology - B320016
Title: Základy fyziologie člověka
Guaranteed by: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology (320)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:3
E-Credits: summer s.:3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Zelenka Jaroslav doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Biology > Theoretical Biology
Interchangeability : N320082
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The course introduces students to the basic aspects of the functioning of the human body and connects them with knowledge gained in other subjects. It discusses the individual systems of our organism, their mutual interconnection, but also the evolution and ontogenesis of man. The knowledge is illustrated with practical examples of its application. It creates a basis for communication between graduates and doctors and pharmacists.
Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Oral examination

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Literature -

Color atlas of Physiology, Stefan Silbernagl, Agamemnon Despopoulos, Thieme, Stuttgart, 2015, ISBN: 978-31-354-5007-0

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Teaching methods -

Lectures with the possibility of discussion and asking questions. Online consultations. Presentations available in e-learning.

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

oral examination

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Syllabus -

1) Human development and health

System, evolution and ecology of man, influence of cultural development on his health.

2) Internal environment and blood

Tissues, body fluids, internal environment, homeostasis, composition and function of blood.

3) Blood circulation, respiration, civilization diseases

Vessels, lymphatic system, heart, lungs, oxygen transport, civilization diseases, their pathogenesis and prevention.

4) Infection and immunity

Symbiosis with microorganisms, leukocytes, natural and acquired immunity, antibodies, inflammation, immune tolerance.

5) Digestion and nutrition

Digestive system, its regulation, food processing and digestion, basics of rational nutrition.

6) Metabolism and detoxification

Liver, nutrient management, adipose tissue, xenobiotics and detoxification mechanisms, kidneys, water and ion management, glomerular filtration and urine formation.

7) Nervous system

Neuron structure and impulse transmission, reflex arc, vegetative innervation, brain anatomy and physiology, conscious and subconscious functions, memory, learning, emotions.

8) Senses and skin

Sight and eye, hearing, balance and ear, smell, taste, touch and other skin and mechanical receptors, pain, skin structure and function, thermoregulation.

9) Musculoskeletal system

Bones, their structure and metabolism, joints, tendons, muscles - mechanism, regulation and energetics of muscle contraction, physiology of physical exertion and sports, physiotherapy.

10) Humoral regulation

Endocrine glands, hormones, vegetative stress.

11) Sexual reproduction

Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system of both sexes, sex cells, pregnancy, contraception, reproductive medicine.

12) Ontogenesis and regeneration

Stem cells and differentiation, healing, embryogenesis, human ontogenesis, aging, cancerogenesis, antitumor therapy.

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Learning resources -

presentations in e-learning

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will:

  • know the basic terminology of human anatomy and physiology
  • understand the essence of physiological processes: homeostasis, immune response, ontogenesis, regeneration
  • comprehensively understand the function of individual human organs and systems
  • see the connections between the knowledge gained in this subject and other subjects
  • communicate at a level with experts in the field of medicine and pharmacy
  • have an overview of current topics in biomedicine
Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Registration requirements -

Knowledge within the scope of the curriculum of the subjects Biology I and Biochemistry I

Last update: Zelenka Jaroslav (11.04.2025)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 2 56
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