Duration
30h Th, 12h Pr, 6h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course of Physiologie II includes the following contents :
- Respiratory physiology
- Cardiovascular physiology,
- Homeostasis (acid-base balance)
- Exercise physiology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of these lectures is to describe the functioning of the different systems of the body, taking into account the peculiarities of the different species of domestic animals.
At the end of this teaching unit, the student should be able to:
- understand how the architecture of the lung serves its function (structure-function relationship);
- understand how the gases arrive in the alveoli (ventilation), cross the alveolar-capillary wall (diffusion) and are exchanged with the circulatory system (perfusion);
- understand how the harmonization of ventilation and perfusion determines gas exchange (ventilation / perfusion ratio);
- understand how gases move from the lung to the tissues and vice versa (peripheral gas transport);
- understand how air enters and leaves the lung and how the lung supports and moves (notions of ventilatory mechanics);
- understand how gas exchange meet physiological needs (ventilation control);
- understand the transition from plancental breathing to pulmonary breathing;
- describe the different elements of blood
- define, measure and interpret the hematocrit,
- differentiate between regenerative and non-regenerative anemias,
- understand mechanical and electrical cardiac activities,
- define the concepts of pre- and post-load,
- understand the principles of electrocardiography and describe and interpret an electrocardiogram
- identify physiological and pathological sounds on auscultation
- relate physiological noises to cardiac mechanical events
- understand the concepts of pulsometry and take the pulse
- understand how cardiac activity meets physiological needs,
- understand the concepts of hemodynamics (pressure, flow, resistance, compliance)
- know the characteristics of the different circulations
- understand the local regulation of blood flow and general blood pressure
- address the physiological aspects of vascular shock,
- understand cardio-respiratory adaptations to effort
- describe, interpret, and distinguish between description and interpretation i) of (patho) physiological situations applied to veterinary medicine; ii) graphs illustrating (patho) physiological processes.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The entire curriculum has close interactions with many other teaching units (biochemistry, histology, anatomy, immunology). The prerequisites and co-requisites for physiology can be viewed in the "Course program" section of the FMV website.
On the other hand, physiology constitutes a necessary basis for many Masters courses in Veterinary Medicine, for example pathophysiology, semiology, medical pathology and pharmacotherapy.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical work and supervised work take the form of seminars, interactive tutorials, practical exercises, demonstrations and functional investigations on domestic animals. Wherever possible, they are given after the theory classes. These activities require the acquisition of the corresponding theoretical material as well as preparation through online sessions on eCampus (www.ecampus.uliege.be ). Preparation will be assessed (see assessment procedures).
Attendance at practical and tutorial sessions is compulsory. A stethoscope, overalls (preferably) or a clean apron and boots are required for practical work. A name badge must be worn to facilitate interaction with the teaching staff. Biosafety and safety rules must be strictly observed, particularly when handling animals. Attendance, biosafety and security regulations are published on eCampus, on the VETE-2103 course website (www.ecampus.uliege.be). Students MUST familiarize themselves with this document before their first lab session of the year, and must sign a document attesting to this at their very first physiology lab session.
Students who have already followed the course the previous year have three options:
1) they are exempted from practical activities, provided they have taken all the activities scheduled for this UE at ULiège the previous year and have met all the TP/TD requirements. They do NOT repeat the practical work and automatically retain the note they obtained the previous year for the assessment of practical activities (which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
2) they are exempt from practical activities, provided they have taken all the activities scheduled for this UE at ULiège the previous year and have met all the TP/TD requirements. They are free to attend the supeervised sessions (TD) but NOT the practical work, and automatically retain the mark they obtained the previous year for the assessment of practical activities (a mark which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
3) They may retake all practical activities on a voluntary basis, provided they submit a request by e-mail (tp-physio@uliege.be) at the start of the term. In this case, they undertake to take part in all activities, and will repeat the TP/TD assessment (a mark which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
ATTENTION: Students repeating the course for the second time or more must take the practical activities again.
Whether or not the student has been exempted from practical activities, he/she is likely to have questions on the practical activity subjects during the overall assessment of the UE.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Under the GREEN Covid-19 color code, courses are given on-site. The time schedules of the theoretical and practical teachings are available on the valves and on the website of the faculty. Any change is announced orally and on the university portal.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The manuscripts and notes are available at the "Office des Cours de la Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire" (Bât. B42).
The reference books are the following:
-"Cunningham's Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 5th Edition" edited in 2013 by J. Cunningham in W.B. Saunders Company.
- Guyton and Hall, "Textbook of Medical Physiology"
- Silverthorn, "Human Physiology, an integrated approach"
- Sherwood, "Physiologie humaine".
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Practical work:
The students are questioned during the practical sessions. At the start of the sessions, the students are questioned orally to check their level of preparation (for some sessions the list of questions likely to be asked can be found on eCampus, chapter "preparation of practicals"). The final evaluation of the practical and supervised work will consist of a written evaluation confirming the acquisition and understanding of the material of the practical and supervised sessions and which will be organized at the end of the activities. The result obtained will impact the final score. As a reminder, the details of the rules concerning attendance, questions, behavior, safety and biosecurity that prevail during practical work can be viewed on eCampus. Finally, students who have missed one or more practical work sessions and / or tutorials, without justifications and without retaking, are not admitted to the exam. They will be notified by email of their situation.
Overall evaluation of the Physiology II course:
It takes place in June, in the form of a written exam comprising multiple-choice questions as well as open-ended questions to be completed within 150 minutes. The questions are identical for all the students of the same session and concern all the subjects presented during the theoretical course and the practical and supervised work. The main objective of the assessment is to test the student's level of understanding. Answering the questions therefore requires some reflection and the integration of the different parts of the course.
The final mark is a global and indivisible mark. A score <10/20 leads the student to have to represent all the subjects of the EU in the second session.
The evaluation methods for the second session are similar to those for the first session. However, the holder of the EU reserves the right to question the students during an oral exam if the number of students allows it in the second session.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. Thomas Marichal, DVM, PhD
E-mail: t.marichal@uliege.be
Tel: +32 (0) 4 / 366 4037 ou 9555
Prof. Tatiana Art
E-mail : tatiana.art@uliege.be
Phone: 04/366.40.55
Fax : 04/366.29.35
Assistant contact for TPs/TDs (schedule, absence, ...): Carine Gatez
E-mail: carine.gatez@uliege.be
Phone: 04/366.41.67
Fax : 04/366.29.35
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