Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2025-26

La asignatura forma parte del módulo de conocimiento de morfología, estructura y función del cuerpo humano. La asignatura se imparte en el segundo semestre del segundo curso del Grado en Medicina. La Fisiología Médica III estudia las bases del funcionamiento de los sistemas renal y digestivo, del metabolismo y la reproducción, a nivel celular y molecular, utilizando las leyes y principios de la Física y de la Química. Es, por tanto, una asignatura básica, esencial para poder entender el funcionamiento normal del cuerpo humano. Se recomienda para un adecuado aprendizaje de los contenidos de esta asignatura tener nociones de Física, Química, Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular, Anatomía e Histología, y haber cursado las asignaturas de Fisiología General y Biofísica, Fisiología Médica I y Fisiología Médica II.

 

 

Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2025-26

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT1 : To read and understand texts in English.
  • CT2 : Show computer and information system skills and abilities.
  • CT3 : Show oral and written communication skills.

 

General Competences

  • CG34 : Adopt a critical, creative, constructively sceptical and research-oriented standpoint in professional practice. in professional practice in professional practicein professional practice
  • CG36 : Be able to formulate hypotheses, collect and critically assess information for problem solving, following the scientific method.
  • CG37 : Acquire basic training for research activity.
  • CG7 : Understand and discern the normal structure and function of the human body, at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organic and systems level, in the different stages of life and in both sexes.
  • CG8 : Identify the foundations of normal human behavior and its alterations.

 

Specific competences:>>Module I: Morphology, structure and function of the human body

  • CE1.01 : Understand the cell: structure and function.
  • CE1.02 : Understand biomolecules, metabolism and metabolic regulation and integration.
  • CE1.03 : Understand the basic principles of human nutrition.
  • CE1.04 : Understand cell communication and the constitution and functioning of excitable membranes.
  • CE1.09 : Understand the morphology, structure, and function of the skin, blood, circulatory, digestive, locomotor, reproductive, excretory, and respiratory apparatuses andsystems; endocrine system, immune system and central and peripheral nervous system.
  • CE1.10 : Understand the growth, maturation and aging of the different apparatuses and systems.
  • CE1.11 : Understand homeostasis and the mechanisms of adaptation to the environment.
  • CE1.12 : Handling of lab material and basic laboratory techniques.
  • CE1.15 : Perform functional tests, determine vital parameters and interpret them.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

 

Understand and describe the functions of the systems and apparatus of the healthy human organism at its different levels of organisation, and the integration processes that give rise to homeostasis. Acquire the necessary knowledge to understand and describe the basic methods of functional exploration of the different systems and apparatus and to use the normal results of these. Acquire the necessary skills to carry out certain functional examinations and laboratory techniques.
SPECIFIC
Renal physiology. Know the importance of the renal system in the regulation of the organism's homeostasis. Recognise the main renal processes, locating them in the different segments of the nephrons. To know the filtration coefficient of the glomerular capillary and describe the properties of the membrane that contribute to the filtration coefficient. Know the mechanisms of renal blood flow regulation and glomerular filtration rate. To identify the basic mechanisms of transport in tubular segments. To understand the mechanisms of bicarbonate reabsorption and proton secretion in the renal tubules and the mechanisms that buffer pH changes in the tubular fluid. Identify the main mechanisms that regulate renal potassium elimination. Identify how calcium and phosphate reabsorption varies in the different tubular segments. To understand the main mechanisms of urine concentration and dilution. To understand the mechanisms of regulation of renal activity. To identify the capacity of the renal system to buffer pH changes. To understand the mechanism responsible for urination.
Digestive physiology. To know the general functions of the digestive system in the maintenance of the organism's homeostasis. To understand the basic patterns of gastrointestinal motor behaviour. Identify the most important components of gastrointestinal secretions and the mechanisms of secretion. Describe the regulation of gastrointestinal secretion. Understand the process of digestion and absorption of the main nutrients. Know the mechanism of stool formation and its composition.
Metabolism. To know the energy sources of the different tissues. Understand the mechanism of entry of monoglucosides into the different cells of the organism and the functional significance of the possible metabolic pathways. To understand what triglyceride storage depends on and to know the metabolic situations that modify the amount of triglycerides stored. Know cholesterol metabolism and understand the regulation of plasma and intracellular cholesterol. Know the metabolic pathways of amino acids. Understand the overall response of the body during the period of food absorption. Understand the mobilisation of substrates that occurs in tissues during fasting. Be able to understand, in a global manner, the mechanism by which the organism regulates the sources of energy or storage processes.
Physiology of reproduction. To know the genetic determination of sex and the hormonal control of the process of sexual differentiation. To know the functional structure of the male and female reproductive apparatus. To understand the hormonal regulation of male and female gonadal function. Know the endometrial and ovarian changes observed during the menstrual cycle. Understand the concepts of puberty, adolescence, climacteric, menopause and andropause. Understand the phases of sexual intercourse: arousal, orgasm and resolution. To understand the nervous and hormonal control of male and female sexual response. Understand the physiological basis of contraception. Describe the physiological characteristics of male and female gametes. Understand the mechanism of fertilisation and implantation. To understand the mechanisms of polyspermia avoidance. To understand the physiology of the placenta. To understand the physiological changes during pregnancy. To understand the physiological basis of childbirth. To understand the functional structure of the mammary glands. To understand the hormonal control of lactation. To understand the physiological characteristics of foetal and neonatal development. To understand the functional basis of growth and development.
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Understand and describe the functions of the systems and apparatus of the healthy human organism at its different levels of organisation, and the integration processes that give rise to homeostasis. Acquire the necessary knowledge to understand and describe the basic methods of functional exploration of the different systems and apparatus and to use the normal results of these. Acquire the necessary skills to carry out certain functional examinations and laboratory techniques.

SPECIFIC

  1. Renal physiology. Know the importance of the renal system in the regulation of the organism's homeostasis. Recognise the main renal processes, locating them in the different segments of the nephrons. To know the filtration coefficient of the glomerular capillary and describe the properties of the membrane that contribute to the filtration coefficient. Know the mechanisms of renal blood flow regulation and glomerular filtration rate. To identify the basic mechanisms of transport in tubular segments. To understand the mechanisms of bicarbonate reabsorption and proton secretion in the renal tubules and the mechanisms that buffer pH changes in the tubular fluid. Identify the main mechanisms that regulate renal potassium elimination. Identify how calcium and phosphate reabsorption varies in the different tubular segments. To understand the main mechanisms of urine concentration and dilution. To understand the mechanisms of regulation of renal activity. To identify the capacity of the renal system to buffer pH changes. To understand the mechanism responsible for urination.
  2. Digestive physiology. To know the general functions of the digestive system in the maintenance of the organism's homeostasis. To understand the basic patterns of gastrointestinal motor behaviour. Identify the most important components of gastrointestinal secretions and the mechanisms of secretion. Describe the regulation of gastrointestinal secretion. Understand the process of digestion and absorption of the main nutrients. Know the mechanism of stool formation and its composition.
  3. Metabolism. To know the energy sources of the different tissues. Understand the mechanism of entry of monoglucosides into the different cells of the organism and the functional significance of the possible metabolic pathways. To understand what triglyceride storage depends on and to know the metabolic situations that modify the amount of triglycerides stored. Know cholesterol metabolism and understand the regulation of plasma and intracellular cholesterol. Know the metabolic pathways of amino acids. Understand the overall response of the body during the period of food absorption. Understand the mobilisation of substrates that occurs in tissues during fasting. Be able to understand, in a global manner, the mechanism by which the organism regulates the sources of energy or storage processes.
  4. Physiology of reproduction. To know the genetic determination of sex and the hormonal control of the process of sexual differentiation. To know the functional structure of the male and female reproductive apparatus. To understand the hormonal regulation of male and female gonadal function. Know the endometrial and ovarian changes observed during the menstrual cycle. Understand the concepts of puberty, adolescence, climacteric, menopause and andropause. Understand the phases of sexual intercourse: arousal, orgasm and resolution. To understand the nervous and hormonal control of male and female sexual response. Understand the physiological basis of contraception. Describe the physiological characteristics of male and female gametes. Understand the mechanism of fertilisation and implantation. To understand the mechanisms of polyspermia avoidance. To understand the physiology of the placenta. To understand the physiological changes during pregnancy. To understand the physiological basis of childbirth. To understand the functional structure of the mammary glands. To understand the hormonal control of lactation. To understand the physiological characteristics of foetal and neonatal development. To understand the functional basis of growth and development.

 

 

 

Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2025-26

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General

Code: 27218
Lecturer responsible:
Lax Zapata, Pedro
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,60
Practical credits: 0,80
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY
    Area: PHYSIOLOGY
    Theoretical credits: 1,6
    Practical credits: 0,8
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

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