Teacher(s)

Feron Olivier coordinator; Gilon Patrick coordinator;

Language

French

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

Cells and living beings are thermodynamic open systems, and exchange matter and energy with their environment. General physiology study cell homeostasis, the mechanisms regulating the exchanges between cells, and the interactions between cells and their environment.

Content

Comprehensive outline of cell homeostasis and of the mechanisms regulating the exchanges of substances and information with the environment; intercellular communications (electrical and chemical transmission); contractile properties and excitation-contraction coupling in the different types of muscles; thermoregulation and metabolism. Practical courses are intended to provide students with an initiation into experimentation in physiology.

Other information

Written exam with open questions. Continuous evaluation of the practical courses. Pre-requirements : basic knowledge in chemistry, physics, biochemistry.

Faculty or entity

SBIM