wsbim1201t  2018-2019  Bruxelles Woluwe

4 credits
40.0 h
Q1
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


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Biomedicine
4
WMD1006 AND WMD1102 AND WMD1104 AND WMD1105