Curricular Unit:Code:
Biophysics and Biomechanics845BBIO
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1UndergraduateNutrition Sciences4 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
At the end of the frequency of the course the student should be able to (OA):
1. Define model.
2. Analyze the studied models.
3.Understand and analyse an exponential variation.
4.Apply the knowledge of the exponential variation to the explanation of exponential phenomena.
5.Understand the phenomenon of osmosis and diffusion.
6.Analyse regulatory processes already investigated, defining their variables and control cycles.
7.To explain and know the mechanisms of the nerve impulse and the simple biophysical aspects associated with it..
8.Apply the general mechanisms of regulation and control to regulate blood glucose and regulate the rate of carbon dioxide in the blood.
9.Recognize the most important properties of blood.
10.Apply the physical concepts of hydrodynamics to the blood stream.
11.Relate hydrodynamics with exchanges occurring in capillary system.
12.Understand and explain states of alteration to normal circulatory dynamics.
Syllabus:
CP1 - Models and membranes.
CP2 - Simple exponential variations.
CP3 - Passive transport processes.
CP4 - Regulation and control in biological systems
CP5 - The electrical impulse and the nervous flow.
CP6 - The dynamics of blood flow.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
CP1 - Models and membranes OA1
CP2 - Simple exponential variations : OA2 to OA4
CP3 - Passive transport processes: OA5.
CP4 - Regulation and control in biological systems: OA6 to OA7
CP5 - The electrical impulse and the nervous flow.: OA7 and OA8
CP6 - The dynamics of blood flow: OA9 to OA12.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
M1 - Use of the e-learning platform to store educational material that will available to the student.
M2 - The material provided will support part of the “based problems learning”
M3 - Independent research activities that will be based on development and research issues.
M4 - Development of basic contents synthesis activities, after oral presentation, where students will have a proactive involvement.
M5 - The use of demonstration videos of transport phenomena that will also be used to promote the discussion of the physical fundamentals inherent to them.
Evaluation
Four summative assessment tests, 30 min, (25% each of the final classification). The summative evaluation will include a cognitive test (open question that demonstrates the student's understanding of the relevance of content to the nutrition domains).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
M1 - Use of the e-learning platform to store educational material that will available to the student: All the objectives M2 - The material provided will support part of the “based problems learning” : OA3 to OA6 M3 - Independent research activities that will be based on development and research issues: OA1, OA 2 and OA12 M4 - Development of basic contents synthesis activities, after oral presentation, where students will have a proactive involvement: All the objectives M5 - The use of demonstration videos of transport phenomena that will also be used to promote the discussion of the physical fundamentals inherent to them: OA5 e OA7.
Reading:
J. A. Tuszynski and J. M. Dixon, Biomedical Applications of Introductory Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
Gomes, L.R.; Biofísica para Ciências da Saúde, Ed. Universidade Fernando Pessoa, 2012.
Durán, José E. R. - Biofísica: Fundamentos e Aplicações. São Paulo, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2003.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qY17G_n-WA