Basic Medical Sciences

Introduction to human physiology;
physiology of excitable cells;
communication between nerve cells (synapses);
learning and synaptic plasticity;
organization of motor systems;
organization of somatosensory system;
sense organs: sight and hearing;
EEG and sleep;
neurophysiological basis of consciousness;

Matter and atomic structure.
Chemical bonds and intermolecular forces.
Solutions.
Chemical reactions.
Outlines of organic chemistry.
Introduction to Bioenergetics and Metabolism: Compounds with high energy content; Transfer of phosphoryl groups and ATP.
oxygen transport and storage: myoglobin and haemoglobin; Oxidative phosphorylation.
Digestion, absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates.

Nervous tissue: definition and organization. Neurons: morphological and functional classification criteria. Structure and ultrastructure of the neuron. Anatomical basis of the mechanisms of transduction, conduction and transmission of nerve impulses. Myelin sheath: definition, formation, structure and ultrastructure. Glia: definition and function. Morphological and functional characteristics of the different types of gliocytes. Neuromuscular junction: morphology, structure, ultrastructure and function.
Nervous system: definition, organ composition, functions. General principles of neuroanatomy; functional significance of the different nervous devices. Axial and supra-axial organs, arch structure of the central nervous system; last common pathway; constructive principles of the somatosensory and motor pathways. Reflected and integrated answers; somatotopy.
Sensitivity classification and considerations on the morphological basis of pain.
Central nervous system: concise systematic treatment of organs; internal cavities; liquor circulation.
Peripheral nervous system: general information on spinal and encephalic nerves; principles of somatic and visceral innervation. Sympathetic nervous system.