Physical Processes of the Human Body

Code	10268
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	T(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Química Medicinal
Mode of delivery	Face to Face with recourse to e-learning.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	The objective of this curricular unit is that students acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of physical principles and laws useful to understand the human body. A student completing this course should be able to identify, interpret and analyze elementary physical situations involving the human body. The student should be able to understand and apply some of the basic principles used in physiology.
Syllabus	Elasticity and Resistance of Materials. Fluids in static equilibrium. The motion of Fluids. Heat and Kinetic Theory. Diffusion. Osmosis. Heat and Life. Waves, Sound and light. Senses: hearing and sight. Electricity and the nervous system.
Main Bibliography	Biomedical Applications of Introductory Physics, J. A. Tuszynski e J. M. Dixon, John Wiley & Sons, 2002. Physics in Biology and Medicine, Paul Davidovits, Third Edition, Academic Press. 2008. Physics for the Life Sciences, Alan H Cromer, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1977. Physics of the Human Body, Irving P. Herman, Springer 2007.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.