- Docente: Giorgio Aicardi
- Credits: 4
- SSD: BIO/09
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Techniques of Sports Activities (cod. 9069)
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from Nov 21, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student acquires knowledges about: - the physiological basis of aging and longevity; - the functional transformations occurring during the process of ageing of the nervous, endocrine, reproductive, immune, muscle-skeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, gastrointestinal and integumentary systems; - the factors that may lead to slowing down the process of ageing, enhancing the quality of life, and promoting longevity
Course contents
Physiological basis of aging and longevity.
Elements of human physiology and functional transformations occurring during the process of ageing, in particular in the nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory and skeletal systems.
Physiological mechanisms underlying the factors that may slow down the process of aging, enhance the quality of life and promote longevity.
Readings/Bibliography
- Biology of aging, second edition, Roger B. McDonald. Garland Science, 2019.
- Anatomy & Physiology, J. Gordon Betts et al.. OpenStax, Rice University (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.), 2017. Can be downloaded for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology.
- Articles and other materials provided in the classroom.
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons in a classroom.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, which will mainly consist of questions on the aging processes occurring in the nervous system and in one of the other systems in the program.
Teaching tools
Projector and pc.
Office hours
See the website of Giorgio Aicardi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
