Nursing

0) Safety issues in the classroom and in the laboratory 1) Fundamental physical concepts: mass, force, energy. Mechanics: kinematics, statics, dynamics; its application to the human body. 2) Fluidodynamics with special reference to the circulation of blood. 3) Electromagnetism. 4) The atom: nucleus, electrons, orbitals, hybridization. The chemical bond. The molecules. Energy in chemistry: bond energy, heat, temperature. 5) The physical states of matter: gases, liquids, solids. Weak interactions. The concept of the mole; Avogadro's number. Gaseous mixtures. Solutions; their concentration; osmotic pressure. 6) Chemical reactions: equilibrium and kinetics; catalysis. Redox reactions. 7) Chemical equilibrium in solution: electrolytes; autoprotolysis of water. pH: acids and bases (weak and strong); buffers; hydrolysis; titrations. 8) Organic chemistry: the structure of carbon; hydrocarbons; functional groups; isomerism; 9) Introduction to the Biochemistry: glucides; lipids, aminoacids; proteins, enzymes and biological catalysis; nucleotides and nucleic acids. Blood proteins; coagulation, antibodies. 10) Structure and replication of DNA; protein synthesis. 11) Fundamental concepts on metabolism: la glicolysis; beta oxidation; Krebs cycle; oxidative phosphorilation. Energy in biology. 12) Eukaryotes, prokariotes and viruses; their characteristics. Mechanisms cellular replication in these classes of living organisms. Mitosis and meiosis. 13) The organelles of eukaryotic cells and their functions. 14) Nutrition. Turnover of biological components. Vitamins. Hormones. 15) Heredity and evolution. 16) Medical genetics. Fundamentals and terminology. 17) Classification of genetic diseases (mendelian, chromosomal, multi-determined, mitochondrial) 18) Construction of the genealogical tree 19) Genetic transmission; inheritancy. 20) Consanguineity 21) Genteic counseling 22) Medical genetic tests: diagnostic, preclinical, for genetic carriers, of susceptibility, pharmacogenetic. 23) Non medical genetic tests: forensic 24) Pre-natal diagnosis 25) Defects of the sexual development 26) Genetics in onchology

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It is advisable to use a university level reference text, e.g.: Stefani, Taddei "Chimica, Biochimica e Biologia per le Professioni Sanitarie", Zanichelli or: Samaja, Paroni "Chimica e Biochimica per le Lauree Triennali dell'area biomedica", Piccin.

The course consists of formal lectures in the classroom. It includes intermediate evaluations. Attendance is compulsory for at least 75% of the total lectures.

The final evaluation is achieved either via a final examination or via the achievement of all the (written) intermediate evaluations.

The course consists of formal lectures in the classroom. It includes intermediate evaluations. Attendance is compulsory for at least 75% of the total lectures.