Physiology of the Adaptation Limits of the Human Body

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Topic

Following a short review of the relevant physiological regulatory mechanisms, this course focuses on the adaptation limits of the human body under extreme strain situations. The knowledge gained here gives assistance to students with the understanding of the physiological integrative collaboration of organ systems of the human body. Sessions embrace the physiological regulatory mechanisms of the body, the collaboration of different organ systems, while special emphasis is placed on the possible physiological limits and their origins in cases of: high altitudes, deep sea diving, high and low environmental temperatures, starvation and obesity, dehydration and heavy water/salt intake, physical exercise, movement or inactivity, effects of gravity, accelerations, kinetosis, weightlessness, then vision, hearing, intellectual work, attention, concentration, learning/memory, exhaustion, sleep withdrawal, psychological tensions and behavioral activity, usage of tools to overcome these limits.

Lectures

• 1. Introduction, objectives of the course, topics and methods. - Környei József László
• 2. Forms of upward movements I., physiology of adaptation limits: Hiking. - Környei József László
• 3. Forms of upward movements II., Physiological problems during hiking, adaptation limits and their origins. - Környei József László
• 4. Forms of upward movements II., Physiological problems during hiking, adaptation limits and their origins. - Környei József László
• 5. Forms of upward movements III., Gravitational effects, accelerations and their monitoring, physiology of microgravity surroundings. - Környei József László
• 6. Forms of upward movements III., Gravitational effects, accelerations and their monitoring, physiology of microgravity surroundings. - Környei József László
• 7. Forms of underwater activity I., physiology of the adaptation limits - Környei József László
• 8. Forms of underwater activity I., physiology of the adaptation limits - Környei József László
• 9. Deep sea diving II., physiology of the adaptation limits - Környei József László
• 10. Deep sea diving II., physiology of the adaptation limits - Környei József László
• 11. Thermal strain situations I.: total body and local cold effects - Környei József László
• 12. Thermal strain situations I.: total body and local cold effects - Környei József László
• 13. Thermal strain situations II.: total body and local warm effects - Környei József László
• 14. Thermal strain situations II.: total body and local warm effects - Környei József László
• 15. Mechanical resistance of the human body: passive limits (accidental traumas) - Környei József László
• 16. Sport and military strain situations, physiological limits of muscular work. - Környei József László
• 17. Reaction time, coordination of movements, physiology of active limits. - Környei József László
• 18. Causes of accidents, the human factor. - Környei József László
• 19. Electric current and radioactivity limits. - Környei József László
• 20. Weather fronts, physiology of orientation - Környei József László
• 21. Physiological limits of sensory organs in humans, vision and hearing. - Környei József László
• 22. Fear and overcoming it, adrenalin need, effects of sleep withdrawal, upper limits of concentration. - Környei József László
• 23. Physiology of time shift problems, "jet-leg". - Környei József László
• 24. Intellectual work, memory, will-power and survival skills. - Környei József László

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Physiology textbooks

Literature developed by the Department

Figures of the lectures, edited movies

Notes

Short notes of the students

Recommended literature

Physiology textbooks

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

successful solution of the exam test

Mid-term exams

According to the university's regulations.

Making up for missed classes

Missed movies can be viewed once on discussed and agreed time schedule, the figures of the lectures are available on the Teams.

Exam topics/questions

Test questions based on the topics of the lectures.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars