Study programme 2025-2026Français
Physiologie et physiopathologie des systèmes : digestif
Programme component of Bachelor's in Biomedical Sciences (MONS) (day schedule)Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UM-B2-BIOMED-018-MCompulsory UELEGRAND AlexandreM117 - Physiologie et réadaptation respiratoire
  • LEGRAND Alexandre
  • LUPANT Aurélie
  • CARLIER Stéphane
  • DEBELLE Frédéric
  • DUTRY Dominique
  • ELOSEGI José-Antonio
  • FLAMME Frédéric
  • GHAFARI Chadi
  • TAYLOR Stephen

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français203200033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
M-PHPH-205Physiology and Physiopathology of the Digestive System208000Q2
M-PHPH-207Exploration fonctionnelle humaine024000Q2

Overall mark : the assessments of each AA result in an overall mark for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Understand, describe, analyse and prioritise biological phenomena
    • Understand and use different graphical representations of numerical values and their relationships
    • Perceive spatial distribution, and understand two- and three-dimensional representations and interconvert them
    • Understand the chronology of a phenomenon and master the time scales and their representations
  • Control the molecular, morphological and functional approaches of normal and pathological conditions
    • Understand the learning of physiological and pharmacological reasoning
    • Understand experimental protocols in the biomedical domain

Learning Outcomes of UE

Students will master the functioning of the digestive system and its integration in the human being. After normal functioning, malfunction of organs will be considered. At the end of this course, the student will understand the functioning of the digestive system and should be able to describe the functional consequences of diseases or their treatment.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The  systems will be studied separately and theoretical notions will be integrated during practical work.

Prior Experience

General physiology

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Integrated Assessment at the EU Level. The written exam accounts for 70% of the overall evaluation. Functional exploration assessments, practical work, and exercises carried out during Q2 contribute the remaining 30%.

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q2 UE assessment

Integrated Assessment at the EU Level. The written exam accounts for 70% of the overall evaluation. Functional exploration assessments, practical work, and exercises carried out during Q2 contribute the remaining 30%.

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Integrated Assessment at the EU Level. The written exam accounts for 70% of the overall evaluation. Functional exploration assessments, practical work, and exercises carried out during Q2 contribute the remaining 30%.

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q3 UE assessment

Integrated Assessment at the EU Level. The written exam accounts for 70% of the overall evaluation. Functional exploration assessments, practical work, and exercises carried out during Q2 contribute the remaining 30%.

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
M-PHPH-205
  • Cours magistraux
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Etudes de cas
M-PHPH-207
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Etudes de cas

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
M-PHPH-205
  • Face-to-face
M-PHPH-207
  • Face-to-face

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
M-PHPH-205Slide presentations are accessible on eLearning web-platform .
M-PHPH-207Les diaspositives des présentations sont accessibles sur le plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne.eLearning web-platform .

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
M-PHPH-205Sans objet
M-PHPH-207A 50-minute commented Powerpoint slideshow (Dr Debelle) explaining the physiological and pathological bases of chronic kidney disease, with the aim of helping students better understand end-stage renal replacement techniques (haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis).

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
M-PHPH-205Physiologie et physiopathologie Humaine, sous la direction de M Manto, Ed.   Sauramps médical- Medical Physiology, Boron and Boulpaep, Ed Saunders- Medical Physiology, A. Guyton et Hall, Ed Saunders- Physiologie médicale, Ganong, Ed. DeBoeck
M-PHPH-207Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 22/05/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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