NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 循環生理學(4214)
(Eng.) Circulatory Physiology
Offering Dept Department of Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher LAI, TSAI-CHUN
Department Department of Life Sciences/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description 介紹動物體內心臟血管功能生理運作的機制
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
認識全方位的生命科學知識
1.The knowledge of basic science and basic life science
2.The methods and techniques of experiments
3.The training of the ability of expression and the logics of thinking.
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30
Lecturing
Discussion
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Circulatory System Overview
Week 2 Heart

Week 3 Cardiac Pump Hemodynamics
Week 4 Regulation of arterial pressure and integrative control of circulation
Week 5 Hemostasis
Week 6 Vascular smooth muscle cells
Week 7 Endothelial cells
Week 8 Midterm week
Week 9 Atherosclerosis
Week 10 Animal models for cardiovascular disease
Week 11 PBL& paper discussion-hypertension
Week 12 PBL& paper discussion-arrhythmia
Week 13 PBL& paper discussion-heart failure
Week 14 PBL& paper discussion-cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury
Week 15 PBL& paper discussion-atherosclerosis
Week 16 Final presentation
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
Attendance
Oral presentation
Textbook & other References
1.David E. Mohrman, Lois Jane Heller, Cardiovascular Physiology, 9e, by McGraw-Hill Education, 2018. (ISBN 978-1-260-02611-5).
2.Pappano, AJ and Wier, WJ, Cardiovascular Physiology, Tenth ed., Elsevier by Mosby, 2013. (ISBN: 978-0-323-08697-4)
3.Fox, SI, Human Physiology, Chapters 13-14.
4.Berne, RM & Levy, MN, Physiology, Chapters 22-32.
5.“心血管生理病理學”; 作  者:陳幸一;出版社別:五南
出版日期:2018/10/05(1版2刷)ISBN:978-957-11-6208-9
書  號:5J37
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
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Office Hours
星期五下午4點至5點
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