Module Title
Human Anatomy And Physiology
Keywords
Nervous, Digestive, Endocrine and Muscular, Integumentary, Skeletal, Sensory, Cardiovcascular, Urinary and Reproductive Systems |
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Prerequisites for Module
Students should be familiar with modules AS1002 or its equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Precluded Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Aims of Module
To enable students to describe the anatomy, histology and physiology of the nervous, digestive, endocrine, muscular, integumenary, skeletal, sensory, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Describe the functioning of the nervous system.
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Describe the structure and physiology of the digestive, muscular, respiratory, sensory, cardiovascular, urinary and reproductive systems.
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Discuss the nature and the physiological roles of the principal hormones.
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Identify the histological structure and functions of the integumentary, skeletal, sensory, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems.
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Explain the functions of the nervous, endocrine, integumentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems in the regulation and maintenance of homeostasis.
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Indicative Module Content
Organisation: the principal body systems, anatomical, regional and directional terms, tissue types. Nervous System: Anatomy, histology and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system. Digestive System: Anatomy and histology of the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs, digestive processes. Endocrine System: anatomy, histology and physiology of the endocrine glands, hormonal mechanisms of action, physiological roles of pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas and sex hormones. Muscular System: Anatomy and histology of muscle, molecular, histological and anatomical events in muscle contraction.
Integumentary System: Histology, anatomy and physiology.
Skeletal System: Histology and anatomy of bone, joints and ligaments, ossification, bone physiology.
| The Cardiovascular System: Anatomy of heart and vessels, conduction system, cardiac cycle, homeostasis control, lymphatic vessels and tissues.
Respiratory System: Anatomy and histology, volumes, respiration and it's control, gas exchange and transport.
Urinary System: Anatomy and histology, physiological role, regulation and control.
Sensory System: Anatomy and histology, receptor physiology, pain, vision, hearing and equilibrium, taste and smell.
Reproductive System: Anatomy, histology and physiology of the reproductive tracts, control of reproductive functions.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 80 | Tutorials/Seminars
| 20 | Computer Exercises
| 20 | Assessment
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Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 80 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 98 |
Mode of Delivery
Lecture based course, supplemented with computer-based and tutorial group exercises.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 3,4
| | Examination | 1,2,3,4,5
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The Coursework will consist of problem solving exercises.
The examination is closed book.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | MARIEB, E.N., 2008. Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology. 9th ed.: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
| | 2. | MARTINI, F. and NATH, J.L., 2008. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. 8th ed. Addison-Wesley.
| | 3. | TORTORA, G.J. AND DERRICKSON, B.H., 2009. Introduction to the Human Body: The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 9th ed. New York: Wiley
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Additional Notes
This module covers, at least in part, the following Health Professions Council Standards of Proficiency for Biomedical Scientists (035/SOP/BMS/A5 July 2004): 3a.1
The Certificate of Competence and Portfolio of Registration refers only to students on the Applied Biomedical Science course.
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