BM1011:03
Physiological Systems and Processes 1
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: PP2101 SC1011 SC1301
40 lectures, 20 hours practicals. First semester and distance education mode.
Available to Nursing Science students only.
Staff: Dr R Towner.
The subject comprises an overview of cellular organisation, chemical and biochemical concepts, introductory and applied microbiology; classification of skeletal system, muscle, joints and tendons; the integument system; blood and lymph system; the immune system and the gastrointestinal system.
Learning Objectives:
- to understand physiological systems and processes in the human body;
- to understand fundamental concepts of chemistry and biological chemistry;
- fundamentals of microbiology as it relates to health and disease;
- to understand organ, tissue and cellular interrelationships;
- to understand the gastrointestinal system.
Assessment for full-time students by examination (70%); practical (30%). Assessment for distance mode students by examination (40%); on-course assignments (30%); practical assignments (30%).