BM1011:03
Physiological Systems and Processes 1
| Townsville, Cairns, Mount Isa | HECS Band 2 |
52 hours lectures, 26 hours practicals. Semester 1 (Townsville, Cairns, Mt Isa campus); Semester 1, Limited Attendance (Townsville campus).
Available to Nursing Science students only.
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%).