PP2230:03
Principles of Human Physiology
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
34 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials. Semester 1.
Available to level 2 occupational therapy students; in Townsville, with approval of the head of physiology and pharmacology, any student with an interest in physiology.
Staff: Assoc. Professor G Dobson.
This subject provides an introduction to human physiology and describes the function and structure of the human organ systems. This includes an introduction to cells and tissues; the skin; the nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, reproductive systems and endocrinology.
Learning Objectives:
- overall body structure and organisation;
- cell and tissue structure and classification;
- the role of blood constituents and lymph in the body;
- functional and structural aspects of the nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, reproductive and endocrine systems.
Assessment by three-hour end of semester examination (70%); assignments (30%).