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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%).