TV1202 - Physiology and Pharmacology for Agricultural Science
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
Available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Tropical Agricultural Science.
This subject will provide foundation knowledge and understanding of the structure and physiological function of the body and the principles of the action of drugs. After a broad introduction to the major body systems, learning activities will develop around the themes of homeostasis, nervous and endocrine regulation of function, the interaction of the body with the external environment and comparative functional physiology. Topics to be addressed include the complexity and diversity of physiological function, biological rhythms, regulation of key aspects of body homeostasis, introduction to cell communication and regulation and an introduction to drug actions, dispersal and toxicology.
Learning Outcomes
- develop an awareness of the molecular and cellular basis of regulation of cell function;
- introduction to the fundamental concepts of pharmacology and toxicology;
- develop insight into the principle mechanisms that control and regulate selected aspects of internal body function in the face of changing internal and external influences;
- understand the structure and key function of the major body systems.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TV1203 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lisa Chilton |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (70%); assignments (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lisa Chilton |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (70%); assignments (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.