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The Physiology of Human Organ Systems course aims to develop and integrated understanding of human organ structure and function through:
• innovative teaching approaches covering the digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and reproductive systems
• participation in practical classes where students act as subjects and investigators. These will reinforce lecture material, develop scientific acumen and build team working skills
• focussed and interactive problem solving sessions applying knowledge to clinical scenarios, and developing fundamental skills critically required in the final years of the degree;
• informal teaching sessions where one-to-one staff-student interactions encourage discussion in a non-threatening environment
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will explore the following questions: How do the major body organs and systems work both alone and in communication with one another? How do we adapt to changing circumstances, control breathing as required, adjust to our nutritional needs, spawn new generations? The course will then go on to investigate the physiology behind the way in which the heart supplies even the furthest extremities with nutrition and oxygen and how gases are extracted from the air we breathe by our lungs. The kidney (fluid balance), the digestive system (nutrition) and the reproductive systems will also be explained in detail. The course provides an overview of what goes on inside your body, and what happens when it goes wrong.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
General feedback throughout problem-solving sessions, where staff will circulate and discuss lecture material with students. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To explain both the neural and chemical control of lung ventilation and how it is adjusted to meet specialised needs. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Outline the control mechanisms of male and female human reproductive processes from the embryo to birth. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To describe and explain the function and control of the cardiovascular system. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the role of the kidney in the control of extracellular fluid (ECF) volume and composition. |
| Factual | Remember | To describe the processes of digestion and absorption of foodstuffs and the secretory role played by each part of the alimentary system. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Practical reports will be marked with written comments and constructive feedback. General feedback provided following mid-term assessment. General feedback throughout problem-solving sessions, where staff will circulate and discuss lecture material with students. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To explain both the neural and chemical control of lung ventilation and how it is adjusted to meet specialised needs. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To describe and explain the function and control of the cardiovascular system. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the role of the kidney in the control of extracellular fluid (ECF) volume and composition. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | To describe and explain the function and control of the cardiovascular system. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To explain both the neural and chemical control of lung ventilation and how it is adjusted to meet specialised needs. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the role of the kidney in the control of extracellular fluid (ECF) volume and composition. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Outline the control mechanisms of male and female human reproductive processes from the embryo to birth. |
| Factual | Remember | To describe the processes of digestion and absorption of foodstuffs and the secretory role played by each part of the alimentary system. |
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