PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEMS

PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEMS
Course Code
BI 25B2
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr A Jack and Dr S Tucker

Pre-requisites

BI 1004 and BI 1507, CM 1013 or CM 1014 and CM 1509. Students without those qualifications may be admitted at the discretion of the Head of School.

Overview

Having learned some of the cellular control mechanisms in BI 20B2 this course asks: 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?
Taking the knowledge learned in BI 20B2 forward, this course will explore 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. This course will provide an overview of what goes on inside your body, and what happens when it goes wrong.

Structure

12 weeks - 3 lectures per week, 4 lab sessions and one assessed essay.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour exam paper. In-course assessment on practical work and essay.

Resit: 1 two-hour exam paper. In-course assessment on practical work and essay.