Module code: BIS4009-B
To facilitate the development of an understanding of the functional organisation of the human body using a 'systems' approach to normal anatomy and physiology and selected examples of pathophysiological changes and disease.
To emphasise the control and integration of cells and systems in the healthy body and outline some important disease states.
Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. Excitation events in nerve and muscle, muscle contraction: physiology and pathophysiology. Neurotransmission and transduction processes. Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the central and the peripheral nervous systems. Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of: the respiratory system (including metabolic rate); the cardiovascular system (including blood), the urinary system (including acid-base balance). Basic introduction to Pharmacology and Immunology.
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