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302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205



 

Area:

School of Biomedical Science

Contact Hours:

10.0

Credits:

25.0

Individual Study:

1 x 10 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

8472 (v.11) Physiology 231 or any previous version
301425 (v.4) BIO20 Physiological Concepts or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
AND
6934 (v.4) Human Biology 136 or any previous version
AND
302415 (v.2) Structure and Function of the Body 107 or any previous version
Cellular physiology - Cell membrane structure and composition. Active and passive mechanisms of membrane transport. Membrane potential. Movement of water and solutes across epithelia. Cellular metabolism. ATP and cellular energy transfer. Glycolysis and Krebs cycle. ETS. Oxidative Phosphorylation. Nerve/Muscle - Action Potentials, Neuromuscular transmission, pacemaker cells in heart and smooth muscle, ANS function, Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Structure to function. Digestive tract motility. Secretion and Absorption - Cellular mechanisms of absorption (small intestine, kidney and gallbladder). Mechanisms of secretion (salivary, pancreatic and stomach glands, kidney). Cell Communication - Chemical signalling; Prostaglandins. Receptors and signal transduction, intracellular messengers. Chemistry, structure and synthesis of hormones. Principles of endocrinology. Hypothalamic-pituitary interactions. Thyroid and parathyroid hormones. Adrenal hormones. LH and FSH regulation of reproduction. Reproductive hormones. Gastro-intestinal hormones. Energy metabolism - Fuel homeostasis and metabolic rate, total body energy balance, endocrine control during absorptive and post-absorptive states, temperature regulation.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1 Y 

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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