| Area: | School of Biomedical Science |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.5 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 1643 (v.6) Human Biology 133 or any previous version
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| Co Requisite(s): | 303034 (v.2) Human Biology 132
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| Syllabus: | Normal development of the nervous system. Nervous system structure and function - brainstem and cranial nerve structure and function and role of hypothalamus. Somatosensory systems - ascending tracts, role of thalamus and sensory cortex. Motor systems - spinal cord control, role of brainstem, basal ganglia, cerebellum and motor cortex in controlling posture and co-ordinated movement. Normal aging in the nervous system. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Integrated nervous system structure and function covered in Human Biology 133 with syllabus in OT 106. Described important changes in the nervous system during embryonic and fetal development. Tested the fuction of cranial nerves and identified normal function and control. Identified the brainstem areas which contain cranial nerve nuclei, ascending and descending nerve tracts and which control basic functions and consciousness. Followed ascendingsensory impulses from their peripheral receptors to central processing areas. Identified areas of the brain and explained their role in maintaining balance and posture and co-ordinated movement. Described the role of the hypothalamus in homeostatic control. Identified the changes in the nervous system in normal aging |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Tortora and Grabowski (2003) Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, (10th ed), NY, Wiley. Fyfe, (2003), OT 106 Workbook, Curtin University of Technology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case study 20%. Group assessment 20%. Final Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
