302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205
Area: |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
10.0 |
| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** | |
Individual Study: |
1 x 10 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): |
8472 (v.12) 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 OR 12931 (v.3) Pharmaceutical Biology 120 or any previous version AND 302415 (v.2) Structure and Function of the Body 107 or any previous version |
Syllabus: |
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, autonomic nervous system function, skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Structure to function. Digestivetract motility. Secretion and absorption - cellular mechanisms of absorption (small intestine, kidney and gall bladder). Mechanisms of secretion (salivary, pancreatic and stomach glands and kidney). Cell communication - chemical signalling and prostaglandins. Receptors and signal transduction and 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 and temperature regulation. |
| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** | |
Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
Funding Cluster: | 09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science |
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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