8472 (v.12) Physiology 231

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** 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. **

Lecture:

3 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

301425 (v.4) BIO20 Physiological Concepts or any previous version
302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205 or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

    1644 (v.7) Human Biology 134 or any previous version
    OR
    302415 (v.2) Structure and Function of the Body 107 or any previous version
    OR
    6934 (v.4) Human Biology 136 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. Mechanisms of absorption (small intestine, kidney and gall bladder), mechanisms of secretion (salivary, pancreatic and stomach glands and kidney), cellular metabolism, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and cellular energy transfer. Glycolysis and Krebs cycle. ETS. Oxidative phosphorylation. Nerve/muscle - action potentials. Neuromuscular potentials. Neuromuscular transmission. Pacemaker cells. Electrophysiology of the heart. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Cell communication. Chemical signalling. Receptors and signal transduction. Intracellular messengers. Principles of endocrinology. Hypothalamic-pituitary interactions. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormone. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and adrenal hormone. Luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) regulation of reproduction. Gastro-intestinal hormones. Energy metabolism - fuel homeostasis and metabolic rate. Total body energy balance. 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:

010913 Human Biology

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External