8472 (v.11) 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
    OR
    12931 (v.2) Pharmaceutical Biology 120 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 gallbladder), mechanisms of secretion (salivary, pancreatic and stomach glands, kidney), Cellular metabolism, 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. ANS function. skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Cell communication. Chemical signalling. Receptors and signal transduction. Intracellular messengers. Homeostasis. Principles of endocrinology. Hypothalamic-pituitary interactions. TSH and thyroid hormone. ACTH and adrenal hormone. LH and FSH regulation of reproduction. Gastro-intestinal hormones. Energy metabolism - Fuel homeostasis and metabolic rate. Total body energy balance. Endocrine control during absorptive and post-absorptive states. 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:

60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 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