302503 (v.2) Integrative Physiology 206

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
Anti Requisite(s):	8846 (v.7) Physiology 232 AND 301421 (v.4) BIO28 Integrative Physiology
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
Syllabus:	Blood, composition and function of plasma constituents. Anaemias, haemostasis, intrinsic and extrinsic pathways for blood clotting. Cardiovascular physiology, control of heart rate and stroke volume. Intrinsic and extrinsic regulation of blood flow/pressure. Heart failure, coronary heart disease and haemodynamics of blood flow. Capillary exchange, circulatory patterns. Hypertension and blood pressure regulation. Respiratory physiology, respiratory mechanics, gas transport and release, obstructive and restrictive pulmonary disease. Alveolar ventilation and blood flow, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, chemoreceptors and respiratory control and regulation of ventilation. Hypoxia and exercise. Renal physiology. Glomerator filtration, factors affecting GFR, glomerulonephritis, tubular reabsorption, plasma clearance, renal failure, countercurrent mechanisms, urea recycling, water and salt reabsorption. Body fluid and electrolyte balance: sodium, potassium, water and acid-base balance.
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)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *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
2009	Bentley Campus	Special Study Period 3			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