Courses Handbook 2008

10628 (v.3) Nutritional Physiology 282


Area: School of Public Health
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: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 10627 (v.3) Nutritional Physiology 281 or any previous version
Syllabus: Control of respiration, gaseous exchange and respiratory mechanics. Functions of blood, the formation of blood cells and the characteristics of red blood cells. Resistance of the body to infection. Immunity and allergy. The gastrointestinal hormones,enzymes and nutrients. Gastrointestinal mobility. The electrophysiology and mechanical properties of the gastrointestinal musculature, digestion and gastrointestinal circulation. The digestion of carbohydrates, lipids, protein and vitamins. Formationof urine by the kidney, glomerular filtration and tubular function controlling mechanisms. An introduction to the principles of physical fitness, the physiological effects of activity and methods of fitness assessment. The physiology of the musculoskeletal system and muscles.
** 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: 010999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*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
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 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

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