Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Physiology (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows the structure and function of human organs;
- can describe the dysfunctions of body systems and is able to explain the body's functioning in these disorders;
- knows the basics of the mechanism of most common diseases;
- knows the clinical physiological research methods of common diseases

Prerequisites (course unit)

none

Exam schedules

Anatomy and Physiology, graded 0-5
The exam will take place on the 11th of October, 2018 (classroom exam on paper)
Possible retakes in Anatomy and Physiology are done in Exam-environment
- 12.11.-25.11.2018
- 10.12.-31.12.2018
Enroll and make your reservation with the right code (7Q00DH02-3001)
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Clinical Physiology
The exam will be on Tabula e-learning platform and is either passed or not-passed.
The exam in Tabula will open after the lectures of the Clinical Physiology and will close on the 31st of December, 2018

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation of the students performance is done with written exam. Grades are 0-5, 0 meaning disqualification and 5 meaning excellent knowledge.
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Aims to be achieved:
The student knows the structures and functions of the human body and can understands the human being as a physical functional enterity.
The student knows the essential terms of anatomy and physiology.
The student can apply the above mentioned knowledge both in studies and in working life.
The student learns how to exploit different sources in data acquisition both independently and with fellow students.
The student learns to use effectively the time spent on independent studying.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Flipped learnig and classroom lectures, independent studying and working in small groups.

Learning materials

Text books:
Moore K.L., Dalley A.F., Agur A.M.R.:
Clincally Oreinted Anatomy
Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams et Wilkins
7th Edition, online access and free down load
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Drake R.L., Vogl W., Mitchell A.W.M.:
Gray's Anatomy for Students
Elsevier
4th Edition, online access and free download
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Tortora G.J., Derrickson B.H.
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
John Wiley et Sons Inc
14th Edition
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Thibodeau G.A., Patton K.T.
Structure et Function of the Body
Elsevier
15th Edition online access and free download
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Materials on the e-learnig platform in Tabula and the code of the course is 7Q00DH02 Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Physiology, password is APC2018

Student workload

The course volume is 3 ECTs meaning 81 hours of working.
Contact hours in classroom will be 22 hours, which leave 59 hours for independent studying.

Content scheduling

Information about the methods, aims and studying strategy will be given on the first contact classroom meeting on the 6th of September, 2018 and attendance is mandatory.
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Anatomy and Physiology 2,5 ECT
TISSUES
The student understands the structure of the basic tissue types and the way they form the organs.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
The student knows the structure and functioning of the nerve cells.
The student is able to explain what the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and autonomic nervous system are.
The student understands the significance of the nervous system in the interaction between human and his/her environment, in the gathering and evaluation of sensory information, in processing of the data and in motor response of the sensory data, and in the regulation of the body's functions.
The student knows the brain's main parts, meninges, and knows the origin, circulation and importance of the cerebral fluid.
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF HEART AND CIRCULATION
The student knows the structure of the heart and the circulation of the cardiac wall and can identify the large blood vessels and knows their structure. The student knows the cardiac cycle and the conduction system.
The student understands basic factors affecting the formation of blood pressure and the importance of blood pressure to hemodynamics.
The student knows the terminology related to blood pressure and understands blood flow regulation
.RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND ITS FUNCTIONS
The student knows the anatomy of the airways as well as the lung structure.
The student is able to explain lung ventilation, gas exchange in the alveolar level, transportation of gases in the blood, and understands the importance of cell respiration
The student understands the importance of ventilation in maintaining homeostasis, knows the regulation of ventilation and the volume of breathing.
BLOOD AND IMMUNOLOGY
The student knows the composition of the blood, understands its importance in the maintenance of homeostasis and in the transportation of various substances and regulation of body temperature. heat.
The student understands the role of blood in the body's defense and knows the events in blood clotting.
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CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY 0,5 ECT
Clinical Physiology consists of examinations of the human body's vital functions and their disorders.
It examines pulmonary, cardiac and esophageal activities through various measurements, either as short-term examinations or as long-term registrations.
The aim of this part is that the student understands the examination methods and is able to use this knowledge in further studies of internal medicine.

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

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International connections

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Further information

In case of difficulties in reading and writing the material ans exams can be divided in smaller sections.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Disqualified: If the performance is thoroughly incomplete or contains a lot of, or serious errors.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

In a satisfactory performance (T level), most of the required items are correctly presented.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

In good performance (H level) all the key things are present and they are right.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

In a creditable performance (K level) all things are presented logically and showing deeper knowledge, and indicating understanding of the enterity.