Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
3406FNDSCI-JAN-CTY
Aims
This module aims to examine the concepts of homeostasis, communication and transport within organisms and to provide an introduction to human and non-human animal anatomy and physiology
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:History of anatomy. Anatomical nomenclature. Tissues of the body. Integument. Developmental anatomy. The musculoskeletal system. The endocrine system. The nervous system. The heart and circulatory system. The lymphatic system. The respiratory system. The digestive system. The urinary system. The reproductive system. The relationship between form and function, adaptation to the environment reflected in physical structures and biochemical modification. The concept of homeostasis. Feedback mechanisms, positive and negative feedback and the steady state. Thermo-regulatory systems in animals. Diffusion and passive transport facilitated diffusion, active transport, co-transport, exocytosis and endocytosis, intestinal absorption and renal excretion. Circulatory systems and their characteristics. Open and closed circulatory systems. Neural and endocrine systems and their integration.
Module Overview:
This module enables you to examine the concepts of homeostasis, communication and transport within organisms. It also provides an introduction to human functional anatomy using a systemic approach to the organisation and function of organs and tissues in the human body.
This module enables you to examine the concepts of homeostasis, communication and transport within organisms. It also provides an introduction to human functional anatomy using a systemic approach to the organisation and function of organs and tissues in the human body.
Additional Information:This module provides an introduction to the function and structure of living organisms. A comparative approach is taken to stress the organisation and integration of animal form and function. Additionally, the module provides students with an appreciation of the basic physiological mechanisms.
Assessments
Report
Centralised Exam