Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
3529IFESG-APR-PAR
3529IFESG-JAN-PAR
Aims
To provide foundation students with an introduction to Physiological processes in animals and plants in preparation for undergraduate degrees in biological or biochemical sciences. The focus will be on mammalian physiology (especially human). Some examples of plant tissues and plant physiology will be treated for balance.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the structural properties of biological tissues and physiological systems covered in the syllabus, focusing on their anatomical features and microscopic organisation.
2.
Examine the functional dynamics of these biological tissues and physiological systems, emphasizing their physiological roles and mechanisms in living organisms.
3.
Explain how these systems operate and are controlled using accurate biological vocabulary.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Introduction to biological systems: structure and function of organisms, tissues and organs focussing on mammalian (primarily human) and plant systems. Gas exchange and mass transport: gas exchange and translocation in plants, gas exchange and mass transport in mammals focussing on the human respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Digestion and nutrients: introduction to the types of nutrition in organisms focusing on heterotrophs, the structure and function of the human digestive system and the mechanisms of digesting the main food types. Responses to internal and external stimuli: Stimuli and receptor organs, the nervous system, nerve impulses and synapses, muscles and movement, the endocrine system and hormones, homeostasis, the urinary system and osmoregulation. Immune system and disease: responses of the innate and adaptive immune systems, pathogens, introduction to infectious and non-infectious diseases in humans.
Introduction to biological systems: structure and function of organisms, tissues and organs focussing on mammalian (primarily human) and plant systems. Gas exchange and mass transport: gas exchange and translocation in plants, gas exchange and mass transport in mammals focussing on the human respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Digestion and nutrients: introduction to the types of nutrition in organisms focusing on heterotrophs, the structure and function of the human digestive system and the mechanisms of digesting the main food types. Responses to internal and external stimuli: Stimuli and receptor organs, the nervous system, nerve impulses and synapses, muscles and movement, the endocrine system and hormones, homeostasis, the urinary system and osmoregulation. Immune system and disease: responses of the innate and adaptive immune systems, pathogens, introduction to infectious and non-infectious diseases in humans.
Module Overview:
An introduction to organismal biology.
An introduction to organismal biology.