Code / PP445
Level / 4
Credit rating / 10
Pre-requisites / None
Type of module / Extensive over one semester
Aims /
- To provide students with a basic appreciation of the role of the various control mechanisms in the maintenance of homeostasis in human health.
Learning outcomes/objectives / On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Identify the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems and their role in the maintenance of homeostasis in the human body.
2. Describe physiological principles relevant to the nervous and endocrine systems in the maintenance of homeostasis.
Content / Neurological structure and function, Endocrine structure and function, Action potentials, Neural signalling, Sensory nerves, Motor nerves, Autonomic nerves, Glands and hormones, Growth, Metabolism, Brain states, Neuro-endocrine control, Calcium homeostasis.
Teaching and learning strategies / Key note lectures, tutorial sessions, practical sessions, small group work, case-based learning.
Learning support / Use of libraries and other learning resources within the University of Brighton and other medical establishments, StudentCentral, Peer support, Module leader and personal tutor support.
Indicative reading
1. Anand, A et al. 2007. Pathology – Crash course (3rd Ed). Mosby Elsevier. Oxford.
2. Baynes JW. 2009. Medical Biochemistry (3rd Ed.) Mosby Elsevier
3. Cunningham JD.1989. Human Biology. Cambridge: Harper & Row
4. Fox SI.2006. Human physiology. (9th Ed.) McGraw-Hill, New York
5. Naish, J. 2009. Medical Sciences. (1st Ed.) Saunders Elsevier.
6. Rae-Dupree J, Dupree P. 2007. Anatomy and Physiology Workbook for Dummies. Wiley Publishing Inc
7. Salway J. 2006. Medical Biochemistry at a Glance (2nd Ed.) Blackwell Publishing Ltd
10. Seeley RR. Stevens TD. Tate P. 2000. Anatomy and Physiology (5th Ed.) McGraw Hill Boston
8. Shamley, D. 2005. Pathophysiology – An Essential Text for the Allied Health Professions Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann
9. Tortora GJ. Grabowski SR. 2000. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (9th Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, New York
10. Underwood, JCE. 2004. General and Systematic Pathology. Churchill Livingstone. Edinburgh
Useful websites:
http://pathweb.uchc.edu/
Assessment tasks / 2 hour examination (100%) (LO’s 1 & 2)
Brief description of module content and/or aims (maximum 80 words) / This module is designed to develop students understanding of neurological and endocrine physiology and its relevance to podiatric practice.
Area examination board to which module relates / Podiatry
Module team/authors/co-ordinator / Barbara Wall & Full-time academic team.
Semester offered, where appropriate / Year 1, semester 1
Site where delivered / Eastbourne
Date of first approval / 2012
Date of last revision
Date of approval of this version / October 2014
Version number / 1
Replacement for previous module / PP143
Course(s) for which module is acceptable and status in that course / BSc (Hons) Podiatry:
Compulsory
School home / School of Health Sciences
External examiner / Ms Margaret Bruce 2011-2015
Mr Andrew Bridgen 2012-1016
Allocation of study hours to activities
10 credits = 100 learning hours / Activity / Study hours / %
SCHEDULED
Lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and workshops, supervised time in workshop/ studio, fieldwork, external visits, work-based learning / 26 / 26
GUIDED INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study including wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, completion of assessment tasks, revision etc / 74 / 74
PLACEMENT
Learning away from the University that is not a year abroad or work-based learning
Assessment tasks
Type of assessment tasks
Summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for progression (expressed as a %) / Activity / Further details / %
WRITTEN
Written exam / Up to 2 hours / 100
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project output
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