Physiology

• Discipline objectives
• The discipline
• Subjects offered
  • Second year
  • Third year

Discipline objectives

Physiology is the study of how living organisms such as animals and humans work. Students studying physiology will learn to understand:

• how single cells function;
• the structural and functional relationships of the major body systems;
• how the major body systems are controlled and regulated;
• how the effector systems are coordinated;
• how the body responds to physiological stresses.

The discipline

Physiology is the study of the way the living organism works. It involves the study of individual cells, tissues, organs and the whole body. Physiology subjects emphasise the structure and function of the human body.
Students who choose to study physiology as part of the BSc or BSc(Biomedical) degree will be introduced to physiology in the second year of their studies.
The department offers two eight-point subjects at the second-year level and two twelve-point subjects at third-year level designed primarily for BSc (Biomedical) students. BSc students will undertake equivalent second and third-year level subjects. For BSc(Biomedical) students PHY2051 and PHY2062 are prerequisites for the third-year physiology subjects, PHY3031 and PHY3042. For BSc students PHY2011 and PHY2022 are prerequisites for PHY3011 and PHY3022.

Subjects offered

Second year

• PHY2011 Neurosciences
• PHY2022 Systems physiology
• PHY2051 Biomedical neurosciences
• PHY2062 Biomedical systems physiology

Third year

• PHY3011 Advanced systems physiology
• PHY3022 Advanced physiology
• PHY3031 Advanced biomedical systems physiology
• PHY3042 Advanced biomedical physiology

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