Human bioscience I
Course code: 0727
Mr C Duyvestyn
5 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula
Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the organisation of the human body and a knowledge of the basic body systems; an understanding of homeostatic mechanisms, and of the role of circulation in body functioning.
Synopsis The subject involves the study of the following topics: human-environment interactions; homeostasis and feedback mechanisms; introduction to the human body's basic anatomy and physiology; the cell-functional components, cell processes, adaptations to environmental change, cell differentiation; tissues, organs and systems; cellular environment; blood-composition, functions and disorders; circulation and alterations in circulatory functions; haemostasis; cardiac output, blood flow, blood pressure and pulse; alterations in cardiac function, hypertension and hypotension. The subject is taught by lectures, demonstrations and laboratory work.
Assessment Laboratory assessment: 30% * Mid-semester test (45 min.): 20% * Examination (1 hour): 50%
Prescribed texts
Martini F H Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1995
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