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536-029 Physiology

Year 2 Dental Science.

Note: Special Requirements: White coat, name tag, dissecting instruments, recording paper and practical note book (details in laboratory manual).

Contact: 96 hours, including lectures, tutorials and laboratory work.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend: the terminology of physiology; the principles and essential information regarding the functions of different cell types and how they interact in organ systems; the mechanisms by which these different organ systems are controlled in the normal human being; the normal numerical values for those physiological variables that are commonly used as indices of disease.

Have developed: observational and organisational skills to use experimental techniques in investigating physiological systems and document the findings reliably; skills in analysing and evaluating physiological experimental data.

Appreciate: the ranges of normality for physiological parameters; the factors which influence the significance of results obtained from investigating physiological factors.

Content:

Principles of physiological integration. The interface between tissue cells and the internal environment. Biophysics of excitable and contractile tissue. The physiology of mammalian organ systems: circulation of blood, respiration, electrolyte balance, digestion and absorption, sensation and movement. The co-ordination of bodily function by hormonal and neural mechanisms. Brain functions and behaviour.

Assessment:

One 2-hour mid-year examination; a 3-hour end-of-year examination; assignments during the course; practical note book.

Prescribed texts:

• Moffatt D F, Moffatt S B and Schaug C L 1993 Human Physiology: Foundations and Frontiers 2nd edition Mosby OR West J B 1991 Physiological Basis of Medical Practice 12th edition Williams and Wilkins

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