Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 147)
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Year 2 Physiotherapy.
Coordinator: Dr M Hargreaves.
Contact: Two hours of lectures a week, and a total of seven 3-hour practical/tutorial sessions.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the principles of endocrine control systems including hormone action and the variety of hormone types in the body; the integration of the different systems in exercise; the provision of the metabolic requirements for exercise.
Have developed: the ability to integrate the changes in different systems that occur with alterations in various parameters.
Content:
Hormones: principles of action, specific types, hypothalamo-pituitary axis, control of metabolism; fluid balance and reproductive functions; pregnancy, postnatal growth and puberty. Physiological responses of the body to physical activity, with special reference to muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Skeletal muscle-structure and function; mechanical, electrical and histochemical characteristics. Muscle bioenergetics. Energy production, central and peripheral processes in oxygen delivery to skeletal muscle. Anaerobic and aerobic power and capacity. Specific physical performance and stress testing. Physiological changes in the muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems with training and fatigue. The physiological bases of exercise prescription. Physical performance and physiological responses in adverse environments. Equipment used to monitor the responses of the muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems to physical activity. Measurement of oxygen consumption, heart rate, anaerobic threshold, aerobic and anaerobic power output, force-velocity relationship, fatigue and the use of electromyography to investigate muscular involvement.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination, (90 per cent). Written laboratory reports (10 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 147)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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