| CODE | PHB1041 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Physiology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives - To appreciate the scope of human physiology - understand the fundamental concepts of organ function and interaction - To understand basic physiological homeostatic mechanisms - To appreciate the adaptations to stress and the environment - To study in some detail selected physiological functions more relevant to pharmacists Content - Cardiovascular system - Respiration - The kidney - Acid base balance - Blood and defence - Digestion and nutrition - The endocrine system - Neuroscience - Bone, muscle, exercise Main Textbook: - Berne R.M., Levy M.N. 4th Edition 2005. Principles of Physiology. Mosby Publishers. Reading List - Seeley R.R., Stephens T.D., Tate P. 4th Edition (International) 1998. Anatomy and Physiology. McGraw Hill. - MacKenna B.R., Collander R. 6th Edition 1997. Illustrated Physiology. Churchill Livingstone. IBSN 0-443-0506 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Cynthia Sammut Neville Vassallo (Co-ord.) |
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