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BIOL3210 – Advanced Human Physiology
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jane AL Kouba
Kate Barry
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
[(BIOL2220 or BIOL247) and ((BIOL2230 or BIOL257) or (MEDI2300 or MEDI204) or (admission to BHumanSc))] and 20cp at 2000 level including BIOL2220 or BIOL247
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Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit follows on from BIOL2230 and BIOL2220. We will investigate the interaction of the renal and respiratory systems in the control of body pH. The next topic is the control of blood pressure leading to a discussion of hypertension and exercise. We continue with endocrinology discussing signal transduction and messenger pathways, and the role of hormones in the regulation of plasma potassium, calcium and glucose concentrations. A discussion of neuroendocrine systems and function of thyroid, sex, growth, mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid hormones leads into a discussion of stress and the stress hormones. As obesity is currently a major threat to human health we will consider energy balance and the neurological basis for homeostatic and hedonic control of appetite before investigating other factors involved in weight control including genetics, foetal programming, protein leverage and the gut microbiota. The final two lectures will be on the neurobiology of the reward systems involved in hedonic eating and drug addiction. Practical classes make use of computer-assisted learning, as well as laboratory experiments. We will measure physiological parameters such as blood pressure during exercise, acid and base in the urine and stress hormones in the saliva. In these classes students will act both as investigators and experimental subjects.
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Explain how the cardiovascular, renal, and respiratory systems contribute to homeostasis
- ULO2: Identify the components of the neural and endocrine systems that maintain energy balance in the human body
- ULO3: Perform measurements of physiological responses safely in human subjects
- ULO4: Analyse experimental data and interpret physiological significance
- ULO5: Synthesise information from the scientific literature for presentation in written and oral formats
- ULO6: Critically evaluate information and form logical arguments supported by experimental evidence
Assessment Tasks
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Delivery and Resources
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Timetable
There will be two lectures each week and these will be on Monday at 12 pm in 23 Wallys Walk P.G.Price Theatre and Tuesday 1 pm in 14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Ave-Mason Theatre. All lectures will be recorded and available on iLearn.
Each week internal students are expected attend one practical class on either Tuesday from 2 pm to 5 pm or Wednesday from 10 am until 1 pm or Wednesday from 2 pm to 5 pm. All practical classes will be in 4 Wallys Walk Science labs (102, and 105).
Practical sessions for external students will be held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March and on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th of April in the 4 Wallys WLK Science lab 110. External students need to attend all four days of the on-campus sessions.
Unit material and Textbooks
The textbook for this unit is “Principals of Human Physiology” 6th edition by Cindy L Stanfield, published by Pearson. You can subscribe to the new digital version (6th addition) at
http://www.pearson.com.au/9781292156491 and you do not need MasteringA&P.
However, much of the material covered in BIOL3210 is not available in text books. When this is the case, I have included relevant references in the lecture graphics.
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Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 13/02/2020 | added delivery and resources |