Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Julia Raftos
Contact via Email
E8A 207
Senior Scientific Officer
Ray Duell
Contact via Email
E8A 103
Caitlin Kordis
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
BIOL257 or (6cp from BIOL115 and (BBE100 or BIOL114 or BIOL116 or BIOL108 or BIOL122)) or (HLTH108 and HLTH109) or (PSY104 and PSY105) or (PSYC104 and PSYC105)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit considers the maintenance of body homeostasis. We investigate the cardiovascular system including an examination of the electrical and mechanical functions of the heart, its interaction with the blood vessels, and the hormones and the autonomic nervous system that control heart function. Next we study the role of the renal system in the control of the chemical composition of the body, water balance and body fluid volume. An overview of the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems will follow. Practical classes involve measuring physiological parameters such as blood pressure and electrical conduction through the heart (the ECG) in humans.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
A hurdle requirement is an activity for which a minimum level of performance or participation is a condition of passing a unit. The hurdle requirement in BIOL247 this year is that you must attend six out of the 10 practical sessions (ie 8 practicals, the mid-semester test and the revision tutorial). If you miss part of an on-campus session due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances you must submit a Disruption to Studies request
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Eight Online Quizzes | 20% | No | see below |
Mid-semester test | 15% | No | Monday 18/09/2017 |
Practical class assignments | 15% | No | see below |
Final Exam | 50% | No | Semester 2 exam period |
Due: see below
Weighting: 20%
All eight quizzes are in the form of multiple choice questions and will be available from 1pm on the Thursday until Wednesday midnight of the following week. The time limit to complete each quiz will vary with the number of questions and only one attempt at each quiz is allowed. Each quiz contributes an equal proportion of the 20 marks.
The material included in each of the quizzes is
Quiz 1 week 2, lectures 1-4
Quiz 2 week 6 for externals The ECG practical class
Quiz 3 week 6 Blood pressure practical and lectures 8 & 9
Quiz 4 week 7 Cardiovascular system revision and preparation for the mid semester test lectures 1 - 9
Quiz 5 week 8 Renal revision lectures 10 - 14
Quiz 6 week 10 Respiration revision lectures 15-19
Quiz 7 week 11 Digestion practical
Quiz 8 week 12 Nutrition and the gastrointestinal system lectures 20-24
Due: Monday 18/09/2017
Weighting: 15%
This test will include 35 multiple choice questions to be completed in 40 minutes. All the cardiovascular section, the first three renal lectures (lectures 1-12) and the material presented in the completed practical classes will be included in the test.
Due: see below
Weighting: 15%
The practical assignments are based on the ECG, cardiovascular system and the permeability practical classes. Details of these assignments are in the practical manual. Students will complete the assignment and post it to the appropriate Turnitin site. External students do not need to hand in a hard copy of these assignments.
For external students the due dates are
ECG practical assignment: Identification of ECGs and graph: Due 04/09/2017
Cardiovascular practical assignment : Graph and questions: Due 11/09/ 2017
Permeability practical assignment: Graph and questions: Due 18/09/2017
Due: Semester 2 exam period
Weighting: 50%
The exam is a two and a half hour paper with 40 multiple choice questions, and 6 short answer questions (a paragraph or dot points or a diagram). The short answer questions will be in two parts and in each part you will have a choice of 3 out of 6 questions
All the lecture and practical material is examinable. A non-programmable calculator will be required in the exam but dictionaries are not allowed.
There will be two lectures each week on Wednesday at 1 pm and Thursday 12 noon. Both lectures are of one hour duration and will be held in the Lotus Theatre (W6D 27WW). The lecture audio and graphics will also be available through ECHO on the ILearn site.
External students will attend practical classes on 26th & 27th of August and the 18th & 19th of September. The classes start promptly at 9.00 am and will be held in F7B 102, 105 and 110. You will be expected to have covered all the information in the preceding lectures and to have read through the description of the practical prior to the practical sessions.
You will also find online lectures in ECHO on an “Introduction to Neurophysiology” and the “Autonomic Nervous System”. The background information contained in these lectures is required for understanding of concepts introduced in BIOL247 so it is essential that all students who have not completed BIOL257 study these lectures in week one. These lectures will also be a helpful revision tool for students who have completed BIOL257.
The textbook for this unit is “Principals of Human Physiology” 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.
An alternative is “Physiology” by Jake Mann and David Marples published by JP medical publishers. This book is one of the Eureka series and is more concise than Stanfield but still covers the content of BIOL247. Other physiological texts of a similar standard may also be suitable.
Your iLearn site will contain the unit outline, lecture audio and graphics, the text of the lectures, a link to ECHO 360 practical notes, announcements and discussion areas, and other information to help you complete the unit. Later, quizzes and assignment marks will be added. Please check this site regularly. You should also check your university email regularly for important announcements.
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Lecture |
1 |
1. Overview of the cardiovascular system |
2. Electrical activity of the heart |
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2
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3. Generation of the heartbeat |
4. Regulation of contraction of cardiac muscle |
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3
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5. Physics of the circulation |
6. Components of the circulation and their specific functions |
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4
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7. Function of the microcirculation/Control of blood flow |
8. Regulation of cardiac output |
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5
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9. Short term regulation of the arterial blood pressure |
10. Structure and function of the renal system |
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6
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11. Production of urine by the nephron |
12. Excretion as the outcome of filtration, reabsorption and secretion |
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7
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13. Water balance: The control of ECF osmolarity |
14. Sodium balance : The control of the ECF volume and blood pressure |
Study break: 18/9/17– 3/10/17
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15. Structure and function of the respiratory system |
16. The process of breathing |
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9
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17. Alveolar ventilation and perfusion |
18. Gas exchange and the carriage of O2 and CO2 in the blood |
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10
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19. Control of respiration |
20. Nutrition |
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11
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21. Function and organisation of the gastrointestinal system |
22. Motility of the gastrointestinal system |
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12
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23. Secretion in the gastrointestinal system |
24. Digestion and absorption of food |
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13
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25. Catch up lecture and description of the final exam |
no lecture |
Practical class timetable for externals (on campus sessions)
Saturday 26/8 |
Monday 18/9 |
Introduction |
Mid-semester test |
Langendorff heart DVD |
Body compartments tutorial questions |
Cardiovascular system and the effect of posture on heart rate and blood pressure |
Renal function tutorial questions |
Tutorial on the effect of posture on the cardiovascular system
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Digestion practical (lab coats) |
Sunday 27/8 |
Tuesday 19/9 |
The electrocardiogram (ECG) |
Discussion of the results of the Digestion practical |
Permeability, osmolarity and tonicity (lab coats) |
Review of mid-semester test |
For external students, the mid-semester test on the cardiovascular and renal systems is on Monday, 18th September. It will cover Lectures 1-12 and the practical classes completed in the first on campus session.
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
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28/07/2017 | Tutors added |