Course Co-ordinator: Dr A Jack and Dr S Tucker

Pre-requisite(s): BI 1004 and BI 1507, CM 1013 or CM 1014 and CM 1509. Students without those qualifications may be admitted at the discretion of the Head of School.

Having learned some of the cellular control mechanisms in BI 20B2 this course asks: How do the major body organs and systems work – both alone and in communication with one another? How do we adapt to changing circumstances, control breathing as required, adjust to our nutritional needs, spawn new generations?
Taking the knowledge learned in BI 20B2 forward, this course will explore the physiology behind the way in which the heart supplies even the furthest extremities with nutrition and oxygen and how gases are extracted from the air we breathe by our lungs. The kidney (fluid balance), the digestive system (nutrition) and the reproductive systems will also be explained in detail. This course will provide an overview of what goes on inside your body, and what happens when it goes wrong.

12 weeks - 3 lectures per week, 4 lab sessions and one assessed essay.

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour exam paper. In-course assessment on practical work and essay.

Resit: 1 two-hour exam paper. In-course assessment on practical work and essay.