PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN CELLS

PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN CELLS
Course Code
BI 20B2
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr G Riedel

Pre-requisites

BI1004, BI1507, CM 1010 or CM 1011 and CM 1506. Students without these qualifications, may be admitted at the discretion of the Head of School.

Overview

How does your body work? How do nerves and muscles communicate with each other, for example, in the fine control needed to play a musical instrument, or in keeping you heart beating throughout your life? How do you gather information from the environment, using all your senses, process and assess it in your brain so that you can take the appropriate action?
This course, which is complemented by BI 20B1, will explain how nerves and hormones work together to control the different cells and organs of the human body which are specialised to execute these and many other intricate functions.

Structure

12 weeks - 3 lectures and 1 lab session per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination. In-course assessment of practical work. Optional oral.

Resit: 1 two-hour examination.