- Course Code
- BI 20B2
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr G Riedel
Pre-requisites
BI 1004, BI 1507, 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.