Overview

Each week, a specific part of the human body will be explored, based on every-day experience, to develop an understanding of its basic structure and function. Examples of how normal physiology can be disrupted in disease, by toxins or by drugs will be contrasted with normal regulation. The molecules of … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

At the end of the topic, students will:

  • Understand the relationship between molecules, cells, tissues, organs in the human body, in general terms
  • Be able to describe the roles of the major organ systems of the human body
  • Be able to relate the basic structure to the function of some of the major organs at a cellular level
  • Understand the principle of homeostasis in the regulation of body systems
  • Have an appreciation that the normal physiological control can be modified in disease and by drugs, toxins etc

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Requisites information

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Assumed knowledge

Have a general understanding of how the physical world is made up of atoms and ions, linked through chemical bonds, to form molecules which can interact to form larger complex structures, from cells up to the level of living organisms.