Download General Human Physiology

Course
Specifications
Valid as from the academic year 2015-2016
General Human Physiology (D000580)
Course size
Credits 5.0
(nominal values; actual values may depend on programme)
Study time 135 h
Contact hrs
53.0 h
Course offerings and teaching methods in academic year 2017-2018
A (semester 2)
seminar: coached exercises
7.5 h
lecture
45.0 h
Lecturers in academic year 2017-2018
Calders, Patrick
Van Hoof, Tom
GE24
GE05
Offered in the following programmes in 2017-2018
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy
Linking Course Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and
Physiotherapy
lecturer-in-charge
co-lecturer
crdts
5
5
offering
A
A
Teaching languages
Dutch
Keywords
heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph vessels, gastro-intestinal, excretion, enodrine
system and reproduction
Position of the course
Knowledge of anatomy, histology and physiology of different systems of the human
body. It is important to understand interaction between different systems. Knowledge of
basic sciences, cytology and histology are needed to understand human physiology.
This course is needed for general and specific pathology and related revalidation and
rehabilitation processes.
Contents
1. Knowledge and understanding of the anatomy of the heart and blood vessels
(including lymphatic system), respiratory, digestive, excretory, endocrine system, and
reproductive system.
2. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the cardiovascular
system (heart, blood vessels, lymph vessels, blood)
3. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the respiratory
system.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the digestive
system
5. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the excretory
system
6. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the endocrine
system.
7. Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the reproductive
system.
Initial competences
Based on chemistry, biochemistry, physics, cytology and histology, so this course is
(Approved)
1
only being added to the curriculum, when the following courses are part of the
curriculum: 'Chemistry and Introduction to Biological Chemistry', 'Biochemistry' and
'Cytology and histology' or when the inherent competences have been acquired in
another way.
Final competences
1 Knowledge and understanding of the anatomy of the heart and blood vessels
1 (including lymphatic system), respiratory, digestive, excretory, endocrine system, and
1 reproductive system.
1 1 2 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the cardiovascular
1 system (heart, blood vessels, lymph vessels, blood)
1 1 3 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the respiratory
1 system.
1 1 4 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the digestive
1 system
1 1 5 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the excretory
1 system.
6 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the endocrine
1 system.
1 1 7 Knowledge and understanding of the histology and physiology of the reproductive
1 system.
Conditions for credit contract
Access to this course unit via a credit contract is determined after successful competences
assessment
Conditions for exam contract
This course unit cannot be taken via an exam contract
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar: coached exercises
Learning materials and price
Medische fysiologie: Bouman en Bernards (Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum) (100 euro).
References
• Medische fysiologie, Bouman en Bernards (Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, ISBN:
• 9031330914)
• Anatomie en Fysiologie van de mens, Kirchmann, L.-L. (Elsevier Gezondheidszorg,
• ISBN: 9035224310)
• Review of Medical Physiology (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback) William F.
• Ganong
Course content-related study coaching
On regular basis specific colleges will be organised to ask questions. Students can ask
after the colleges.
Evaluation methods
end-of-term evaluation
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the first examination period
Written examination with open questions, written examination with multiple choice questions
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the second examination period
Written examination with open questions, written examination with multiple choice questions
Examination methods in case of permanent evaluation
Possibilities of retake in case of permanent evaluation
not applicable
(Approved)
2
Calculation of the examination mark
The exam contains 4 parts:
(a) multiple choice anatomy (/20) taking into account the standard setting (weigth: 20%)
(b) Physiology (80%):
This part is subdivided in three:
(1) multiple choice (/20) taking into account the standard setting
(2) two sub-questions (each at 10, total 20)
(3) open question (/ 20)
The overall score is a mathematical sum of the scores, unless a score of less than 8/20
is obtained for anatomy or one of the three parts in physiology. In that case the highest
possible score is 9/20.
(Approved)
3