Course overview
The aim of this course is to continue to develop an understanding of biological systems, focussing specifically on the development of cells to tissues and how tissues function and communicate in a multicellular organism. Reproduction and development; cell cycle regulation and cellular communication, regulation of homeostasis; breakdown and transport of nutrients; osmoregulation; immunology; embryology.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the processes involved in the reproduction and development of a multicellular organism
- Describe the regulation of the cell cycle and different types of cellular communication.
- Explain how homeostasis is maintained in multicellular organisms
- Discuss the breakdown and transport of nutrients in a multicellular organism
- Explain the principles which underlie osmoregulation, with a focus on renal, cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
- Describe the role of the immune system
- Accurately record, present and interpret raw experimental data
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