Physiology Essentials 100

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
BIOL 1020
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Course ID
203005
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

The aim of this course is to gain an understanding of the physiological dimensions of body function in health and disease. Introductory biology: characteristics and classification of living things, homeostasis. Study of body functions and structure with emphasis on changes through the lifespan: blood and fluids, the cardiovascular system and circulation, haemostasis, the muscular, nervous, endocrine, digestive, respiratory and urinary systems; metabolism and nutrition; immunity. Integrative physiology: examination of systemic function, control and interaction between systems.

Course learning outcomes

  • Apply a range of scientific and medical terminology to describe the functions of the human body.
  • Describe the normal structure and functions of cells and tissues and explain how cells and tissues are arranged into organs and organ systems.
  • Discuss the functions of the nervous, muscular, skeletal, integumentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, immune, digestive, and urinary systems, and genetic inheritance.
  • Explain how the organ systems interact with each other to sustain life, maintain homeostasis, and enable body function and movement.
  • Apply knowledge of normal body function to explain how specific diseases affect the function of cells, tissues, and organ systems.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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