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HHSC247 Health Science 2

Updated: 06 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
28 July 2010 06 August 2010 Mandatory Students should enrol in both HSNS203 and HHSC247 as these units have integrated intensive schools that run concurrently.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HHSC237
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Gemma O'Brien (gobrien@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit assumes a sound understanding of topics covered in preceding health science units. Students study the structures and functions of the body needed to oxygenate tissues. Learning how the nervous system underpins multiple functional health patterns is continued by exploring basic functions of the autonomic and sensory nervous systems and associated special senses. Students will become familiar with the structures and mechanisms involved in sexual health and functional reproduction, and the major events in prenatal development. Students will further develop their understanding of relevant pharmacology as well as their practical and problem-solving skills.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Human Anatomy and Physiology
ISBN: 9780321559111
Marieb, E.N. and others, Pearson Benjamin Cumming 7th ed. 2008
Note: Package includes: Interactive Physiology CD-ROM; A Brief Atlas of the Human Body; and MyA&P Access Kit (web access card). Students can either use this text, or the 8th edition of the text (ISBN: 9780321584199). It is preferred that the 7th edition be utilised until 2011.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 35%
Assessment Notes
Short-answe questions
Laboratory Work 5%
Assessment Notes
Assessment
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. apply basic knowledge of the role of the heart and blood vessels in maintaining oxygenation of tissues, including regulation of blood pressure, blood flow, and vascular resistance;
  2. relate the structures and functions of the respiratory system to oxygenation of tissues during rest and exercise, including gaseous exchange and the transport of respiratory gases to and from tissues, and pulmonary function testing;
  3. explain, in terms of the integrated communications systems in the body, the ways the autonomic nervous system integrates and regulates automatic functions in health and illness e.g. digestion, blood pressure, stress reaction;
  4. explain how the body uses sensory receptors and associated structures to interpret and integrate sensory information related to external and internal stimuli;
  5. demonstrate in practical settings and in written assessments, their understanding of sensory organs involved with the functions of sight, hearing and equilibrium, and some of the neural mechanisms involved in the perception of appropriate stimuli;
  6. describe the structures available for reproduction, and how they function to achieve satisfactory outcomes for males and females, including the major events in prenatal development and parturition, and factors influencing these.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of the anatomical, physiology and pharmacological principles underlying nursing practice, which is evaluated both by examination and assignment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students of this unit are required to demonstrate in their written assignments a level of written communication skills in biomedical sciences appropriate to the practice of nursing. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students of this unit are expected to find, acquire, evaluate and use information from a range of media to complete their written assignments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students of this unit are encouraged to understand the limitations of current knowledge and to seek out new developments in the biomedical sciences. Students are encouraged to practice intellectual curiosity and critical thinking about biomedical sciences into the future. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is included in most laboratory classes. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Using class mates as volunteer subjects in some laboratory classes provides the context for developing respectful attitudes and ethical practice with humans in their care. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students work cooperatively in laboratory classes 		True True True
   

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