Courses: FARM280 Human Physiology - Autumn 2020
Credits
10.0Language of Instruction
Norwegian
Teaching semester
Autumn
Objectives and Content
The aim of the course is for the student to obtain knowledge of the functioning of the human body under normal conditions and to be able to explain how the equilibrium and regulatory mechanisms works. Good knowledge of physiology is an important fundament for pathological and clinical knowledge, and also for clinical reasoning.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Define the fundamental physiological terms.
- Explain the mechanisms for regulation of the different body functions.
- Explain how regulatory mechanisms can recover equilibrium and function when the equilibrium/function is disturbed in a physiological system.
- To understand the physiological background for clinical problems.
Access to the Course
Master programme in Pharmacy
Teaching Methods and Extent of Organized Teaching
Lectures (approx. 80 hours).
Forms of Assessment
3 hour written exam.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the exam will be held as an 2 hours digital home exam, in the autumn semester 2020.
Grading Scale
A-F
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the scale of pass/fail will be utilized in the autumn semester of 2020.
Subject Overlap
OD1FYS, BMED252, NUTRFYS
Course Evaluation
Written evaluation using electronic/digital evaluation tool.
Contact Information
Department of Biomedicine
studie.biomed@uib.no
Course coordinator:
Marion Kusche Gullberg, http://uib.no/persons/Marion.Kusche-Gullberg