BIOH12008  Human Functioning III

The last of three courses which cover the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Emphasis will be on disease and dysfunction and will cover hyperplasia and neoplasia, dysfunction of the digestive, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, renal, entegumentary, endocrine, reproductive nervous, skeletal and sensory systems. Concepts of statistical testing in a clinical situation will be developed in practical classes.

Text: McCance, K.L., & Huether, S.E. Pathophysiology - the biological basis for disease in adults and children, 3rd ed., Mosby, St Louis, 1998.