Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at City of Bath College Semester 1 at Weymouth College |
| Assessment:
| EX100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to explore the structure, function and movement capabilities of the body via the skeletal, muscular and cardio-respiratory systems. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit students will be able to: * Identify and outline the structure and functions of the skeletal, muscular and cardio-respiratory systems; * Outline how the human body functions as an integrated system. Skills: Intellectual * Personal study and research skills (F) * Expressing skills of criticising, synthesizing and evaluating in relation to the vocational context (F) Professional * Prioritising time and tasks (F) * Self organisation and management (F) * Communicating professionally (F, A) Key/transferable skills * Communication (F, A) * ICT (F) * Improving own learning and performance (F, A) Practical * Applying theory to practice (T, F, A). Content: Anatomical terms and features of the human skeleton; Bones and Joints - Axial and Appendicular skeleton, regions of the spine, classification of bones and joints, joint movements; Muscles and muscle actions - Types and structure of muscles, major muscles of the human body, muscle actions and muscular contraction, muscle force and motor unit recruitment; Structure and function of the heart - the heart, cardiac cycle, heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac cycle; Structure and function of the vasculature system - arteries, veins, capillaries, gaseous exchange, circulatory system; Structure and function of the respiratory system - respiration and the breathing action, muscles associated with breathing, lung volumes. |
| Programme availability: |
AS10402 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Learning Partnerships
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