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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Requisites: | Whilst taking this unit you must take BB10005 and BB10006, or equivalent units in Year 1 of the Natural Sciences Life Sciences stream. |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide the student with an understanding of the structure and function of the major organs and systems of the human body, the physiological principles of homeostasis, and regulation of these systems relevant to pharmacology. To provide the student with an introduction to the concepts of drug action within living systems at a molecular and cellular level. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit, the student should be able to: * Define health and illness and the physiological concept of homeostasis * Describe the structure and function of the major organs and systems of the human body. * Demonstrate knowledge of how the function of major organs and systems are integrated and regulated in normal healthy physiology * Explain the principles for the molecular basis of drug action within living systems at a molecular and cellular level (pharmacology) * Use relevant pharmacological calculations to determine the potency of agonist and antagonist drug action. Skills: Scientific and practical skills (T/F/A) Study skills, handling information, working with others (T/F) Problem solving (T/F/A). Content: * Introduction to pharmacology & receptor theory * Agonists - EC50, pD2 - efficacy, co-operativity * Antagonists - competitive / non- competitive, IC50, pA2, Schild plots * Introduction to pharmacodynamics * Nerve cells - membrane potential, communication - chemical transmission & synapses * Anatomy of the nervous system * The brain * The autonomic nervous system * Reflexes and senses (touch) * Ears and eyes (Anatomy and function) * Nose and throat (Anatomy and function) * Blood cells * Blood formation & clotting * Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle * The gastrointestinal system: anatomy, function, digestion. * Liver anatomy & function * Skin anatomy & function * Kidney: anatomy & function Overview of ions & water regulation. * Bladder and micturition * Lungs and respiratory system * Regulation of respiration, chemical / neuronal * Understanding oxygen transport * Acid / base balance * Cellular respiration & energy, ATP, NAD, NADH * Cellular metabolism: glucose transport & pathways * Cellular metabolism: tricarboxylic acid cycle * Anatomy of the cardiovascular system * Blood flow and heart rate * Cardiac output & ECG * Blood pressure regulation * The blood brain barrier * Body temperature and energy balance * Diet and nutrition for a healthy body * Introduction to endocrine system * Calcium homeostasis: bone and joint physiology * Calcium homeostasis: hormonal regulation * Glucose homeostasis - Pancreas * Introduction to Diabetes * Neuroendocrine regulation and pituitary * Reproductive system * Hormones of pregnancy, menopause and contraception * Thyroid gland * Adrenal gland. |
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PA10315 is Optional on the following programmes:Programmes in Natural Sciences
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