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SI210: Health & Safety Physiology
Semester 1 | Credits: 5
Fundamental Physiology (SI210) is a blended learning 5 ECTS module that has been specifically created to provide students of Health & Safety Systems with some fundamental knowledge of human body function that is relevant to their course of study.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate the role of Physiology in a range of professional careers.
- Appreciate the concept of homeostatic mechanisms within the body or ‘body balance’.
- Understand the importance of water in the body, and the relevance of body fluid compartments.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how foreign substances or pathogens can gain access to the body to cause toxicity or disease, both at a systemic and at a cellular level.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the physiology of the common routes of toxin entry, including the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the physiology of the nervous system and some well-known examples of neurotoxins.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of how muscles work, and some musculoskeletal disorders that are common in the workplace.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the functions and composition of the blood and some common vascular disorders.
- Understand the fundamentals of how the heart works, and the electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of some mechanisms that the body uses to defend itself against disease and injury, including inflammation.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the physiological changes that occur in pregnancy, the development of a baby during pregnancy and the risks associated with teratogens.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (40%)
- Computer-based Assessment (60%)
Teachers
- LOUISE ANN HORRIGAN:
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- ANTONY WHEATLEY:
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Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.