SYBA1010 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry Course description

The course covers basic natural sciences knowledge. The purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge of the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the normal human body, and of biochemical processes that affect the normal body. The final assessment in the course is in the form of a national exam based on common, national learning outcome descriptions.

Admission to the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of

• naming anatomical structures and organs in the human body
• describing where organs are located in relation to each other
• describing anatomical structure in terms of
  • macroanatomical: organs and organ systems
  • microanatomical: cells and tissues
• describing the function of different organs and organ systems in the body
• describing normal physiology in the various organs and organ systems
• describing regulation mechanisms and homoeostasis in a healthy body

Skills

The student

• is capable of disseminating basic knowledge of human anatomy and organ systems and of physiological and biochemical processes

Competence

The student

• recognises the importance of knowledge of the topic for practising professional nursing

A more detailed description of the academic depth and level of the different topics is given in the specification of content set out in a document posted on the university's digital learning platform at the start of the programme.

Lectures, group work, written assignments, supervision, multiple choice and self-study.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• 80% attendance at seminars

• 60% correct digital multiple choice assignments

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours.

None

Grade scale A-F

Ordinary exam: National examination body (two examiners). Resits/rescheduled exams: Two examiners.

SYBA1010, SYBAS1010 and SPH1230 overlap 100%.