VERB1300 Anatomy and Physiology Course description

Knowledge of basic human needs, anatomy, physiology and motor skill development is crucial to health professionals. This course also covers cytology, microbiology, genetics and neuroanatomy.

The student must have been admitted to the programme.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the structure and function of the body
• can explain basic human needs
• can describe the most important principles of hygiene
• can present important aspects of microbiology
• can describe the structure and functioning of the cell
• can describe the structure and physiology of different organ systems with a particular focus on neurology
• can describe normal motor skill development and factors that can affect this development
• can describe normal sensory development and functioning, and factors that can affect this development

Teaching and learning methods include lectures, group work, written assignments, a multiple-choice test and self-study.

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

• Group work in groups of six students with:

  • submission of written assignments totalling up to 1,000 words

  • minimum attendance of 80%

• One multiple-choice test with a minimum of 80% correct answers by the given deadline

Individual written examination with invigilation, multiple-choice test, 3 hours

None

Grade scale A-F

An external programme supervisor contributes to the preparation of the question papers and assessment criteria. Each answer paper is quality assured by an internal examiner and automatically assessed.

10 credits overlap with VERN1500/VERND1500/VERNL1500