2020/2021
Function of the Human Body II
Code: 106098 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500891 Nursing | FB | 1 | A |
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Contact
- Name:
- Clara Penas Perez
- Email:
- Clara.Penas@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Francisco Javier Muñoz Gall
- Roser Velasco Fargas
- Jaume del Valle Macia
- Ignacio Delgado Martinez
- Antonio Sánchez Hidalgo
- Montserrat Durán Taberna
- Ana Sánchez Corral
- Raquel Moral Cabrera
- Mireia Herrando Grabulosa
Prerequisites
It is convenient that the student has previously acquired basic knowledge and competences about the structure and organization of the human body, as well as the function of some of the body systems, particularly in the subject Image Diagnosis and Function of the Human Body I.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The subject Function of the Human Body II is annual and is given during the first year of the Nursing Degree. During the course, the student acquires the knowledge of the normal function of the blood and hematopoietic organs, and the respiratory, cardiovascular, excretory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and nervous systems. In addition, the student acquires a first approach to the pathophysiology of disorders of the same systems and their manifestations.
The general training objectives of the subject are:
- To learn the basic physiology of the excretory, digestive, endocrine-reproductive and nervous systems of the healthy human body, as well as the mechanisms of adaptation to changes in the environment.
- To acquire a complete and integrated view of the relationships of the different systems of the organism.
- To integrate the physiology knowledge with concepts learned in other basic subjects, that deal with the structure and the cellular and molecular aspects of the organism, to achieve a global view of the human body function.
- To train the student to apply the physiological knowledge in deducting the consequences of the diseases.
- To acquire practical skills for performing the most frequent functional tests in the biomedical field.
- To acquire attitudes aimed at the promotion health and the prevention of disease, oriented to health medicine, and appropriate for a nursing practice, based on scientific evidence.
ATTENTION: The first semester will be performed in both face-to-face and virtual teaching, and the second semester will be face-to-face
Competences
- Develop critical thinking and reasoning and communicate ideas effectively, both in the mother tongue and in other languages.
- Generate innovative and competitive proposals for research and professional activities.
- Offer technical and professional health care and that this adequate for the health needs of the person being attended, in accordance with the current state of scientific knowledge at any time and levels of quality and safety established under the applicable legal and deontological rules.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Acquire and use the necessary instruments for developing a critical and reflective attitude.
- Analyse differences by sex and gender inequality in ethiology, anatomy, physiology. Pathologies, differential diagnosis, therapeutic options, pharmacological response, prognosis and nursing care.
- Argue with scientific evidence selecting those most suitable nursing care for adequate professional attention to the health needs of people.
- Demonstrate being able to carry out basic life support manoeuvres.
- Enumerate the different types of microorganisms and parasites of interest to health.
- Identify advanced life support manoeuvres.
- Identify illnesses spread by germs and their relations to other socio-environmental factors.
- Identify physiopathological processes and their manifestations, as well as the risk factors that determine states of health and illness during the different stages of the life cycle.
- Identify the physiological functioning of the human body and the homeostatic mechanisms that regulate it.
- Recognise situations of risk to life.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
Content
Blood and hematopoietic organs
- Composition and functions of the blood
- Blood plasma
- Red blood cells
- Leukocytes
- Lymphocytes and immunity
- Blood groups
- Haemostasis
Respiratory system
- Introduction to respiratory physiology
- Ventilation mechanics
- Pulmonary ventilation
- Pulmonary circulation
- Gas exchange in lungs
- Blood transport of gases
- Regulation of breathing
Cardiovascular system
- Introduction to the cardio-vascular system
- Myocardium physiology
- Electrical activity of the heart
- Cardiac cycle
- Regulation of the cardiac function
- Normal hemodynamics of venous system
- Normal hemodynamics of the arterial system
- Microcirculation. Capillary and lymphatic system
- Mechanisms of blood flow control
- Regulation of blood pressure
- Circulation in special regions
Excretory system and body fluids
- Volume and composition of body fluids
- General functions of the kidney
- Function and hemodynamics of the glomerulus
- Assessment of the renal function
- Mechanisms of urine concentration
- Regulation of the volume and the osmolarity of body fluids
- Renal regulation of the acid-base equilibrium
- Physiology of the urinary pathways. Micturition
Digestive system
- Introduction to the digestive physiology
- Motility of the digestive tube
- Digestive secretions
- Digestion and absorption of nutrients
Endocrine system
- Introduction to endocrinology
- Hypothalamus and hypophysis
- Growth hormone system
- Prolactin system
- Hypothalamic-hypophysial-thyroidal axis
- Hypothalamic-hypophysial-suprarrenal cortex axis
- Hypothalamic-hypophysial-gonadal axes
- Endocrine pancreas
- Calcium metabolism regulatory hormones
- Adrenal cortex and medulla
Reproductive system
- Female reproductive system
- Male reproductive system
- Fecundation and gestation
- Childbirth and breastfeeding
Nervous system and sensory organs
- Introduction to neurophysiology
- Segmentary control of motion and posture
- Suprasegmentary control of motion and posture
- Nervous regulation of visceral functions
- Introduction to sensory physiology
- Somatic and visceral sensibility
- Gustative and olfactory sensibility
- Auditory and vestibular sensibility
- Visual sensibility
- Electrical cerebral activity. Awakeness and sleep
- Cognitive functions of the nervous system
Methodology
Theory classes:
Systematic explanation of the subject topics, giving relevance to the most important concepts. The student acquires the basic scientific knowledge of the subject in theory classes, which will be complemented by self-study of the topics of the subject program.
Laboratory practices:
Practical sessions for the observation and performance of procedures, the practical learning of physiological techniques and their application. Group work and active self-learning are promoted.
Case-based work:
Work on cases or problems of relevance for learning the subject. The knowledge acquired in theory classes, practices and personal study is applied to the resolution of practical cases presented using the moodle application.
Tutorial teaching:
Availability of tutorials for helping in the autonomous study of physiological concepts and application for the resolution of cases throughout the course.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Laboratory practices (PLAB) | 17 | 0.68 | 1, 2, 4, 9, 8, 6, 11, 10 |
| Theory | 50 | 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 8, 7, 6, 11, 10 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Problem-based cases (PAUL) | 14 | 0.56 | 1, 2, 9, 8, 11, 10 |
| Tutorials | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 8, 7, 6, 10 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study | 108.5 | 4.34 | 1, 2, 3, 9, 8, 6, 11, 10 |
| Preparation of works | 20.5 | 0.82 | 1, 9, 8 |
Assessment
The evaluation of the subject will be based on the theoretical and practical syllabus contained in the Program.
The competences of the subject are evaluated by:
Continuous evaluation: throughout the course and consisting in:
o Partial exams: Written evaluations by means of objective tests. These exams evaluate the understanding and knowledge of the concepts of the subject that the student has acquired in the theoretical and practical classes, as well as by his/her self-learning. The exams represent the 75% of the final grade of the subject. The tests consist of: multiple choice questions and/or short written questions. Two partial exams are convened:
§ Block 1: corresponds to blood physiology, and the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It represents the 35% of the final grade of the continuous evaluation.
§ Block 2: corresponds to the excretory and digestive systems. It represents the 25% of the final grade of the continuous evaluation.
§ Block 2: corresponds to the endocrine and nervous systems. It represents the 40% of the final grade of the continuous evaluation.
In order to pass the subject, it is necessary to obtain a minimum of 4.0 in each of these two blocks. Once this requirement has been met, the marks in each block are considered and weight averaged to obtain a mark that represents 75% of the final grade of the subject.
- Questionnaires with objective tests delivered during laboratory practices and case seminars, that represent the 25% of the final grade of the subject. The tests consist of: multiple choice questions short written questions, and presentation of works and results.
To pass the subject the student must obtain a minimum of 5.0 in the final grade (composed of75% from partial exams marks and 25% from evaluation of cases and laboratory practices).
Recovery exam:
Students who have not passed the course through continuous evaluation throughout the course, should perform a recovery exam consisting of objective tests: selection questions (multiple choice) and/or testing (restricted questions). Students must take the exam to recover the theoretical and/or practical syllabus, according to whether they have not passed the theoretical exams, or the evaluation of laboratory practices and specialized seminars, respectively, with a grade higher than 4.0. Students who pass the subject through continuous evaluation do not have to take the final exam, unless they want to choose to upload a grade.
According to the general regulations, to participate in the final recovery exam the students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities the weight of which equals a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject.
As in the continuous evaluation, the final theory exam grade will represent 75% of the final grade of the subject and it will be calculated as the weighted average between the grade of the first block (35%), the second block (25%), and the third block (40%). The remaining 25% of the final grade will correspond to the grade obtained in the evaluation of the laboratory practices and the specialized seminars, or the note of the recovery exam of the same. The subject will be considered passed when the final grade is greater than or equal to 5.0.
From the first enrollment, students who have not passed the course through continuous evaluation and who explicitly request it, may submit a final test of recovery, whose grade will equal 100% of the final grade of the subject. The recovery test will be structured according to the same two blocks of the subject and it will be necessary to obtain a grade greater than or equal to 4.0 in each of these two blocks in order to pass the subject.
Thestudent who does not attend any of the scheduled exam sessions will be considered as "non-evaluable".
For each one of the exams of the subject a review period will be established, which will be duly announced.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery of reports/ Written works | 0-25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 5, 9, 8, 7, 11, 10 |
| Practice: Written evaluation through objective tests: multiple-choice questions / restricted-choice essay tests | 0-25% | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 8, 7, 6, 11, 10 |
| Theory: Written evaluation through objective tests: multiple-choice questions / restricted-choice essay tests | 75% | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 8, 7, 11, 10 |
Bibliography
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