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Valid for year : 2003
 
TBME02 Anatomy and Physiology, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Anatomi och fysiologi/

For:   C   D   EI   I   Ii   IT   Y  

  Area of Education: Medicine

Subject area: Biomedical Engineering

  Advancement level (A-D): B

Aim:
The course provides a basic knowledge of the different functions of the body as well as in their characteristic properties in health and disease. The course aims at giving sufficient knowledge about anatomy and physiology for further studies in the field of biomedical engineering. A major part of the course is tough by teachers with a solid background in the medical field.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TBMT01 Biomedical Signal Processing, TBMT02 Medical Imaging, TBMT23 Physiological Pressures and Flows, TBMT 22 Intensive Care and Rehabilitation, TBMT13 Technical Systems in Health Care, TBMI17 Medical Information Systems, TBMI27 Classification and Decision Support

Organisation:
Lectures, demonstrations, seminars(32h) and laboratory work (4h)

Course contents:
Medical terminology. The cellular level of organisation. Organ systems of the body: bone-, skeletal- and muscle tissue, nervous system, special senses, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system, reproductive system. Demonstration at the operation theatre.

Course literature:
Tortora G, Grabowski S. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Wiley, ninth ed. 2000.

Examination:
Written examination
Labratory work
2 p
1 p
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IMT.
Director of Studies: Göran Salerud
Examiner: Gert Nilsson
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 10/31/2002