| TBME02 | Anatomy and Physiology, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Anatomi och fysiologi/ |
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hours: 40 |
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Area of Education: Medicine Subject area: Biomedical Engineering |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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| 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. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Basic skills from first and second academic year at LiTH. 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. |
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| Supplementary courses: TBMT01 Biomedical Signal Processing, TBMT02 Medical Imaging, TBMT23 Physiological Pressures and Flows, TBMT 24 Intensive Care and Therapeutic Systems, TBMI17 Medical Information Systems, TBMI27 Classification and Decision Support |
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| Organisation: Lectures, demonstrations, seminars (32h) and laboratory work (4h) |
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| 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. |
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| Course literature: Tortora G, Grabowski S. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Wiley, 10th ed. 2003. |
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| Written examination Labratory work |
2 p 1 p |
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3,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IMT. Director of Studies: Göran Salerud Examiner: Peter Hult Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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