TBME02	Anatomy and Physiology, 4,5 ECTS-points /Anatomi och fysiologi/ Advancement level: 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. Supplementary courses: TBMT 01 Biomedical Signal Processing TBMT 02 Medical Imaging TBMT 23 Physiological Pressures and Flows TBMT 22 Intensive Care and Rehabilitation TBMT 13 Technical Systems in Health Care TBMT 40 Biomedical Transducers TBMI 12 Medical Information Systems TBMI 22 Classification and Decision Support TBMI 30 Telemedicine Course content: 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. Laboratory experiment: measurement of nervous signal velocity (4h), modelling and simulation of parts of the cardiovascular system (4h). Course literature: Tortora G, Grabowski S. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Harper Collins College Publishers 1993.
TEN1	Written examination, 2 p.
LAB1	Labratory work, 1 p.

Course language is swedish.