4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur)

NU2S04 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to

• Describe the normal structure and function of the systems of the body (nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, haematological, immune and endocrine).
  
• Explain the normal functioning of the systems of the body (nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, haematological, immune and endocrine).

Module Learning Aims

This module will provide the basic anatomy and physiology of specific systems of the body that
underpins comprehension and understanding of normal function, altered function, care and intervention.

• Advanced anatomy and physiology (20)
  
• Nervous system (4)
  
• Cardiovascular system (3)
  
• Respiratory system (2)
  
• Gastrointestinal system (3)
  
• Haematology (2)
  
• Immune system (3)
  
• Endocrine system (3)

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

• Waugh A. & Grant A. (2010) Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness, 11th edn. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
  

Recommended Reading

• www.biotutorials.com
  
• Marieb E.N. (2011) Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th edn. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.
  Or
  
• Tortora G.J. & Derrickson B.H. (2011) Introduction to the Human Body: The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 9th edn. Wiley and Sons.
  

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning