Human Physiology
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- OD2FYS
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The aim of the course is for the student to obtain knowledge of the functioning of the human body under normal conditions and to be able to explain how the equilibrium and regulatory mechanisms works. Good knowledge of physiology is an important fundament for pathological and clinical knowledge, and also for clinical reasoning.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Define the fundamental physiological terms.
- Explain the mechanisms for regulation of the different body functions.
- Explain how regulatory mechanisms can recover equilibrium and function when the equilibrium/function is disturbed in a physiological system.
- Understand the physiological background for clinical problems.
- Understand and be able to use simple instruments to measure physiological parameters.
ECTS Credits
15 credits (ECTS)
Level of Study
Integrated Master's
Semester of Instruction
Autumn
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Master of Dentristry
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures (approx. 80 hours), laboratory courses in selected topics.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Laboratory course with approved journals.
Forms of Assessment
4 hour written exam.
Grading Scale
A-F
Assessment Semester
Autumn
Reading List
The reading list will be available within 1st of July for the autumn semester
Course Evaluation
Written evaluation using electronic/digital evaluation tool.
Examination Support Material
Simple, bilingual dictionary, that must be reviewable, meaning that one of the languages must be English, or a Scandinavian language.
Programme Committee
Programme Committee of dental study programmes
Course Administrator
Department of Biomedicine