Human physiology and basics of physiopathology - (Partim SBIM)

wfarm1213s  2024-2025  Bruxelles Woluwe

Human physiology and basics of physiopathology - (Partim SBIM)
5.00 credits
50.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Feron Olivier (coordinator);
Language
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
Explanation of the activity, the regulation and the dysfunction of the principal systems : heart and circulation system, respiratory system, body fluids and renal function, central, peripheral and autonomous nervous systems, sense organs, gastrointestinal system, reproduction and endocrine systems.
Content
The course covers the functional physiology specific to the different systems and some elements of physiopathology. Each system is described by detailing the various cellular / tissue elements that compose it, the associated physiological functions and the modes of regulation involved.
Teaching methods
Lecture in auditorium + flipped classroom for some parts of the course (= podcasts supplemented by sessions in auditorium to answer students' questions).
Evaluation methods
The assessment consists of a written exam. It includes multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and short open-answer or long-answer questions, possibly involving diagrams to be represented or completed.
The number of questions asked will reflect the importance and the hourly volumes of each teacher. The final mark will take into account the results in each part, in the form of a pondered arithmetic average.
Online resources
All the documents related to the course are accessible via Moodle.
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Biomedicine
5
WMD1120 AND WFARM1009 AND WMD1006