Systems Anatomy and Physiology

lgbio1113  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Systems Anatomy and Physiology
5.00 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Main themes
This course aims at providing bachelor students in engineering with a general introduction to the human body systems anatomy and physiology. This course will further emphasize that living systems belong to the investigation fields of engineering, through specific examples. A specific focus will be put on the process leading to the good understanding of the studied system, in order to model, analyze, and/or take measurements on it.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 With respect to the AA referring system defined for the Master in Biomedical Engineering, the course contributes to the development, mastery and assessment of the following skills:
 AA1.1, AA1.2
 AA3.1, AA3.2
 AA4.1, AA4.2, AA4.3, AA4.4, AA4.5
 AA5.1
More precisely, at the end of this course, students will be able to:
a. Disciplinary Learning Outcomes
  • Master the basic morphological data in order to get a 3D mental representation of the different systems and organs of the human body;
  • Describe the tissue structure and understand the working principles of a subset of the main healthy systems, except the central nervous system (for instance: cardio-circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive and locomotive systems);
  • Reproduce the approach followed on this subset on the other organic and articular systems.
  • Be acquainted with the main physiological mechanisms so as the mechanical properties of different tissues: bones, muscles, vascular tissues, ligaments, and tendons.
  • Understand the functioning of (a subset of) the locomotive system, and derive the functional properties of the musculo-skeletal system from the fundamental laws of movement
b. Transversal Learning Outcomes
  • Achieve, through self-learning, an anatomical and physiological characterization of an organ or joint (or part of it) that was not covered in the course, used bibliographic references (books, websites, etc.).
  • Write down a report about this characterization, using appropriate vocabulary from the field, in French.
  • Carry on an oral presentation of this work in front of the teaching staff
 
Content
The various biological systems covered during the lectures are the following:
  • General introduction and histology
  • Skin
  • General osteology
  • Myology
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Respiratory system
  • Digestive system and endocrine
  • Urinary and genital systems
  • Introduction to biomechanics
Teaching methods
The course has a series of lectures, providing the anatomical and physiological description of the main human organs (locomotive, cardio-circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive systems).
Practical work will mainly consist in the achievement of a group project targeting the anatomical and physiological characterization of a biological system in a given pathological context, and the contribution of the engineer in the treatment of this system.
A visit of the dissection room at the medical school in Woluwe and a preparatory session will also be organized.
Evaluation methods
Students will be evaluated through two complementary measures: a group project (25% of the final mark) and a written exam (75%).
The group project (typically, by groups of 3 students) consists in the anatomical and physiological characterization of a biological system, and the contribution of the engineer in the treatment of this system.
The exam consists of two parts: one closed book part aiming at evaluating the mastering of the lecture material, and one open book part (including access to some reference websites) aiming at evaluating the capacity to reproduce the process of anatomical and physiological characterization covered during the lectures.
Bibliography
Syllabus d'anatomie générale (version pdf).
Atlas en ligne (online).
Teaching materials
  • Transparents relatifs aux séances de cours disponibles sur Moodle. Slides from class lectures available on Moodle
Faculty or entity


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Specialization track in Biomedical Engineering

Master [120] in Chemistry and Bioindustries

Certificat universitaire en physique d'hôpital

Master [120] in Physics [professional focus of Medical Physics : UCLouvain-KULeuven]

Master [120] in Medical Physics

Mineure Polytechnique