Structure and Functioning of the Human Body (5cr)
Code: R0188-STV1721A
General information
- Enrollment
- 27.11.2017 - 08.12.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 08.01.2018 - 31.07.2018
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea Tikkurila
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- describe the main concepts of anatomy and physiology
- describe the structure and functioning of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, and explain their significance in the functioning of the human body as a whole
- describe the main concepts of microbiology and pathology, and the classification of diseases
- explain the significance of microbes for human health and the causation of infectious diseases
- explain how different factors affect the causation of diseases and cause changes in the body
- describe the different types of tissue damage, their causation mechanisms and symptoms
- justify the use of basic medical imaging and bioanalytical methods in nursing based on their knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
- explain the general principles of radiation protection