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Structure and Functioning of the Human Body (5 cr)

Code: SH00BY58-3027

General information


Enrollment

19.05.2025 - 25.05.2025

Timing

01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 85

Degree programmes

  • Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Tapani Risto

Teacher in charge

Tapani Risto

Groups

  • STV225SN
    Terveydenhoitajakoulutus, päivätoteutus, S25, Tikkurila
  • SHV225SN
    Sairaanhoitajakoulutus, päivätoteutus, S25, Tikkurila

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain 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
- explain 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
- explain the different types of tissue damage, their causation mechanisms and symptoms

Grading scale

H-5