Structure and Functioning of the Human Body (5 cr)
Code: SH00BY58-3033
General information
- Enrollment
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24.11.2025 - 30.11.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2.5 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 2.5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- 20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala
- Campus
- Laurea Otaniemi
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SHG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
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
Evaluation scale
H-5