Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I

Unit 1 · Introduction to the Human Body, Cells & Tissues 12 hrs

The scope of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology; levels of structural organization, homeostasis and anatomical terminology; the structure and functions of the cell, transport across the membrane, cell division and cell signalling; the classification of tissues; and the basic principles of cell injury, adaptation (atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasia, dysplasia) and cell death.

Unit 2 · Integumentary, Skeletal & Muscular Systems 12 hrs

Structure and functions of skin and wound healing, with psoriasis, dermatitis and leprosy; the skeletal system — bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton, joints, muscle contraction and the neuromuscular junction; and the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and gout.

Unit 3 · Blood, Lymphatic System & Inflammation 12 hrs

Body fluids and blood — composition, haemopoiesis, coagulation, blood grouping and transfusion; the lymphatic system; the basic mechanism of inflammation and repair; and haematological diseases — iron-deficiency and megaloblastic anaemia, sickle-cell anaemia, thalassaemia and haemophilia.

Unit 4 · Peripheral Nervous System & Special Senses 12 hrs

The peripheral nervous system — sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions and the spinal and cranial nerves; and the structure and functions of the eye, ear, nose and tongue, with the pathophysiology of glaucoma, cataract, myopia, otitis, vertigo and anosmia.

Unit 5 · Cardiovascular System 12 hrs

Anatomy of the heart and blood vessels, the conduction system, cardiac cycle and cardiac output, and the regulation of blood pressure and pulse; and the pathophysiology of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and ischaemic heart disease (angina, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis).