Overview
In this unit, you will learn to apply anatomical terminology and the concept of levels of organisation when describing the human body and its systems. You will describe the anatomical features, function and physiological regulation of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous and integumentary human body systems. In addition, you will study the anatomical and physiological relations involved in human movement including the effects of use, disuse and ageing on the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
This unit is for students from these courses only: CB66 - Bachelor of Health Science (Allied Health), CB84 - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), CB85 - Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), CB86 - Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours), CB87 - Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours).
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student and staff feedback
Student appreciation for end of term practical assessment preparation across all campuses.
Continue to deliver an end of term preparation for the practical assessment across all campuses where the unit is offered on campus.
Feedback from Self reflection
Recorded tutorials with anatomy models used in the practical assessments with specific focus on content discussed in lectures
Keep and/or revise recorded tutorials for students to use as a study tool.
- Describe the anatomical features, function and physiological regulation of the cells, tissues, and organs of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous and integumentary human body systems
- Identify and describe anatomical structures of the normal human body focusing on musculoskeletal and neurovascular structures of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs
- Explain the anatomical and physiological relations involved in human movement
- Describe the human body’s response to use, disuse and ageing across the lifespan
- Apply anatomical terminology and the concept of levels of organisation when describing the human body and its systems.
This unit was created to meet the accreditation requirements of the allied health courses.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 50% | |||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 50% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 50% | ||||||||||
2 - Practical Assessment - 50% |
Textbooks
GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS
Edition: 3 (2014)
Authors: Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchel
Elsevier Health Sciences
Great Britain
ISBN: 9780702051319
Binding: Paperback
MCMINN AND ABRAHAMS' CLINICAL ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY
Edition: 7 (2013)
Authors: Peter H. Abrahams, Jonathan D. Spratt, Marios Loukas, Albert-Neels van Schoor
Elsevier Health Sciences
Great Britain
ISBN: 9780723436973
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
New editions of the textbooks are now available but we will use these older editions for Term 3. Starting in Term 1 of 2020, the newest edition will be used.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Anatomedia
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.skippen@cqu.edu.au
c.ramlogan-steel@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction and Terminology
Review: The Role of the Cardiovascular System & Nervous System in Body Maintenance and Physiological Regulation
Regional Anatomy: The Shoulder
Chapter
Gray: Ch 1 - The Body (pp 1-50).
Gray: Ch 7 - Upper Limb (pp 685-749). Read until regional anatomy of arm.
Martini: Ch 21 - Blood Vessels and Circulation (pp 774-821).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Arm and Elbow
Chapter
Gray: Ch 7 - Upper Limb (pp 750-770). Read regional anatomy of arm until forearm.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Forearm and Wrist
Chapter
Gray: Ch 7 - Upper Limb (pp 770-791). Read regional anatomy of forearm until hand.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Hand
Discussion: Upper Limb Function and the effects of use and disuse across the Lifespan
Chapter
Gray: Ch 7 - Upper Limb (pp 792-818). Read regional anatomy of hand.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Progress Quiz 1 opens on Friday Week 4, 9:00 AM (AEST) and closes on Friday Week 5, 17:00 PM (AEST).
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Trunk - Bones and Joints
Chapter
Gray: Ch 2 - Back (pp 53-83). Read until regional anatomy of back musculature.
Gray: Ch 3 - Thorax (pp 143-150). Read skeletal framework section.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Trunk - Muscles
Chapter
Gray: Ch 2 - Back (pp 84 - 98). Read regional anatomy of back musculature.
Gray: Ch 3 - Thorax (pp 150-162). Read intercostal spaces until pleural cavities.
Gray: Ch 4 - Abdomen (pp 282-287, 367-371). Read sections on anterolateral muscles and posterior abdominal wall.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Trunk - Neurovascular Supply
Chapter
Gray: Ch 3 - Thorax (pp 162-240). Read sections on pleural cavities and mediastinum.
Gray: Ch 4 - Abdomen (pp 303-309, 343-409). Read sections on abdominal viscera and posterior abdominal region and surface anatomy.
Martini: Ch 23 - The Respiratory System (pp 881-925).
Martini: Ch 24 - The Digestive System (pp 931-978).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Progress Quiz 2 opens on Friday Week 7, 9:00 AM (AEST) and closes on Friday Week 8, 17:00 PM (AEST).
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Head and Neck - Bones and Joints
Chapter
Gray: Ch 8 - Head and Neck (pp 835-872, 927-931, 934-935, 966, 972-976, 993, 1041, 1069-1079, 1087-1090, 1114-1119). Read conceptual overview AND regional anatomy sections on skull, cranial cavity, bony orbit, temporomandibular joint, skeletal framework sections and teeth.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Head and Neck - Muscles
Discussion: Head and Neck Function and effects of use and disuse across the lifespan
Chapter
Gray: Ch 8 - Head and Neck (pp 904-910, 936-940, 977, 1007-1009, 1024, 1042-1044, 1061-1063, 1092-1099). Read regional anatomy sections on muscles of face, orbit, mastication, neck, pharynx, larynx and tongue.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Progress Quiz 3 opens on Friday Week 9, 9:00 AM (AEST) and closes on Friday Week 10, 17:00 PM (AEST).
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Head and Neck - Vascular Supply
Chapter
Gray: Ch 8 - Head and Neck (pp 873-893, 925-926, 1003-1005, 1049-1050, 1066-1067, 1082-1084). Read regional anatomy sections on meninges and blood supply of brain, face, scalp, orbit, neck, pharynx, larynx and nasal cavities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Regional Anatomy: The Head and Neck - Nerve Supply
Chapter
Gray: Ch 8 - Head and Neck (pp 894-903, 914-916, 942-946, 1051, 1068, 1085-1086). Read regional anatomy sections on cranial nerves and innervation of face, scalp, orbit, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavities, oral cavity and muscles.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Progress Quiz 4 opens on Friday Week 11, 9:00 AM (AEST) and closes on Friday Week 12, 17:00 PM (AEST).
Module/Topic
Residential School and Practical Assessment
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Compulsory Residential School and Practical Assessment in ROK (Monday - Thursday).
Supplementary Practical Assessments (if given at certification of grades) will be held in ROK only.
1 Online Quiz(zes)
An understanding of human anatomy and physiology is essential to many health professions. The fundamentals of this knowledge must be learnt and understood. The various health professions you have chosen to study have selected the knowledge and concepts taught in this unit as relevant to your future scope of practice.
- There will be four separate online quizzes to assess your knowledge of the unit material.
- The weighting for each quiz is outlined below.
- You are allowed three attempts on each quiz. It is not compulsory to attempt the quiz three times. The attempt where you achieved the highest grade will serve as your final score for that quiz.
- There is a minimum mark requirement in the assessment task: 50% of the cumulative score of all four quizzes (1-4).
- In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after the assigned date.
- Dates that each quiz open and close are outlined below. Each quiz must be completed on or before the due date listed.
QUIZ NUMBER | TOPIC EXAMINED | WEIGHTING | TIME/DATE QUIZ OPENS | TIME/DATE QUIZ CLOSES |
1 | Weeks 1,2,3,4 | 15% | 9:00 AM (AEST) Friday Week 4 | 17:00 PM (AEST) Friday Week 5 |
2 | Weeks 5,6,7 | 15% | 9:00 AM (AEST) Friday Week 7 | 17:00 PM (AEST) Friday Week 8 |
3 | Weeks 8,9 | 10% | 9:00 AM (AEST) Friday Week 9 | 17:00 PM (AEST) Friday Week 10 |
4 | Weeks 10,11 | 10% | 9:00 AM (AEST) Friday Week 11 | 17:00 PM (AEST) Friday Week 12 |
4
Other
See "Task Description" above
Immediately upon completion of quiz
Questions will be automatically marked correct or incorrect at the completion of the quiz. The maximum score that can be accumulated from the four online quizzes equals 50% of the total unit marks. The 50% minimum mark requirement is on the cumulative score of all four quizzes.
- Describe the anatomical features, function and physiological regulation of the cells, tissues, and organs of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous and integumentary human body systems
- Identify and describe anatomical structures of the normal human body focusing on musculoskeletal and neurovascular structures of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs
- Explain the anatomical and physiological relations involved in human movement
- Describe the human body’s response to use, disuse and ageing across the lifespan
- Apply anatomical terminology and the concept of levels of organisation when describing the human body and its systems.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical Assessment
- Identify anatomical structures of the skeletal, muscular and neurovascular systems of the upper limb, head and neck, thorax, back and abdomen on anatomical models, bones and real plastinated human bodies.
- Explain the role of the respiratory, cardiovascular and digestive system in body maintenance and physiological regulation.
- Explain how anatomy and function are interrelated.
- Explain the normal function of human movement.
- Analyze how the human body responds to use and disuse across the lifespan.
The practical assessment is worth 50% of your overall mark for the unit. It consists of approximately 20 stations set up around the laboratory, each with specimens including models, bones and plastinates where structures will be clearly labelled. At each station, there will be a station identifier and a list of questions. Questions in the practical assessment will consist of brief identification or function of labelled structures and associated structures including innervation and blood supply. Questions will cover bones, muscles, joints, nerves, blood vessels, viscera and supporting structures in the head and neck, back, thorax, abdomen and upper limb. Students are responsible for all content covered in class for the entire term, that is visible on the specimens that we have, with particular emphasis placed on the practical activities.
The practical assessment is approximately 1 hour in duration. There will be 1 student at each station at a time. After a set period of time, you will rotate to the next station and repeat this process until you have been to all stations. You will be given an answer sheet on which to write your answers. The practical assessment is closed book so the only things you will be allowed to have on you are pens (blue or blank ink please), your answer sheet and photo ID (e.g., Student ID or driver's licence).
All students take the practical assessment in person in Week 12 in ROK following the compulsory residential school. The exact day and time will be posted in Moodle.
Within 2 weeks of the practical assessment
For the practical assessment, your responses are scored according to the following criteria:
- correctness, relevance and completeness of the response to the question asked
- correct spelling and use of anatomical and physiological terminology
- Describe the anatomical features, function and physiological regulation of the cells, tissues, and organs of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous and integumentary human body systems
- Identify and describe anatomical structures of the normal human body focusing on musculoskeletal and neurovascular structures of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs
- Explain the anatomical and physiological relations involved in human movement
- Describe the human body’s response to use, disuse and ageing across the lifespan
- Apply anatomical terminology and the concept of levels of organisation when describing the human body and its systems.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.