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BMSC11008 - Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will study the regional anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous, lymphatic, respiratory and digestive human body systems. You will apply this knowledge in laboratory sessions using anatomical models and plastinates through a series of practical exercises. In addition, you will gain an appreciation of the integrative nature of anatomy and physiology of the human body with special emphasis on the study of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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), CM17 Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathway to Medicine).


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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2021

Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 50%
2. Practical Assessment 50%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 96.61% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 33.71% response rate.

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.

Source: Have your say
Feedback
Practicals allowed for better understanding of key features of the body in a realistic form.
Recommendation
Continue to deliver a weekly practical component that reinforces lecture content.
Action Taken
Practical sessions remain a vital part of this unit.
Source: Have your say
Feedback
Provide labels on photographs of model photos
Recommendation
Videos, discussing the photographs, will be provided via Moodle. This will allows for self labeling of photographs, encouraging additional engagement.
Action Taken
Students are encouraged to label the provided photograph resource by using the recorded videos discussing the photographs. This encourages engagement and helps to reinforce the content.
Source: Student evaluation and self reflection
Feedback
Use anatomy model photographs in lectures, rather than only textbook images
Recommendation
Incorporate model photographs in lectures (from our anatomy bank of images) to assist in transition from the textbook images to the CQU anatomy lab resources
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Laboratory sessions were very useful and necessary to improve knowledge
Recommendation
Encourage student attendance to laboratory sessions as they help to build on the theoretical knowledge obtained from lectures
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation and self reflection
Feedback
Practical videos were blurry in some parts making it difficult to see what the lecturer is pointing to.
Recommendation
Update practical videos to allow for more clearer view of anatomical models and bones
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Online question bank contained images that were a challenge for colour blind students
Recommendation
Update images in general question bank to allow for labels with numbers or letters rather than colours.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the regional anatomical structures of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory and nervous systems of the human body
  2. Describe the physiological mechanisms of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory and nervous systems of the human body
  3. Describe the anatomical features of the human body focusing on musculoskeletal and neurovascular structures of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs
  4. Explain the anatomical and physiological relationships of the human body focusing on the head and neck, thorax, abdomen, back and upper limbs.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Practical Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Practical Assessment