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CHIR12004 - Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Chiropractors

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course builds on the basic anatomy taught in Human Body Systems 1 and 2. In this course you will apply your knowledge of physiology, neuroanatomy, human body systems, gross anatomy and embryology, with an integrative perspective, as well as incorporate clinical and applied anatomy. This course also reviews the structure and function of the nervous system, using an integrated approach.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 & BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2

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 1 - 2015

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Brisbane
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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. Written Assessment 50%
2. Examination 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 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 42.86% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.22% 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: Direct student feedback
Feedback
Incorporate more clinical cases into face-to-face classes.
Recommendation
More clinical application scenarios will be used to support student learning.
Action Taken
More clinical cases were introduced in the tutorials which students enjoyed.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
Students asked for additional learning material around assessment items.
Recommendation
Additional tutorials will be added around assessment items.
Action Taken
Additional tutorials were provided to help students prepare for assessments.
Source: Verbal Feedback
Feedback
Students would appreciate more realistic anatomical models or resources to help better understand and learn the content in this unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended the discipline explore opportunities to access improved teaching resources for this unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Verbal Feedback
Feedback
Students would appreciate the opportunity to visit a cadaveric lab to see the anatomical structures.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the new UC explore opportunities to schedule annual visits to cadaveric labs.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the embryologic process that underpins anatomy, neuroanatomy and physiology of the human body.
  2. Identify the important anatomical (including neuroanatomical) structures associated with the spine and extremities.
  3. Explain the different levels of structural organisation of the human body.
  4. Identify and describe the arterial supply, venous and lymphatic drainage of the musculoskeletal components of spine and extremities.
  5. Apply your knowledge of anatomy, neuroanatomy and physiology to clinical case studies.
  6. Explain the function and integration of the systems of the human body, including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic, nervous, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems.
  7. Describe the normal and abnormal responses to different alterations in both internal and external environment changes to achieve homeostasis.

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