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). CG93 Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Clinical Physiology)

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 - 2024

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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

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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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.47% 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: Student feedback and staff reflection
Feedback
Model photographs are a useful resource in preparation for the laboratory practicals
Recommendation
Encourage students to label the model photographs prior to attending laboratory practicals to reinforce their knowledge.
Action Taken
Students were encouraged to print the provided photographs of our anatomical models, label them and bring them to the practical sessions for their use.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Laboratory practicals allow a better understanding of features of the human body
Recommendation
Continue to deliver a weekly practical component which moves the student from a conceptual approach to a more hands on approach.
Action Taken
Weekly practical sessions were run at each campus of enrolment to allow students a better understanding of structures in the human body.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Use anatomical model photographs in online quizzes
Recommendation
Include more questions with anatomical model photographs in the bank of questions used for graded online quizzes.
Action Taken
The question bank is continually updated to include questions using the model photographs.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found the weekly practice quizzes helpful in revision of content.
Recommendation
Encourage students to attempt the weekly formative quizzes to help in consolidation of knowledge.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Teaching Team reflection
Feedback
Students enjoyed the addition of an in-class revision quiz at the start of weekly labs
Recommendation
Continue to begin weekly labs with a revision quiz from the previous week's content to encourage student study and engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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