Unit Synopsis
This unit builds on the anatomy taught in Human Anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 (BMSC11010 and BMSC11011), as well as Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy 1 (CHIR12004). You will further develop your knowledge of anatomy and physiology, which will include studies in gross anatomy, embryology and histology, clinical and living anatomy. You will integrate this, where appropriate, with other basic sciences. The focus for this unit is neuroanatomy and the anatomy of the head and neck region.
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 |
Prerequisites
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 OR BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 and 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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) | 15% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 35% |
| 3. Online Test | 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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.14% 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: SUTE
Some students felt that introducing some smaller quizzes throughout the term would have benefited their learning experience.
It is recommended that the new unit coordinator explore possible improvements to the assessment strategy with the head of course.
This recommendation was implemented in the format of both in-class and asynchronous activities weekly activities. Though these smaller quizzes were not graded, they provided practice and learning opportunities that better prepared students for the larger graded quizzes.
Source: SUTE
Students enjoyed the on-campus tutorials and the opportunity to ask questions directly to the lecturer.
It is recommended that the on-campus tutorials continue to be offered as part of this unit.
On-campus tutorials were continued and further developed to enhance the student experience.
Source: Self-reflection (Unit Coordinator)
Student performance was strongly influenced by the level of student engagement in the unit. Greater engagement with learning materials, resources, and class activities was associated with improved student performance.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue to embed and reinforce strategies that support active and self directed engagement, including encouraging students to utilise the full suite of available learning resources, integrating recorded lectures and core readings with active class participation to enhance the learning experience, student performance, and build clinical confidence.
In Progress
Source: Student via SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2025
In class tutorials were extremely helpful at understanding the topics and applying them to cases
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator maintains engaging tutorials that foster active participation and learning integration.
In Progress
Source: Student via SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2025
The Unit Coordinator was very helpful in clearing up some of the confusing parts of the older course material.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator reviews the unit content and resources to ensure recency and authenticity.
In Progress
Source: Student via SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2025
The assessment feedback could be improved by providing the answers for the short response questions.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continues to reinforce strategies to support active learning, the utilisation of the full suite of available learning resources and engagement in class participation to enhance student performance.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the embryologic processes that underpin anatomy, neuroanatomy and physiology of the human body
- Describe the osteology, arthrology, myology, arterial supply, venous and lymphatic drainage and innervation of the head and neck region
- Describe the structure, function and integration of components within the central and peripheral nervous system
- Identify, where appropriate, using bones, models, images and/or the living subject, the structures forming the nervous system and the head and neck region
- Apply your knowledge of anatomy, neuroanatomy and physiology to clinical case studies.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | ||||
| 3 - Online Test | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |