The unit aims to provide students with basic knowledge of cellular biology, anatomy and physiology through a series of lectures, supervised studies (understanding and analysing scientific articles) practical work (dissection) and conferences by hospital practitioners.
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
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| Having basic knowledge of cellular biology | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Analysing a scientific article in the field of biology | 4. Analyse | Essential |
| Having notions of general anatomy | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Putting into practice descriptions of anatomical structures | 3. Apply | Essential |
| Having basic knowledge of physiology | 2. Understand | Essential |
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| Written exam: | 100 | % | Project submission: | % | |
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| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
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| Course | In order to acquire basic knowledge of cellular biology, the student initially will study different aspects related to cellular life (genetics, the cell life-cycle, cell adhesion, cell communication, intracellular signalling, membrane transport, cell death …). The student will also have the opportunity of looking at the different techniques of studying cells, proteins and nuclear acids. |
| Supervised studies | Students will be presented with methods of analysing scientific articles in the biomedical field. They will then apply the method to study an article. |
| Course | Students will learn the general notions of descriptive and functional anatomy related to the locomotor system: osteology (the skeleton), myology (muscles), circulatory and digestive systems. This will allow the students to describe anatomical structures of the human body. |
| Practical courses | Practical dissection sessions will enable students to finalise the learning of the general anatomy of the human body (neck, larynx, shoulder, hip and knee joints) and also to develop their sense of observation. |
| Conference | A series of conferences given by different hospital practitioners in order to provide students with an overall vision of human physiological processes. Notions dealt with will include gastroenterology, pulmonology and reproduction biology. |