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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Describe the structure of the healthy human respiratory system and illustrate the microscopic structure of the conducting airways and gas-exchanging regions of the lungs.
- Describe the basic anatomical, biochemical and physiological principles underlying normal respiratory system function.
- Give an account of how disease processes disturb the normal function of the respiratory system and describe how such disturbances can be detected and used to diagnose the underlying disease.
- Interpret pulmonary function test data. Identify abnormal respiratory parameters. Link abnormal test values to categories of respiratory disorders.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 2 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 88 |
Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 1 |
Practical | 3 |
Computer Aided Lab | 1 |
Laboratories | 1 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Exam (In-person): Examination: Anatomy SAQ | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Examination: Physiology Component 1 (SAQ) | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Examination: Physiology Component 2 (Essay) | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 25 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Examination: Physiology Component 3 (Essay) | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 25 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback will be available at the request of the student following publication of final grades
Name | Role |
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Arman Rahman | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Arman Rahman | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Jayne Carberry | Tutor |
Dr Julie Freeman | Tutor |
Professor James Jones | Tutor |