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ANAT20090

Academic Year 2024/2025

Med. Sciences for Biomed.Engin (ANAT20090)

Subject:
Human Anatomy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Stephen Thorpe
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will introduce students to the anatomical structures and physiological functions of the human body in the healthy and diseased state. The module will focus on the systems of the human body most relevant to the fields of biomedical engineering and medical device technologies and biomedical physics.
The module will introduce the structure and function of each anatomical system, providing students with an understanding of how they operate and interact, with an emphasis on the control strategies and mechanisms that regulate function. The changes that take place with disease will be outlined to provide students with the background necessary to understand and develop biomedical engineering approaches toward understanding, diagnosis and treatment of major disorders. Examples of biomedical engineering applications in the fields of prosthetics, cardiovascular systems, neuromodulation and imaging will be addressed.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Following successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of human body systems, how they operate and how they interact
2. Identify features of anatomical structure on diagrams and sectional anatomy
3. Describe how changes occur in human body systems with disease
4. Describe biomedical engineering approaches in the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of major disorders

Indicative Module Content:

Introductory content on the following:
- Organisation of human body; anatomical terminology; body planes
- Cells, tissue and organ structure
- Pathology and mechanisms of disease
- Nervous system anatomy and physiology
- Musculoskeletal system anatomy and physiology
- Cardiovascular system anatomy and physiology
- Respiratory system fundamentals
- Urinary system fundamentals
- Endocrine system fundamentals
- Gastrointestinal system fundamentals
- Lymphatics and immunity
- Reproductive system fundamentals
- Special senses: eye and ear
- Applications of imaging, prosthetics and medical devices

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Practical

6
Autonomous Student Learning

90
Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will be primarily delivered via face-to-face sessions according to the module timetable. Self-directed and peer learning are applied toward a review topic assignment.

Lectures:
- 24 x 50 min lecture slots, 2 per week.
- Lectures will be delivered face-to-face.

Anatomy practicals:
- 6 x 50 min face-to-face anatomy practicals, every 2 weeks.

Review assignment:
- Peer learning review of body system scoping assignment

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Scoping review assignment with peer assessment Week 1, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
15
 No
Exam (In-person): Spotter style MCQ assessments in anatomy practical Week 3, Week 4, Week 7, Week 8, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
15
 No
Exam (In-person): End of trimester examination paper 1 - 50 Multiple Choice Questions (assessed in same 2-hour session as paper 2) End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
35
 No
Exam (In-person): End of trimester examination paper 2 - Short essay questions (assessed in same 2-hour session as paper 1) End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
35
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

- Assignment: Feedback from peer-review and lecturer via rubric and comments. - Multiple Choice Questionnaires: Post assessment feedback on result. - End of trimester examination: Example papers with self-assessment form for responses.

Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology by Martini & Bartholomew; 8th Edition, 2024.

Name Role
Assoc Professor John Baugh Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Jayne Carberry Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Eoin Cummins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Tom Flanagan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Marie-Victoire Guillot-Sestier Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mark Pickering Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Stephen Thorpe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Practical Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: Odd Weeks Wed 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Practical Offering 2 Week(s) - Autumn: Even Weeks Wed 16:00 - 16:50
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