How We Get Here
This
four week block will cover the cellular events of reproduction, embryology
to the 28th day of gestation and an introduction to genetics.
How We Stay Here
This block is six weeks long and will focus on selected aspects of homeostasis,
injury and repair. The phenomenon of homeostasis will be introduced
in the context of the partitioning of body fluids into compartments
and regulation of blood pressure and tissue perfusion. We will look
at how we know that we have been injured or invaded and how this information
is communicated through our bodies. We will look then at two important
responses: inflammation and wound healing.
Introduction
to Behaviour
This two week period will
present a couple of extremely common but challenging behavioural problems:
addiction and chronic pain. In the process, you will learn about a biopsychosocial
approach to helping people, which will provide a structure for your
future examination of health problems.
Looking
at problems from three perspectives
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