Basis of physiology (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO41-3006
General information
Enrollment
08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
- Taina Lehtonen
Teacher in charge
Taina Lehtonen
Groups
-
GEKV21SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
Basic body functions
Anatomy and physiology of body parts undergoing pathological changes while aging
Concepts and laws of preventing infections
Significance of infections to individuals and society
Content
Anatomy and physiology 2 ECTS credits:
Body functions and relationships between them
Circulation, respiration, digestive system and urination
Microbiology and infection disease and preventing of infections 3 ECTS credits:
Features of microbes
Infection
Immunology
Common infectious diseases
Infection preventing
Protection against infections, hygiene of hands
Methods of protection against infections
Evaluation scale
1-5