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4. YEARS AND DETAILS OF SUBJECTS
Degrees of M.B., В.Ѕ.
ASSESSMENT Two 1%-hour written papers, one following term 1, the other following term 2, and practical work assessed continually through- out terms 1 and 2.
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007. PHYSICS (MEDICAL COURSE)Three lectures per week and one tutorial every second week during terms 1 and 2.
Students without a knowledge of Physics to HSC level are advised to undertake the recommended preIimlnary reading before lectures com- mence. Some familiarity with HSC Physics will be assumed.
SYLLABUS The course will consist of a study of physics illustrated throughout by applications to biological systems and medical tech- nology. The areas of physics to be studied will be selected from:
Mechanics. Calculus and the laws of motion, energy and momentum, dynamics and statics of particles, rigid bodies and fluids. Applications:
motion of the human frame, accident trauma, blood flow. blood pressure.
Properties of Matter. Elasticity and the strength of materials, viscosity and surface tension, wetting of fluids. Applications: skeletal strength, blood flow.
Thermal Physics. Temperature and thermometry, internal energy and entropy, heat transfer, metabolic energy and entropy in life processes.
Maxwell-Boltzmann law and chemical kinetics. Transport processes, diffusion, osmosis, Donnai transport, active and passive transport.
Optics. Refraction, lenses, optical instruments, the eye and refractive disorders. Microscopy—optical and electron, colour vision, properties of light.
Acoustics. Wave propagation, displacement and pressure, acoustic im- pedance. Applications: ultrasonics in medicine. The ear and the voice.
Sound levels.
Electricity and Magnetism. The laws of electromagnetism, electrostatics, circuit electricity, electronics, operational amplifiers, analogue and digital systems. Biological EMF's, feedback and system control, electrical safety, medical instrumentation.
Atomic Physics. Photons and the properties of light, infra-red radiation, lasers, holography. X-rays, properties of ionising radiation, radiation detectors. Biological effects of radiation, radiation units.
Nuclear Physics. Radioactivity—natural and Induced. Isotopes and radio- active decay. Nuclear accelerators and reactors. Radiation diagnostics and therapeutics.
ASSESSMENT Two 1%-hour written papers, one following term 1, the other following term 2. Students undertaking the Experimental Physics optional subject may elect to have the assessment of their laboratory work form a component in the term I assessment of Physics.
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL COURSE
Students without the appropriate knowledge of physics may also be ad- vised to take the following course in Experimental Physics.
640-017 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS (MEDICAL COURSE) Nine 3-hour laboratory sessions during term 1.
Students will undertake experiments slected from the following areas:
Electrical Measurements. DC measurements, Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes, 55
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advanced circuitry (potentiometers, bridge circuits, voltage sources, Thevenin's theorem).
Optics and Radiation. Ray optics, lenses and the polarisation properties of light. Radioactive decays, half life, and properties of radiation.
Electronics. Transistors and vacuum tubes. Resistance and capacitor cir- cuits with applications. Operational amplifiers.
ASSESSMENT The experiments will be assessed as they are completed.
600-004 BIOLOGY (MEDICAL COURSE)
Three lectures per week in term 1, and two lectures per week in term 2.
One 3-hour practical per week throughout both terms.
A knowledge of HSC Biology is not essential, but would be an advantage.
SYLLABUS The functional anatomy and embryology of vertebrate animals with an account of their evolution; lower life forms of medical impor- tance, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protista and invertebrate ani- mals; the processes of photosynthesis and respiration; ecological systems.
The course will include:
Functional Anatomy of a Vertebrate. The cell. Animal histology. Classifi- cation of vertebrates. The skin. Skeletal and muscular systems. Digestive and circulatory systems. Blood. Respiratory and excretory systems. Re- productive and nervous systems. The process of evolution.
Lower Life Forms. Viruses, bacteria, fungi. Photosynthesis and respiration.
Protista, coelenterate, platyhelminthes, nematode, insect, arachnida, mollusca.
Ecological systems.
LABORATORY WORK Introduction to histology; dissection of representa- tive vertebrates; invertebrate animals with emphasis on parasitic or toxic organisms. Students will be notified at the beginning of the year when these practical classes will be held.
ASSESSMENT One 1-hour written paper on vertebrate zoology at the end of term 1; a 3-hour written paper on the whole course following term 2, plus a 3-hour practical examination. Practical work may be assessed
•throughout the course.
500-101 BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE 1
A co-ordinated course in behavioural sciences. The syllabus has three components: medical psychology, medical sociology, and growth, de- velopment and ageing.
MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
A course of 33 lectures, with two lectures per week in terms 1 and 2 and one lecture per week in term 3. One tutorial every second week throughout the year.
At the end of each of four blocks of lectures, two optional seminars will be conducted simultaneously, offering alternative topics.
SYLLABUS A brief history of Psychology. Introduction to methodological and statistical procedures. Psychological development of the human being from infancy to old age.
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Social Psychology. This will cover a consideration of the individual and his social interactions and discussion of the broad patterns of social and cultural Influences in society. Personality and maturation. Review of the findings on the nature of motivation extending to a consideration of the nature of human personality.
Cognitive Processes. Perception, remembering and forgetting, learning, Intelligence, language and thinking.
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
A course of 12 lectures, one lecture per week in term 1 and the first half of term 2, together with two concurrent optional seminars offering alternative topics at the end of each block of lectures.
Two field visits each of two hours in term 1. Optional tutorials in term 1.
SYLLABUS The characteristics of the doctor-patient relationship, the medical profession and the organization of medical care using a socio- logical perspective. The social factors in disease causation. Health of disadvantaged groups.
Field Visits. These will include two visits by students to selected general practitioners, community health centres and other organizations con- cerned with health care.
GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGEING
A course of two lectures per week In term 1, a total of 13 lectures in all.
SYLLABUS The nature of growth. Maturation. Neurological growth. Body tissues. Puberty. Regulation of growth. Critical periods. Nutrition. Appe- tite. Behaviour and growth. Reasons for ageing. Effects of ageing.
Dependency. Support services. Attitudes of old people.
ASSESSMENT
Medical Psychology: Three essays through the year, each worth 15%
of the final mark (total 45%). One three-hour written examination follow- ing term 3 (55% of marks).
Medical Sociology: Two essays. One to be completed by the end of term 1 and the second at the end of the lecture course in mid-second term (50% of marks). One 2-hour written examination following term 2 (50% of marks).
Growth, Development and Ageing: One 2-hour written examination follow- ing term 1.
516-011 ANATOMY
Two lectures per week in term 1, three lectures per week in term 2, and four lectures per week in term 3. Two 1-hour tutorials and three 2-hour practical classes per week in terms 2 and 3.
SYLLABUS The structure, organization and development of the human body. There are four components of the course: (1) Topographic ana- tomy, (2) #listology, (3) Embryology and (4) Genetics.
Topographic Anatomy. Topographic, radiographic, surface and applied anatomy of limbs and back. Emphasis 1s placed on the clinically im- portant aspects of anatomy.
Histology. Cell biology of mammalian cells, light and electron micro- 57
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scopic structure of cells and tissues in man. Emphasis is placed on the relationships between structure and function.
Embryology. Mammalian reproduction and the formation of germ cells, embryo formative processes, the development of basic tissues, foetal- maternal relationships and placental biology.
Genetics. DNA and genetic control mechanisms, basic elements of human genetics.
LABORATORY WORK
Topographic Anatomy. Two sessions per week in terms 2 and 3 in which the limbs and back of the human body are dissected.
Histology. One session in most weeks of terms 2 and З in which the microscopic structure of cells and tissues is examined.
Embryology. Laboratory sessions in selected weeks of terms 2 and 3 in which the microscopic structure of early embryos, basic tissue histo- genesis and the placenta are examined.
Genetics. Practical sessions in selected weeks of term 3.
REQUIREMENTS Students must provide themselves with a set of dissect- ing instruments and a half set of bones. Students are supplied with slides and a microscope by the department, or may provide their own microscope. Microscopes supplied by the department are for use within the department only .
Students are required to wear white coats in the dissecting room.
ASSESSMENT A practical examination at the end of term 2. A 3-hour written paper and a practical examination on the whole course following term 3.