Award achieved: ABC Awards and Certa Award Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 2
Aims of the course
To increase your understanding of the physical structure of the human body
To enable you to maintain your health better through an improved knowledge of the way your body functions
To help you understand the physical and chemical ways in which humans resemble other organisms
To apply sound scientific principles to the ways in which you obtain and use information
To enable you to interpret data accurately
To help you to design investigations and to know how the results can enable you to draw different conclusions
Human Anatomy and Physiology is a course whose content is relevant to us all. The more we know about our bodies, and how they work and sometimes do not, the better equipped we are to look after ourselves and maintain our health.
Contents
Unit 1
Introduction
Living and Non-Living Things.
Classifying Human Beings
The Human Animal
Using a Key
Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
Using a Microscope
Measuring Very Small Objects
Summary: Unit one: Living Things
Self-Assessment Test One
Unit 2: The Chemistry of Life
The Movement of Molecules
Diffusion and Osmosis
Active Transport
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Summary Unit Two: The Chemistry of Life
Self-Assessment Test Two
Unit 3: Digestion and the Bodies Use of Food
Digestion in the Mouth
Teeth
Care of Teeth
The Alimentary Canal
The Digestive System
Absorption
Summary Unit Three: Digestion and the body’s use of Food
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Three
Unit 4: The Respiratory System
Structure and Functions of the Respiratory System
Lung Capacities
Breathing Rate
Gaseous Exchange
Respiratory Diseases
Smoking
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Four
Unit 5: Response and Reaction
The Nervous System
Receiving and Transmitting Information
The functions of the spinal cord
The Brain
The Endocrine System
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Five
Unit 6: The Blood Circulation System
What is Blood?
Blood Groups
The Circulatory System
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Six
Unit 7: Excretion
What is Excretion?
The Kidney
The Kidney Machine
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Seven
Unit 8: Homeostasis
Homeostasis
The Kidneys
The Liver
The Skin
Temperature Regulation
The Effects of Ultra Violet Light
Mental Health
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Eight
Unit 9: Skeleton and Muscles
The Skeleton
Bone
Joints
Muscles and Movement
Movement at the elbow
Tonsils
Nose and nasal passage
Posture
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Nine
Unit 10: Reproduction
The Reproductive Systems
Male
Female
Hormonal Control of the Menstrual Cycle
Fertilisation
Family Planning and Contraception
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Ten
Unit 11: Variation and Selection
Variation
Mutation
Selection
Artificial Selection
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Eleven
Unit 12: Humans and their Environment
Useful Bacteria
Useful Fungi
Food Preparation and Preservation
The Decay of Food
Preservation Methods
Self-Assessment Test for Unit Twelve
Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of enrolment.
Course Duration
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. The course will take around 100 hours of study to complete.
Assessment
Each unit is followed by a written assignment (comprising a portfolio of evidence of learning), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor.
Course Endorsement
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Kendal Publishing Ltd has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 2 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by Kendal Publishing Ltd to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group , a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
