COURSE CODE: NTD 205
COURSE TITLE: Human Physiology
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Prof. C.R.B. Oguntona, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
Email: claraoguntona@yahoo.co.uk
Office Location: Nutrition and Dietetics Department, COLFHEC
Other Lecturers:
COURSE SYNOPSIS
Water balance, body fluids constituents. Exchange between fluid compartments. Acid-base balance enzymes. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and their metabolism. Methods of investigating intermediary metabolism muscles and muscles contraction. Blood and other body fluids circulation. Oxygen transport, hemoglobin, respiration. Digestive system. Digestion absorption. Urine formation and kidney function. Hormones. Homeostasis control. Physiology of pregnancy. Human growth and development.