Course syllabus
Course-PM
SSY180 Medicine for the engineer lp1 HT20 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Electrical Engineering
Contact details
Examiner: Sabine Reinfeldt, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the department of Electrical Engineering. sabine.reinfeldt@chalmers.se
Head lecturer: Fredrik Larsson, PhD med, Molecular and Cellular Biologist at Adherion. fredrik@adherion.se
Lecturers are mainly Medical Doctors who lecture on their specialist competences.
Student representatives:
Ludvig Björk, bjorklu@student.chalmers.se
Christina Chau, chauc@student.chalmers.se
Isabelle Ermeryd Tankred, tankred@student.chalmers.se
Mohammad Al-Fatiawi, hammo740@hotmail.com
Health Resources
In this time of distant teaching, and especially now with the stricter regulations, I would like to remind/inform everyone that there is support to get in case of mental health issues, or just needing someone to talk to.
- You can always talk to your teacher or examiner, who can guide you further if needed. You are always welcome to contact me.
- Contact your student counselor. For MPBME, it is Lena Sommarström, and her email address is lenasom@chalmers.se. She can guide you further when needed. On this page, you can find contact persons for different programs.
- Also look at the useful information at the student portal on Medical Health. You can e.g. find contact details to the student care and what help you can get from them.
Another thing that is very important when sitting at home is to get physical exercise - now more than ever since you don't have to move between lectures or even home-Chalmers. In this link from WHO, you can find some advises and examples of different exercises.
Course purpose
The aim of this course is to provide you with deeper knowledge about the human body, because as an engineer you must be able to:
- Develop better and more effective technical solutions for the hospital care and biomedical industry sector.
- Develop better consumer products in other industrial sectors for a sustainable society and adapted to the human body.
- Be a better leader of people - understanding work related health issues and environmental impact on health.
This course teaches basic knowledge about the human anatomy and physiology to provide a platform for students whom are going to apply engineering principles in the process to develop health-related products and services for clinical diagnosis and therapy, and for the investigation of the physiological basis of diseases. The learning outcomes of this course are also general knowledge useful for any person to be able to handle issues regarding health hazards and diseases among employees at any workplace.
Schedule
The lectures are all digital. For some of them, videos will be provided on beforehand, and question and answer (QA) sessions will be provided during part of the regular scheduled time. Other lectures are live on Zoom during the scheduled time, and might be recorded and provided to you later. The regular time for lectures is 17.15-20.00.
Observe that the time for the introductory lecture is later than the usual time, and we will start at 17.45.
| Month | Date | Weekday | Topic | Live or pre-recorded | Lecturer | Zoom link |
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| September | 2 | 17.45 | Wednesday | 17.45: Introduction | Live (recorded) | Larsson/Reinfeldt | |
| 7 | 17.15 | Monday |
Q&A for Pre-recorded |
Lecture: Pre-recorded |
Larsson | ||
| 10 | 17.15 | Thursday |
Pre-recorded |
Lecture: Pre-recorded |
Larsson | ||
| 14 | 17.15 | Monday | Blood, lymph, Immune system | Lecture: Live | Johansson | ||
| 17 | 17.15 | Thursday |
Live + Pre-recorded |
Lecture: Live 17.15-19:00 + Pre-recorded material to be watched before lecture! | Johansson | ||
| 21 | 18.30 | Monday |
Q&A for |
Lecture: Pre-recorded | Johansson | ||
| 24 | 17.15 | Thursday | Live Cardiovascular system III | Lecture: Live | Johansson | ||
| 28 | 17.15 | Monday | Live: Respiratory system | Lecture: Live | Örtenwall | ||
| October | 1 | 17.15 | Thursday | Live: Gastrointestinal system | Lecture: Live | Örtenwall |
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| 5 | 17.15 | Monday | in reserve | ||||
| 8 | 17.15 | Thursday | Live: Musculoskeletal system I | Lecture: Live | Örtenwall |
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| 12 | 17.15 | Monday | in reserve | ||||
| 15 | 18.15 | Thursday |
Pre-recorded |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: (Live (not recorded)) |
Örtenwall | ||
| 19 | 17.15 | Monday | in reserve | ||||
| 22 | 17.15 | Thursday | in reserve | ||||
| 26 | Exam part A, 8.30-12.30 |
| Time |
Weekday | Topic |
Live or pre-recorded |
Lecturer | Zoom link |
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| November | 2 | Monday |
Pre-recorded: |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: November 5 th |
Peeker | - | |
| 5 | 17.15 | Thursday |
Q&A for Urinary system I & II Pre-recorded: |
Lecture: Pre-recorded |
Peeker |
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| 9 | 18.00 | Monday |
Pre-recorded: |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: 18:00 Live (not recorded) |
Hallén |
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| 12 | 19.00 | Thursday |
Pre-recorded: |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: 19:00 Live (not recorded) |
Hallén |
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| 16 | 19.00 | Monday |
Pre-recorded: |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: 19:00 Live (not recorded) |
Hallén |
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| 19 | Thursday | PNS | Lecture: Pre-recorded | Hallén | |||
| 23 | 18.00 | Monday | (Sensory organs) |
Lecture: Pre-recorded Q&A: 18:00 Live (not recorded) |
Hallén |
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| 26 | Thursday | Endocrine system I | Lecture: Pre-recorded | Johansson | |||
| 30 | 17.00 | Monday | Endocrine system II |
Q&A: Endocrine I & Lecture: Live Endocrine II (recorded)
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Johansson | ||
| December | 3 | 17.15 | Thursday | Skin, Genital system | Lecture: Live | Johansson |
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| 7 | 17.15 | Monday | Pregnancy and birth | Lecture: Live | Johansson | ||
| 10 | 17.05 | Thursday | Hearing implants / Neural control of bionic prostheses and neuro- rehabilitation from pain |
Lectures: live | Reinfeldt/Ortiz |
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/64715017958 17.05-17.50: Ortiz 18.05-18.50: Reinfeldt |
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| 14 | 17.15 | Monday | cancelled! | ||||
| 17 | 17.15 | Thursday | Biomedical engineers | Lecture: live | Kanderhag & Nadum |
17:15 – 17:45 Meeting ID: 975 5092 7561 17:45 – 18:15 Meeting ID: 913 8099 9061 18:15 – 18:45 Meeting ID: 961 7552 6834 18:45 – 19:15 Meeting ID: 990 8837 1528 19:15 – 19:45 Meeting ID: 960 9834 3350 |
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| 21 | 17.15 | Monday | in reserve | ||||
| January 2021 | 15 | Exam part B, 8.30-12.30 |
"In reserve" means that we only use the session in case we had to postpone a previous lecture. Please look at the course homepage for the latest updates. We will announce if a lecture is postponed/cancelled via the homepage, so please introduce the habit of entering the homepage before each lecture.
Course literature
Course book:
Introduction to the Human Body, 10th or 11th Edition,
Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan H. Derrickson
Wiley & Sons: ISBN-13: 978-1118963531; ISBN-10: 1118963539
Available at Cremona for 599 SEK.
E-book available at http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP003215.html
Reading references
|
Chap |
Subject |
Pg: 8th edition |
Pg: 9th edition |
Pg: 10th edition |
Pg: 11th edition |
|
2 |
Biochemistry |
22-40 |
25-44 |
22-40 |
21-39 |
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3 |
Cells |
44-62, 65-67 |
48-65; 69-72 |
41-58; 61-64 |
40-56; 61-63 |
|
4 |
Tissue |
73-94 |
78-99 |
68-87 (4.1-4.7) |
67-88 (4.1-4.7) |
|
5 |
The integumentary system |
100-108 |
106-114 |
92-100 (5.1-5.3) |
93-101 (5.1-5.3) |
|
6 |
Skeletal system |
118-129 |
124-135 |
107-116 |
111-121 (6.1-6.5) |
|
7 |
Joints |
164-176 |
177-188 |
154-163 |
156-165 (7.1-7.6) |
|
8 |
Muscular system |
184-199 |
197-213 |
170-184 |
173-188 (8.1-8.8) |
|
9 |
Nervous tissue |
237-251 |
252-265 |
220-233 |
222-236 |
|
10 |
CNS |
255-276 |
271-293 |
236-256 (10.1-10.5) |
238-259 (10.1-10-5) |
|
11 |
ANS |
284-290 |
301-307 |
261-266 (11.1-11.2) |
265-270 (11.1-11.2) |
|
12 |
Senses |
297-321 |
314-338 |
271-293 (12.1-12.7) |
276-302 (12.1-12.7) |
|
13 |
Endocrine system |
328-346 |
346-365 |
299-317 (13.1-13.8) |
305-325 (13.1-13.8) |
|
14 |
Blood |
357-371 |
377-390 |
326-338 |
333-347 |
|
15 |
Heart |
377-391 |
397-412 |
342-355 (15.1-15.7) |
350-366 |
|
16 |
Blood vessels |
398-406 |
420-428 |
360-369 (16.1-16.3) |
369-395 (16.1-16.3) |
|
17 |
Lymphatic & immune system |
432-452 |
454-473 |
391-407 (17.1-17.3) |
405-422 (17.1-17-3) |
|
18 |
Respiratory system |
459-479 |
482-502 |
415-433 (18.1-18.6) |
429-449 (18.1-18.7) |
|
19 |
Digestive system |
486-510 |
511-536 |
440-461 |
455-480 (19.1-19.10) |
|
20 |
Metabolism & Nutrition |
524-532 |
551-559 |
474-482 (20.2-20.3) |
487-495 (20.1-20.2) |
|
21 |
Urinary system |
538-552 |
566-581 |
485-498 (21.1-21.4) |
503-518 (21.1-21.4) |
|
22 |
Fluid balance |
558-562 |
588-592 |
503-507 (22.1) |
523-527 (22.1) |
|
23 |
Reproduction system |
571-588 |
602-621 |
515-533 (23.1-23.3) |
535-553 (23.1-23.3) |
|
24 |
Development and inheritance |
600-616 |
634-650 |
544-557 (24.1-24.6) |
565-579 (24.1-24.6) |
Generally each chapter ends with a paragraph about Aging and that is not included in course content!
Complimentary course material:
For handouts see course home page (Canvas).
Course design
The course mainly consists of lectures where experts for each area talks. There is also a chance to collect bonus points to the exams.
After each lecture, your task is to construct one exam question related to that lecture. You can do this at maximum 10 lectures per quarter and get 0.5 bonus point for each question to use for the exam the same quarter. Hence you can get in total 10 bonus points for the whole course. Some of the questions may appear in the exams.
The bonus points can only be used if you managed the passing limit on your own. The bonus points are only available during this year (including the re-exams in April and in August).
Changes made since the last occasion
The lectures are all given in Zoom.
Learning objectives and syllabus
Learning objectives:
- describe which basic systems build up the human body and how they interact;
- describe each system from both anatomical and physiological point of view;
- describe the origin, symptoms and treatment of common disorders;
- describe how the concept of homeostasis apply to each system.
Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen. Study plan
Examination form
A written exam after each quarter, Part A and Part B, must be passed.
The grade is determined by the sum of the two exams, but each of the two must passed with at least grade three.
Maximum points in each exam is 40. Limits for grades 3, 4 and 5 are 20, 27 and 34, respectively.
The final grade is calculated by adding the two passed exams' points - maximum 80 points. Limits for grades 3, 4 and 5 are 40, 54 and 68 points, respectively.
Bonus points can only be used for already passed exams, hence they are only included if you have at least 20 points on the exam. Bonus points are only counted this academic year 2020/21.
Exams:
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Part A |
Exam |
26 October 2020 | 8.30-12.30 |
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Part B |
Exam |
15 January 2021 | 8.30-12.30 |
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Re-exam Part A and B |
8 April 2021 | 14-18 | |
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Re-exam Part A and B |
18 August 2021 | 14-18 | |
Course summary:
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