Human Body Structure and Function
Congratulations to our S6 pupils who passed their recent assessment and have successfully completed their Human Body Structure and Function (HBS&F) course, which is delivered in the school by Val Morrow – a lecturer from West College Scotland.
HBS&F is a double credit unit at SCQF Level 8 and as such it entails approx. 80 hours of teaching and 80 hours of study and equates to Year 2 of university biology degree programmes.
The unit offers the opportunity to extend knowledge and develop an understanding of selected body systems and how the human body co-ordinates these systems to maintain homeostasis. In studying these systems, pupils will also discover what happens when things go wrong, covering conditions as diverse as hyperthyroidism, gigantism and coronary heart disease, covering topics including:
- Structure & function of the skeletal system
- Reflex actions
- Function of the blood and heart
- Structure and function of respiratory system
- Structure and function of urinary system
- Structure and function of digestive system
- Practical laboratory experiments
Such is the merit of this programme and the high regard in which it is held that the University of Glasgow have included a pass in Human Body Structure and Function as a condition for entry into their undergraduate programmes in Medicine for these students.
Very well done to the following:
Benjamin Clarke, Chloe Coyles, Anna Gallagher, Niamh Kelly, Joseph Lowrie, Emma McAinsh, Vivien McAinsh, Erin McHugh, Jessica McKeever, Kerr Quinn and Amina Sardar
You can find out more about our partnership with West College Scotland here.
