{"id":15,"date":"2017-09-13T09:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T09:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2018-10-01T18:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T18:21:08","slug":"higher-human-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/higher-human-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Human Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Higher Human Biology<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nThe course content includes the following areas of human biology:<br \/>\nHuman cells<br \/>\nThe key areas covered are:<br \/>\nDivision and differentiation in human cells<br \/>\nStructure and replication of DNA<br \/>\nGene expression<br \/>\nMutations<br \/>\nHuman genomics<br \/>\nMetabolic pathways<br \/>\nCellular respiration<br \/>\nEnergy systems in muscle cells<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Physiology and Health<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nThe key areas covered are:<br \/>\nGamete production and fertilisation<br \/>\nHormonal control of reproduction<br \/>\nThe biology of controlling fertility<br \/>\nAntenatal and postnatal screening<br \/>\nThe structure and function of arteries, capillaries and veins<br \/>\nThe structure and function of the heart<br \/>\nPathology of cardiovascular disease (CVD)<br \/>\nBlood glucose levels and obesity<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Neurobiology and Immunology<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nThe key areas covered are:<br \/>\nDivisions of the nervous system and neural pathways<br \/>\nThe cerebral cortex<br \/>\nMemory<br \/>\nThe cells of the nervous system and neurotransmitters at synapses<br \/>\nNon-specific body defences<br \/>\nSpecific cellular defences against pathogens<br \/>\nImmunisation<br \/>\nClinical trials of vaccines and drugs<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The Course Assessment has Three components<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Question Paper Multiple Choice<\/em> worth <em>25 marks<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Question Paper 2<\/em> worth <em>95 marks<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Assignment<\/em> worth <em>20 marks<\/em>, the assignment is done under exam conditions in school and sent to the SQA for marking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Progression<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvanced Higher Biology<br \/>\nother qualifications in biology or related areas<br \/>\nfurther study, employment and\/or training<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Conditions of Award<\/strong><br \/>\nThe grade awarded is based on the total marks achieved across all course assessment components.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Higher Human Biology The course content includes the following areas of human biology: Human cells The key areas covered are: Division and differentiation in human cells Structure and replication of DNA Gene expression Mutations Human genomics Metabolic pathways Cellular respiration Energy systems in muscle cells Physiology and Health The key areas covered are: Gamete production &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/higher-human-biology\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Higher Human Biology&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kilsythacademybiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}