Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 31: PHYSIOLOGY OF CO-ORDINATIONUnit 31:Physiology of Co-ordinationNQF Level 3:Guided learning hours: 60BTEC NationalUnit abstractThis unit aims to build upon and further develop physiological knowledge gained inother units in the programme, in particular Unit 5: Fundamentals of Anatomy andPhysiology for Health and Social Care and Unit 13: Physiology of Fluid Balance. It alsorelates to Unit 14: Physiological Disorders and Unit 32: Mobility and Exercise forHealth and Social Care. Completion of all these units within the programme willequip learners with a good understanding of the physiology of the major body systemsto support progression to professional training in nursing and several of theprofessions allied to medicine.The unit explores the co-ordination of the human body. Initially learners will take anoverview of the processes and systems involved in co-ordination and how they areintegrated. Learners will then go on to investigate in detail the anatomy andphysiology of the sense organs, and the nature of the information they receive. Thestructure of the central and autonomic nervous systems and the characteristics ofnervous tissue will then be examined, including the transmission of nerve impulsesalong neurones and across synapses. Finally, the complementary actions of theendocrine system and specific hormones will be considered.Learning outcomesOn completion of this unit a learner should:1 Understand how the body is co-ordinated2 Understand the structure and functioning of the sense organs3 Understand the physiology of the nervous system4 Understand the physiology of the endocrine system.BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007393