HL32027: Physiology of exercise, health and disease
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Closed-book written examination (EXCB 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take HL22015
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Evaluate and synthesise the evidence for the impact of physical activity on the physiological risk factors for chronic diseases (and the processes involved in the development of such diseases).
- Analyse key concepts and terms such as 'exercise', 'physical activity', 'physical inactivity' and 'sedentary' to characterise the multidimensional physiological components of physical activity behaviour.
- Evaluate the risk-benefits of physical activity for health to form opinions about appropriate behaviours for specific populations.
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| Synopsis: | You will be introduced to the physiological adaptations that occur from participation in regular exercise and physical activity.
You will understand how these adaptations lead to improvements in and maintenance of good health.
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| Content: | The unit will introduce the physiological adaptations that occur from participation in regular exercise and physical activity. A key theme throughout the unit is to understand how these adaptations prevent the development of specific chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes - and how physical activity and exercise can play a therapeutic role in some specific cases. Classes will include topics such as: physical activity and physiology of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, lipid metabolism, blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis, and sarcopaenia.
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| Course availability: |
HL32027 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Life Sciences
- USSL-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 3)
- USSL-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- USSL-AFM12 : MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 3)
- USSL-AKM03 : MBioMed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Professional Placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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