Unit name | Neuroendocrinology |
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Unit code | MEDIM7004 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. O'Carroll |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The students are given a background in Neuroendocrinology with emphasis on: Interconnections of the endocrine and nervous systems; Hypothalamus; Anterior pituitary hormones; Stress.
The Aims and Objectives of this Unit are to provide an introduction to the neuroendocrine systems of the body. In addition, there will be a consideration of the neuroendocrine and immune systems and their relevance to disease. While basic research will be presented, this will be done within a framework of the clinical relevance of these systems.
This Unit will specifically describe:
At the end of this Unit students will have gained a good understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the major components of the neuroendocrine systems and will be able to integrate this knowledge in a coherent manner.
This unit is taught through lectures. Tutorials may be given to further illustrate and discuss the unit subjects.
This unit is assessed through a combination of a multiple choice examination (65%; on the basics of the different neuroendocrine systems) and a 3,000 word essay (35%).
Selected relevant review papers from the literature.