Anatomy and Physiology (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Content scheduling

Anatomy: January - February 2026

Physiology: March - May 2026

Objective

Students will understand the structure and the function of the human body and how it works and can use this knowledge in client-oriented sports instruction and coaching work to promote health and performance rate as well as to reinforce exercise behaviour.

Execution methods

Contact teaching in classroom

Accomplishment methods

Two parts, 1) anatomy and 2) physiology, which are assessed. The course assessment is the average of those two.

Content

Locomotor system
Cells, tissues and organs
Breathing and circulation
The nervous system and the senses
Muscle work
Digestion
Fluid balance and urine excretion
Metabolism
Immune system

Location and time

Anatomy: 20.01 - 12.03.2026

Physiology: 12.03 - 06.05.2026

Teaching takes place in Kajaani

Materials

Material is provided in Moodle,
Optional E-book Peate & Muralitharan (2017). Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd edition

Teaching methods

The study course is implemented as contact teaching in Kajaani.
The teaching methods include:
- Independent studying
- Using anatomical models and 3D programs for visualization,
- Compulsory tasks, presentations
-Peer teaching for small groups

Exam schedules

Anatomy will have four exams in total and the exams take place from late January to March

Phycology will have one exam, which will take place on early May.

Student workload

Anatomy is worth of 2 credits which corresponds to 54 hours of students work
Contact teaching and exams done in classes correspond to 18 hours of work
Independent studying and exercises correspond to 34 hours of work

Physiology is worth of 3 credits which corresponds to 81 hours of students work
Contact teaching and exam done in classes correspond to 26 hours of work
Independent studying and course tasks such as group presentations correspond to 55 hours of work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is aware of the main themes in general. The structure of the locomotor and cardiovascular systems are known but they lack an understanding of how these systems work with other organ systems. The student is able to perform basic measurements of main body functions but there are shortcomings in analyses and their interpretation is not very accurate.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have a detailed understanding of the main themes. They are aware of the role of the regulatory systems of the body and are able to perform basic measurements of main body functions but their analyses and interpretation of the results require more practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have a detailed understanding of the main themes. They are aware of the effect of regulatory systems on bodily functions and are able to perform basic measurements of main body functions and analyse and interpret the results to explain body conditions.

Further information

There are 80 % attendance requirement. Therefore, maximum number of absence is 6 lessons. (3 in anatomy and 3 in physiology). Absence because of illness is also included on this number. If you have more than 3 absences per course part, you need to do compensation tasks. If your attendance rate is less than 60 %, the course will be marked as failed.
Group tasks and presentations require 100 % attendance