Unit of Study HBIO2001 Musculoskeletal Functional Anatomy (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

HBIO1009 - Introductory Anatomy and Physiology OR HBIO1001 - Human Anatomy

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

In this unit students will deepen their foundational knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy, in the context of healthy function, with added perspectives on disease, injury and ageing. They will gain a working knowledge of key tissues, combined with muscle and joint function and be able to use this knowledge to understand musculoskeletal contributions to human movement.

Unit content

Tissue mechanics
Upper limb function
Head, neck and trunk
Lower limb function
Musculoskeletal movement analyses 1
Musculoskeletal movement analyses 2

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term4	Term4
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Lismore	Term4	Term4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an applied understanding of the mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissues in the context of exercise, immobilisation, ageing and injury

identify musculoskeletal structures using a range of methods and detail their function in the context of human movement, exercise and injury

apply knowledge of muscle actions and musculoskeletal synergies to conduct basic musculoskeletal movement and postural analyses

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Workbook	40%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Workbook	40%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Workbook	40%
Viva voce	40%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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