2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

BMSC2216 Exercise Physiology in Health and Disease

10 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Dr Scott Bowen
Email: t.s.bowen@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of Level 1 on BSc Human Physiology or BSc Pharmacology or BSc Medical Sciences or BSc Neuroscience programmes

Pre-requisites

BMSC2117	Cardio-respiratory Physiology and Pharmacology
SPSC1221	Cardio-respiratory Physiology and Exercise

This module is mutually exclusive with

SPSC2302

Ex Physiology Sport & Health

Module replaces

None

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module integrates basic concepts and contemporary scientific information to provide a foundation for the understanding of the acute and chronic responses to exercise in sport, health and disease. The systems-led module will explore the pulmonary, cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems required to sustain exercise. The adaptations of these systems in response to exercise training will also be discussed. Discussing the role of environmental factors on exercise performance will be used to highlight the basic principles of exercise physiology. The role of exercise in the maintenance of health, weight management, cardiovascular and muscular health, and ageing will emphasize the integrated functioning of physiological systems. Data interpretation exercises will be utilised to increase knowledge and understanding of physiological parameters in health and disease.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- describe the fundamentals of exercise physiology
- discuss intensity domains in relation to sprint and endurance exercise
- describe the regulation of ventilation and acid-base balance during exercise
- discuss the physiological responses to exercise in the heat and at altitude
- measure and interpret exercise efficiency, the lactate threshold, and maximum, peak or symptom-limited oxygen uptake
- discuss the regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise
- understand the basic principles of training for performance and health
- describe the adaptations in the neuromuscular, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems in response to chronic activity and inactivity
- explain the significance of the physiological adaptations to activity and inactivity for performance and health
- discuss the effect of disease conditions on exercise capacity
- critically assess published research articles in exercise physiology
- analyse and interpret cardio-respiratory data and case studies in health and disease.

Learning outcomes
Knowledge of:
- Energy for muscular contraction: ATP and PCr
- The parameters of aerobic function including maximum oxygen uptake and lactate threshold
- The responses and limitations of the pulmonary system in exercise performance in health and disease
- The mechanisms by which environmental temperature and altitude limit exercise capacity
- The responses and limitations of the cardiovascular system in exercise performance in health and disease
- The neuromuscular junction, skeletal muscle structure and function, and the basic mechanisms of muscle fatigue
- The principle mechanisms and adaptations of skeletal muscles in response to exercise training physical inactivity.

Syllabus

- Internal & external respiration
- Exercise intensity domains
- Pulmonary responses to exercise
- Maximum oxygen uptake and lactate threshold
- Gas exchange limitation before and after training
- Performance at altitude
- Cardiovascular responses and control during exercise
- Training adaptations of the cardiovascular system
- Exercise and thermal stress
- Fluid balance during exercise
- Assessment of strength and power
- Neuromuscular responses during exercise
- Training muscles for strength, power and endurance
- Ageing and inactivity.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	2.00	2.00
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			87.00
Total Contact hours			13.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- 5 hours of independent reading per lecture x 11 lectures = 55 hours
- 10 hours formative data analysis & case studies = 10 hours
- 2 hours revision per lecture for written exam x 11 lectures = 22 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Monitoring of attendance at lectures
- Monitoring of completion of formative on-line coursework.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

SPSC2302 Exercise Physiology proposed to share the same essay component in summative exam, with a distinct data analysis component for this module.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 23/01/2018

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