BiochemistryLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students describe the key metabolic reactions and their regulatory systems and explain the biochemical foundations of laboratory analyses.

Content

Amino acids, proteins, enzymes; fluid and electrolyte balance and its regulation; acid-base balance and its regulation; carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and their regulation; formation of bile pigments and nitrogenous waste products; vitamin and hormone metabolism.

Qualifications

Prerequisites: Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology; General and Inorganic Chemistry; Cell Biology and Genetics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students describe the key metabolic reactions and their regulatory systems and explain the biochemical foundations of laboratory analyses.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students justify key metabolic reactions and their regulatory systems to a good standard and explain the biochemical foundations of laboratory analyses.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students justify key metabolic reactions and their regulatory systems to an excellent standard and explain the biochemical foundations of laboratory analyses in considerable detail.