Environmental Physiology 4 (ED1022)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-EnvPhys

Sporting activities often take place in conditions that provide a severe challenge to homeostasis. It is important for sports people and coaches to be aware of the physiological demands of performing under these conditions, and this module will identify the responses through which the body seeks to maintain homeostasis. Also examined are the physiological reaction to chronic exposure to extreme environment, and the acclimatisation processes that occur.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Admission to Honours Year and Pass in Sport Science 3Bh (physiology component)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Sport, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	09:50	Central
Laboratory	Tuesday	10:00	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Semester 2

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To be able to detail thermoreception and thermoregulation in humans

To realise the physiological underpinnings of response to extreme temperatures

To be able to describe kidney function and its role in fluid balance

To be aware of the limitations on performance posed by hypoxic situations and to describe the physiological responses which seek to overcome lowered partial pressures of oxygen, both in the short-term and long-term

To be able to account for the physiological adaptations observed in acclimatisation to environmental stressors