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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Silvija Umbraško
Study type:Part time
Course level:First level
Target audience:Sports Trainer; Public Health
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Anatomy

Objective

To provide an opportunity to acquire comprehensive knowledge about the development, structure, topography and function of the human body.

Prerequisites

All biology disciplines in the scope of the secondary school program.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of learning the study course, students will be able to name the parts of the human body, organ systems, and their functions. It will be possible to explain the structure, position and functions of a specific organ, the principles of blood supply and innervation of the organ. Knows the structure of skeletal muscles, places of muscle attachment and the differences between conscious and unconscious movement regulation. You will know some terms in Latin (muscles).

Skills

The student will be able to recognize and show the bones, joints, and muscles of the skeleton. Will be able to classify muscles by location and function. Will be able to explain the movements in the joints and name the muscles that perform the movements. Will be able to demonstrate organs and other anatomical structures in anatomical visual aids; will be able to work with special literature.

Competence

The student will be able to create a complex of exercises according to a certain plan or according to the client's needs, will be able to plan the physical activity regime correctly.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Health care sports specialist, VSS1First levelRequiredLiāna Pļaviņa, Andris Čakstiņš