U12102 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL SCIENCE
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)
SCHOOL OF NURSING
U12102 FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL SCIENCEInstructions to Candidate
Time allowed: This is a take home exam. Complete and submit this assessment. The paper is available from 11:00am on Monday 21st July 2025 on the module blackboard. The submission deadline is 16:00am on Monday 21st July 2025. Please submit your completed assessment to the Assessment Resubmission Bucket on the module blackboard.
There are 22 questions on this examination. Please answer all questions.
Please use the space underneath each question to add your answers to the question paper.
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You are permitted to use the lecture notes, revision notes, and suggested reading resources to support you in completing the examination answers. However answers must be written in your own words. Referencing is not required in this examination. The answers you provide should be your own work which is completed independently of other students.
Avoid using any non-explained abbreviations apart from chemical symbols and units of measurement.
Read the questions carefully and answer only what is asked for. No credit will be given for irrelevant information or partial or incomplete answers.
Students with a Learning Support Plan, please attach an LSP coversheet to the front of this examination paper.
Q1. Please label the muscles in the diagram below (8 marks)
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2) Label the anatomy of the male reproductive system (sagittal view) (14 marks)
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3. Define what homeostasis is and how homeostasis is maintained in the body (3 marks)
4. Identify 4 functions of human cell (4 marks)
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5. Label the organs of the respiratory system (14 marks)
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6) Name the 4 types of tissue found in the body (4 marks)
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7) Name 2 ways that heat is produced in the body (2 marks)
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8) What is the function of platelets? (1 mark)
9) Label the body cavities and subdivisions of the body (9 marks)
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10) Name 6 functions of the skin (6 marks)
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11) Name two hormones that are released by the pancreas and describe how these hormones affect blood glucose levels in the body (5 marks)
12) What is the difference between active and passive immunity (2 marks)
13) Name 6 endocrine glands that are found in the body (6 marks)
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14) What are alveoli and where are they found in the body? (2 marks)
15) What is tidal volume? (1 mark)
16) Where is cerebral spinal fluid found in the body and name 3 functions of cerebral spinal fluid (4 marks)
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17) What is the difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous system? (1 mark)
18) Label the structures of a motor neuron (6 marks)
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19) What is haematopoiesis and where in the body does it occur? (2 marks)
20) What are the two main functions of the lymph nodes? (2 marks)
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21) Name two ions commonly found in the body (2 marks)
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22) An individual with what blood group is a universal recipient of blood and why is it important to match blood groups when carrying out blood transfusions? (2 marks)
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