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Healthy Ageing

Course code

TST6040.LT

old course code

TST6040

Course title in Estonian

Tervena vananemine

Course title in English

Healthy Ageing

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Triin Rääsk (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide basic knowledge of aging changes in the functioning and functions of the human body and its organs.

Brief description of the course

The subject consists of: lectures, tests, homework and a homework seminar.
The subject lectures consist of the following topics:
1. Introduction to aging changes
2. Aging changes in the cardiovascular system
3. Aging changes in the respiratory system
4. Aging changes in the digestive system
5. Aging changes in the urinary system
6. Aging changes in the locomotor system
7. Aging changes in the sense organs
8. Aging changes in endocrine glands
9. Aging changes in the nervous system

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the biological basis of the aging process and the main directions of related changes in the human body;
- knows the age-related changes in various organ systems of the human body and the related decline in functional capacity;
- can apply optimal physical load according to age-related changes in the functioning of human body systems;
- can prepare an optimal menu and diet regimen, as well as work and vacation regimens.

Teacher

Triin Rääsk

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