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SPE262 - Functional Anatomy

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Exercise and Sport Science

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (SBI162) OR
Must have passed 2 units in (SBI171, SBI172)

Incompatible

Coerequisites

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

In this unit, students will explore the intricate details of the musculoskeletal system and fundamental neuromuscular concepts. Students will identify and describe tissue properties within the musculoskeletal system, along with key neuromuscular concepts, classify and describe factors affecting force, stability, posture, and function within the musculoskeletal system, enhancing their ability to analyse movement and function. Students will learn to discriminate between normal neuromuscular factors and those that may lead to injury, developing critical skills in injury prevention. Through a combination of theoretical study and movement analysis, students will emerge from this unit with a deep understanding of functional anatomy and its applications in exercise science and allied health fields.

Important Information

Students enrolled in YESS01 Diploma of Exercise and Sport Science may submit a special enrolment request through CDU Portal .

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify and describe the tissue properties and fundamental neuromuscular concepts relating to the musculoskeletal system.
2.	Identify, classify, and describe the factors affecting force, stability and normal function within the musculoskeletal system.
3.	Analyse simple and complex human movements to identify the joint actions, muscle actions and neural mechanisms involved to identify risk of injury during human movement.
4.	Apply core movement assessment techniques to evaluate performance and provide evidence-based exercise prescription recommendations for improvement in remote or virtual contexts.
5.	Analyse the factors affecting posture, stability, and force during normal and impaired human movement and evaluate the impact of body proportions and composition.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Laboratory Worksheets (10 x 6 - 10 A4 pages, 2% each; submitted weekly)	20%	1,2,4,5
2.	Video analysis (2 hours)	35%	1,2,3,4,5
3.	Online Verbal and Practical Test (20 minutes)	45%	1,2,3,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLS	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OL/OLS: Supplementary material will be provided on-line through Learnline. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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