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Anatomy And Physiology
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CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY
• Early studies into the
workings of the body
• Anatomy and
Physiology- how they
relate
• Major characteristics
of life
• Major requirements of
organisms
• Homeostasis - explain
its importance to
survival
• Levels of organization
• Major body cavities.
• Major organ systems, organs / functions of
each system.
• Terms that describe
positions, sections, and
regions.
CHAPTER 5:
TISSUES
• Four major tissue
types - where occurs
• Epithelial tissues –
Function and location
of each kind
• Glands are classified
how
• Connective tissues –
Function and location
of each kind
• Describe the
general cellular
components,
structures, fibers,
and matrix (where
applicable) of each
type of connective
tissue
• Muscle tissues
• Nervous tissues
CHAPTER 6:
SKIN AND THE INTEGUMENTARY
SYSTEM
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Four major types of membranes
Layers of the skin.
List the general functions of skin
Factors that determine skin color
• Accessory organs with skin
• How skin regulates body temperature
• Wound healing
CHAPTER 7:
SKELETAL SYSTEM
• Active tissues in a bone
• Structure of a bone / functions
• Intramembranous and Endochondral
bones
• Major functions of bones
• Axial and Appendicular skeletons components
• Types / Classes of joints
CHAPTER 8:
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
• Outcomes of muscular
actions
• Parts of a skeletal muscle
fiber
• Events of skeletal muscle
fiber contraction /
relaxation
• Oxygen debt / energy
production and use
• Twitch and a sustained
contraction
• Contractions produce and
maintain posture /
movement
• Compare / Contrast
skeletal, smooth, and
cardiac muscle fibers.
• Locations / actions of
skeletal muscles
CHAPTER 9:
NERVOUS SYSTEM
• Two groups of nervous
system organs / tissues
• General functions
• Type / functions of
neuroglial cells
• General structure of a
neuron
• Peripheral nerves
classification
• Reflex arc
• PNS / CNS
• Autonomic / Somatic
• Fight or flight
• Differences in structure
and function are used to
classify neurons.
• Membrane polarization
• Conduction of a nerve
impulse
• Ways in which the
nervous system
processes information
• Meninges
• Brain / Spinal cord
• CSF
• Sympathetic / parasym.
CHAPTER 12:
BLOOD
• General Functions /
characteristics of
blood
• Formed elements
• RBC production
• five types of WBC’s
• major components of
blood plasma and
functions
• hemostasis
• steps in blood
coagulation
• blood typing
• blood reactions /
rhogam
CHAPTER 13:
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• organs of the
cardiovascular
system & functions
• locations / functions
of parts of heart.
• pathway of blood
• cardiac cycle,
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ECG pattern
blood vessels
blood pressure
pulmonary and
systemic circuits
CHAPTER 15:
DIGESTION AND NUTRITION
• general functions of
the digestive system
• major organs of the
digestive system
• Peristalsis
• Structures and
functions of parts of
DS
• Enzymes
• swallowing
• how the products of
digestion are
absorbed
• defecation reflex
• sources of carbs,
lipids, and proteins
• major minerals and
trace elements
• adequate diet