Unit One - Levels of Organization 1 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy and Physiology/Levels of Organization/Characteristics of Life/Maintenance
of Life/Organization
of the Human Body/Life-Span Changes/Anatomical
Terminology/Some Medical and Applied
Sciences Reference Plates: The Human Organism 2 Chemical Basis of Life Structure of Matter/Chemical Constituents of Cells 3 Cells A Composite Cell/Movements Into and Out of the Cell/The Cell Cycle/Control
of Cell Division/Stem and Progenitor Cells 4 Cellular Metabolism Metabolic Processes/Control of Metabolic Reactions/Energy for Metabolic Reactions/Cellular
Respiration/Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis/Changes in Genetic Information 5 Tissues Epithelial Tissues/Connective Tissues/Muscle Tissues/Nervous Tissues/Types
of Membranes Unit Two - Support and Movement 6 Skin and the Integumentary System Skin and Its Tissues/Accessory Organs of the Skin/Regulation of Body Temperature/Skin
Color/Healing of Wounds and Burns/Life-Span Changes/Common Skin Disorders 7 Skeletal System Bone Structure/Bone Development and Growth/Bone Function/Skeletal Organization/Skull/Vertebral
Column/Thoracic Cage/Pectoral Girdle/Upper Limb/Pelvic Girdle/Lower Limb/Life-Span
Changes/Clinical Terms Related to the Skeletal System Reference Plates: Human Skull 8 Joints of the Skeletal System Classification of Joints/General Structure of a Synovial Joint/Types of Synovial
Joints/Types of Joint Movements/Examples of Synovial Joints/Life-Span Changes/Clinical
Terms Related to Joints 9 Muscular System Structure of a Skeletal Muscle/Skeletal Muscle Contraction/Muscular Responses/Smooth
Muscle/Cardiac Muscle/Skeletal Muscle Actions/Major Skeletal Muscles/Life-Span
Changes/Clinical Terms Related to the Muscular System Reference Plates: Surface Anatomy Unit Three - Integration and Coordination 10 Nervous System I: Basic Structure and Function General Functions of the Nervous System/Classification of Neurons/Cell Membrane
Potential and Neuroglial Cells/The Synapse/Impulse Processing 11 Nervous System II: Divisions of the Nervous
System Meninges/Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid/Spinal Cord/Brain/Peripheral Nervous
System/Autonomic Nervous System/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms Related to
the Nervous System 12 Somatic and Special Senses Receptors and Sensations/Somatic Senses/Special Senses/Life-Span Changes/Clinical
Terms Related to the Senses 13 Endocrine System General Characteristics of the Endocrine System/Hormone Action/Control of Hormonal
Secretions/Pituitary Gland/Thyroid Gland/Parathyroid Glands/Adrenal Glands/Pancreas/Other
Endocrine Glands/Stress and Its Effects/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms Related
to the Endocrine System Unit Four - Transport 14 Blood Blood and Blood Cells/Blood Plasma/Hemostasis/Blood Groups and Transfusions/Clinical
Terms Related to the Blood 15 Cardiovascular System Structure of the Heart/Heart Actions/Blood Vessels/Blood Pressure/Paths of
Circulation/Arterial System/Venous System/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms Related
to the Cardiovascular System 16 Lymphatic System and Immunity Lymphatic Pathways/Tissue Fluid and Lymph/Lymph Movement/Lymph Nodes/Thymus
and Spleen/Body Defenses Against Infection/Innate (Nonspecific) Defenses/Adaptive
(Specific) Defenses or Immunity/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms Related to
the Lymphatic System and Immunity Unit Five - Absorption and Excretion 17 Digestive System General Characteristics of the Alimentary Canal/Mouth/Salivary Glands/Pharynx
and Esophagus/Stomach/Pancreas/Liver/Small Intestine/Large Intestine/Life-Span
Changes/Clinical Terms Related to the Digestive System 18 Nutrition and Metabolism Why We Eat/Carbohydrates/Lipids/Proteins/Energy Expenditures/Vitamins/Healthy
Eating/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms Related to Nutrition and Metabolism 19 Respiratory System Why We Breathe/Organs of the Respiratory System/Breathing/Mechanism/Control
of Breathing/Alveolar Gas Exchanges/Gas Transport/Life-Span Changes/Clinical
Terms Related to the Respiratory System 20 Urinary System Kidneys/Urine Formation/Elimination of Urine/Life-Span Changes/Clinical Terms
Related to the Urinary System 21 Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Distribution of Body Fluids/Water Balance/Electrolyte Balance/Acid-Base Balance/Clinical
Terms Related to Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Unit Six - The Human Life Cycle 22 Reproductive System Organs of the Male Reproductive System/Testes/Male Internal Accessory Organs/Male
External Reproductive Organs/Hormonal Control of Male Reproductive Functions/Organs
of the Female Reproductive System/Ovaries/Female Internal Accessory Organs/Hormonal
Control of Female Reproductive Functions/Mammary Glands/Birth Control/Sexually
Transmitted Diseases/Clinical Terms Related to the Reproductive System 23 Human Growth and Development Pregnancy/Prenatal Period/Postnatal Period/Aging/Clinical Terms Related to
Human Growth and Development 24 Genetics and Genomics The Emerging Role of Genetics in Medicine/Modes of Inheritance/Gene Expression/Complex
Traits/Matters of Sex/Chromosome Disorders/Gene Therapy Reference Plates: Human Cadavers Appendix A: Periodic Table of Elements Appendix B: Laboratory Tests of Clinical Importance Appendix C: A Closer Look at Cellular Reproduction Appendix D: A Closer Look at DNA Structures | 
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