HIM 1050 - Basic Anatomy

1. Define anatomy and physiology

a. Identify the organizational levels of the body

b. Identify organic and inorganic compounds

c. Understand the importance of metabolism to the body

d. Understand the homeostatic mechanisms of the body

e. Understand the basic plan of the body as a whole

2. Understand the structure and function of a cell

a. Understand passive and active processes

b. Understand how cells communicate with each other through signaling

c. Understand how cells divide

d. Identify the different types of tissue in the body and their function

3. Understand how the integumentary system protects the body

a. Identify the structure of the skin

4. Understand the function of the skeletal system

a. Identify the structure and development of the bone

b. Identify the main structures of the axial skeleton

c. Identify the main structures of the appendicular skeleton

d. Understand how joints are classified

5. Understand the structure and function of the muscular system

a. Identify how muscles work antagonistically to one another

6. Identify the two main divisions of the nervous system

a. Understand the structure of nerves

b. Understand how nerves transmit information through neurons with electrical signals

c. Understand the complexities of the human brain

d. Understand the function of the spinal cord

e. Describe how the nervous system is protected

7. Describe the somatic and autonomic division of the peripheral nervous system

8. Understand how sensory receptors transduce the energy of a stimulus into electrical signals

a. Describe the structure of the eye

b. Describe the structure of the ear

c. Describe how chemoreceptors sense smell and taste

d. Describe the general senses that are spread through the body

9. Understand how the endocrine system maintains homeostasis through hormone secretion

a. Understand the different functions of the endocrine glands and their hormones

10. Understand the functions of the circulatory system

a. Describe the components of blood

b. Describe how red blood cells transport oxygen

c. Describe how white blood cells defend the body against disease

d. Understand how platelets function in clotting

e. Understand the importance of blood typing

11. Describe the structure of the heart

a. Describe the cardiac cycle

b. Understand the term cardiac output

c. Describe how the heart is regulated

12. Identify the three main types of blood vessels that circulate blood

a. Describe the two circuits the blood circulates through

b. Understand the factors that influence blood flow

c. Describe how the lymphatic system is an accessory circulatory system

13. Understand the nonspecific and specific immune responses

14. Describe the structure of the respiratory system

a. Describe how ventilation moves air into and out of the lungs

b. Describe how gas exchange and transportation occurs 

c. Understand how respiration is regulated by the brain

d. Describe how the respiratory system defends itself against pollutants

15. Understand how the digestive system processes food

a. Describe the structures of the digestive system and their functions

b. Describe how digestion occurs

c. Understand the importance of a balanced diet

16. Identify the metabolic waste products found in the body

a. Understand the regulatory functions of the urinary system

b. Identify the components of the urinary system

c. Understand how urine is produced

d. Understand how hormones regulate kidney function

e. Understand the homeostatic mechanisms of the kidneys

17. Understand the process of reproduction

a. Understand the male reproductive system

b. Understand the female reproductive system

c. Define fertilization

d. Describe the developmental stages from a zygote to the birth

e. Describe the stages of labor and delivery

f. Identify the different types of multiple births (fraternal or identical)

g. Understand the human life cycle