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Anatomy Essentials

Dissect the human body with our anatomy course, designed to simplify complex technical concepts for beginners.

(ANAT-ESS.AE1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-502-2
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About This Course

Our online anatomy course offers a simplified and engaging approach to learning the human body. Whether you’re a student, or simply a curious mind, our course provides a solid foundation. With clear explanations, interactive visuals, real-world examples, and gamified learning components, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the major body systems, organs, and tissues.

Skills You’ll Get

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, muscular, skeletal, and other vital systems
  • Learn to recognize and describe the major organs and tissues within each body system 
  • Develop a solid understanding of the structure and function of various anatomical components
  • Apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios and understand how anatomical concepts relate to health and disease 
  • Improve your ability to visualize and understand three-dimensional structures 
  • Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills to analyze anatomical information
  • Enhance your ability to communicate anatomical concepts clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing.
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1

Introduction

  • About This Course
  • Conventions Used in This Course
  • Icons Used in This Course
  • Where to Go from Here
2

Focusing on the Framework of Anatomy and Physiology

  • Looking at the Science of Anatomy and Physiology
  • Familiarizing Yourself with Anatomical Jargon
  • Arranging Organisms by Levels of Organization
  • Metabolism: Keeping Body Processes in Motion
  • Balancing Bodily Reactions with Homeostasis
3

Examining Cell Biology Basics

  • How Cells Spend Their Time
  • Exploring Eukaryotic Cells
  • Macromolecules, the Building Blocks of Life
  • Discovering How Genetic Material Makes You Who You Are
  • Cycling through Life, Cell-Style
  • Forming Tissues from Cells
4

Scoping Out the Body’s Structural Layers

  • The Skinny on Your Skeleton
  • The 411 on the Muscular System
  • An Introduction to the Integument
5

Getting to the Heart of the Circulatory System

  • Analyzing the Cardiac Anatomy
  • Meet Your Blood Vessels
  • Discovering What’s in Your Blood
  • Focusing on the Physiology of Circulation
6

Taking a Deep Breath with the Respiratory System

  • Surveying the Duties of the Respiratory System
  • Nosing around Your Respiratory Anatomy
  • Discovering the Ins and Outs of Breathing
7

Getting on Track with the Digestive System

  • Your Digestive System in a Nutshell
  • Moving through the Structures of the Digestive Tract
  • Doing the Chemical Breakdown
8

Passing through the Urinary System

  • Running Down the Urinary System’s Responsibilities
  • Surveying the Structures of the Urinary System
  • The Yellow River
  • Maintaining Homeostasis
9

Making Babies: The Reproductive System

  • Surveying the Functions of the Reproductive System
  • Making Gametes
  • The Egg-citing Female Reproductive System
  • Furthering Fertilization: The Male Reproductive System
  • Pausing for Pregnancy
10

Exploring the Nervous, Endocrine, and Immune Systems

  • Controlling It All: The Nervous System
  • Sending Messages Chemical-Style with the Endocrine System
  • Defending Your “Self” with the Immune System
11

Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts

  • Only Humans Have Opposable Thumbs
  • Human Milk Is the Best Milk
  • You’re (Surprisingly) as Hairy as a Gorilla
  • You Can Process Fear and Emotion
  • You Smell Like You See
  • Your Mouth Is More Efficient Than a Chimp’s
  • Millions of Microbes Owe You Their Lives
  • Oxygen Can be Dangerous
  • You Can Control Your Breathing but Fido Can’t
  • Hemoglobin Dominates Your Red Blood Cells

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This human anatomy online course is suitable for anyone interested in learning about human anatomy, including students, nurses, and individuals seeking general knowledge.

  No prior knowledge of anatomy is necessary to enroll in this course.

The courses cover basic knowledge about major body systems, organs, tissues, and anatomical terminology.

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