Foundation
Anatomy and Physiology
To become a competent alternative healthcare practitioner, a sound understanding of physiological functioning is essential
Overview
12 Videos + Recorded Q&A Session
15 Lessons
15 Quizzes
1.5+ Hours of Video
Final Exam
No Projects
Lifetime Access to Content with 1 Year to Complete for Certificate
Certificate of Completion
3 Month Access to the Herbal Village
Description
Syllabus
Learning Outcomes
Instructors
Description
Description
Focusing on the organic and systemic interrelationships in an optimally functioning body, our Anatomy & Physiology course covers all of the major bodily systems, organs and tissues.
Is this course for me?
This course is for those wishing to gain knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
Syllabus
Syllabus
Lesson One – Course Introduction || 1 Video
- Methods of study & test preparation
- Additional resources
Lesson Two – Introduction to the Human Body
- Key concepts & definitions
- Levels of structural organization of the body
- The basic life processes
- Understanding homeostasis
Lesson Three – The Chemical Level of Life Chemistry Review
- Key concepts & definitions
- Atoms, molecules & compounds
- Covelent & ionic bonds
- Acids, bases & salts
- pH
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids & proteins
- Lipids
- Nucleotides
- Enzymes
- The movement of substances within body fluids – diffusion and osmosis
- Body fluids – extra and intra cellular fluids
Lesson Four – The Cells, Tissues & Organization of the Body || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- The cell – structure & functions
- The cell cycle
- Active transport
- Body tissues
- Organization & cavities of the body
Lesson Five – The Integumentary System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- The structures of the skin
- Accessory structures of the skin
- Types & functions of the skin
- Activities for practice
Lesson Six – The Skeletal System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- The functions of bone and the skeletal system
- Understanding bone tissue
- Bone’s role in calcium homeostasis
- Dividing the skeletal system
- Types of bones
- Types of joints
Lesson Seven – The Muscular System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- Types of muscular tissue
- Functions of muscular tissue
- Properties of muscular tissue
Lesson Eight – The Nervous System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- The central nervous system
- The peripheral nervous system
- Functions of the nervous sytem
- Nervous tissue
- Nerons
- Neuroglia
- The brain
- Brain anatomy review
- The spinal cord & spinal nerves
Lesson Nine – The Endocrine System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- Endocrine glands
- Hormone activity
- The hypothalamus & pituitary gland
Lesson Ten – The Cardiovascular System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- The components of blood
- How blood cells are formed
- Red blood cells
- Platelets
- The heart
- The interior of the heart
- Blood flow through the heart
- Types of blood vessels & intro to hemodynamics
- Structure & functions of blood vessels
Lesson Eleven – The Lymphatic System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- Components & functions of the lymphatic system
- Lymphatic vessels & lymph circulation
- Lymphatic trunks & ducts
- Formation of flow & lymph plasma
- Lymph organs & tissues
- Innate immunity
Lesson Twelve – The Respiratory System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- Digestive system overview
- The peritoneum
- Mouth
- The esophagus
- Deglutition
- The stomach
- The small intestine
- The large intestine, rectum and anal canal
- Accessory organs of the digestive system
Lesson Fourteen – The Urinary System || 1 Video
- Key concepts & definitions
- Components of the urinary system
- Anatomy of the kidneys
- Activity for practice
- The nephron
- Transportation, storage & elimination of urine
Lesson Fifteen – The Reproductive System
- Key concepts & definitions
- The female reproductive system
- The male reproductive system
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
In this course you will gain a very clear understanding of the body’s physiology, or rather how these various anatomical pieces of the body work to maintain things such as homeostasis, movement, and automatic functions by way of the nervous system.
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