Week of September 2nd – 6th:

Chapter Preview – This chapter first defines and contrasts anatomy and physiology and discusses the levels of organization complexity in the human body.  The needs and functional processes common to all living organisms are reviewed.  Three essential concepts – complementarity of structure and function, hierarchy of structural organization, and homeostasis – will form the bedrock for the study of the human body and will provide the unifying threads for the topics in this course.  The final section will present the language of anatomy – the terminology “tools” that are used to describe the body or its parts.

I. Overview of Anatomy and Physiology

A. Introduction

B. Topics of Anatomy

C. Topics of Physiology

 II. Discuss the the Hierarchy of Structural Organization

A. Levels of Structural Hierarchy

B. Summary of Body Organ Systems

III. Maintenance of Life

A. Functional Characteristics

B. Survival Needs

IV. Homeostasis

A Introduction

B. General Characteristics of Control Mechanisms

C. Negative Feedback Mechanisms

D. Positive Feedback Mechanisms

E. Homeostatic Imbalance

V. The Language of Anatomy 

A. Anatomical Position and Directional Terms

B. Regional Terms

C. Body Planes and Sections

D. Body Cavities and Membranes

E. Abdominopelvic Regions and Quadrants