An Introduction to the Human Body
  • Why Study Anatomy and Physiology?
  • Levels of Structural Organization
  • Cellular Metabolism
  • Homeostasis
  • Anatomical Terms and Directions
  • Check Your Understanding
The Chemical Level of Organization
  • Human Chemistry
  • Composition of Matter and the Human Body
  • Molecules, Compounds, and Macromolecules
  • Chemical Bonds
  • Enzyme Function
  • How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions
  • Salts and Other Inorganic Compounds
  • Acids, Bases, and pH
  • Check Your Understanding
The Cellular Level of Organization
  • Cell Function and Types
  • Signal Transduction
  • Membrane Transport
  • Passive Transport Processes
  • Active Transport Processes
  • Transport Mechanisms Other Than Passive or Active
  • Cell Organization and Specialization
  • Cellular Respiration
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Expression-DNA and RNA
  • The Cell Life Cycle: Interphase
  • The Cell Life Cycle: Cell Division
  • Clinical Application: Stem Cell Research
  • Check Your Understanding
The Tissue Level of Organization
  • Tissue Types
  • Overview of Tissues
  • Epithelial Tissues
  • Connective Tissues
  • Tissue Repair, Regeneration and Engineering
  • Check Your Understanding
The Integumentary System
  • The Skin and It's Layers
  • What Is Skin and Why Do We Need It?
  • Pigment and Skin Color
  • Skin and Aging
  • Pigment-Related Skin Problems
  • Case Study-Skin Cancer
  • Check Your Understanding
The Skeletal System
  • Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
  • Skeletal System Functions - Support and Protection
  • Skeletal System Functions - Storage and Production
  • Biomechanics of Musculo-Skeletal System
  • Structure of Bone
  • Development of Bone
  • Function of Bone - Storage
  • Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton
  • Case Study - Fractures and Bone Repair
  • Skeletal System Functions - Movement
  • Movements of Synovial Joints
  • Check Your Understanding
The Muscular System
  • Muscle Tissue and the Muscular System
  • Introduction to the Muscular System
  • Excitation Contraction Coupling
  • Power Stroke Cycling - Interaction of Myosin and Actin
  • Neuromuscular Junctions
  • Excitation Contraction Coupling - Cardiac Muscle Tissue
  • Excitation Contraction Coupling - Smooth Muscle Tissue
  • Skeletal Muscle Energy Metabolism
  • Types of Muscle Fibers
  • Muscle Twitch Properties
  • Case Study: Muscular Dystrophy
  • Check Your Understanding
The Nervous System
  • Nervous Tissue and the Nervous System
  • Introduction to the Nervous System
  • Organization of the Nervous System
  • Action Potential Generation and Propagation
  • Neural Transmission
  • Spinal Cord Structure and Function
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Lower Level Brain Structures
  • Peripheral Nervous System - The Somatic Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System - The Autonomic Nervous System
  • Nervous System Case Study - Multiple Sclerosis
  • The Story of Karen: Use of the Clot Buster
  • The Plasticity of the Brain
  • Splitting the Brain
  • Check Your Understanding