Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liachovitzky, Carlos, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Textbooks.

Science.

Biology--Textbooks.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] CUNY Academic Works 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The goal of this preparatory textbook is to give students a chance to become familiar with some terms and some basic concepts they will find later on in the Anatomy and Physiology course, especially during the first few weeks of the course. Organization and functioning of the human organism are generally presented starting from the simplest building blocks, and then moving into levels of increasing complexity. This textbook follows the same presentation. It begins introducing the concept of homeostasis, then covers the chemical level, and later on a basic introduction to cellular level, organ level, and organ system level. This second edition incorporates a module on protein synthesis, and a complementary base pairing learning objective as requested by many students. This edition incorporates links to audios for all learning objectives, and many learning objectives have online videos associated to them. The textbook is organized in five Units, divided into sixteen Modules covering a total of fifty-three Learning Objectives. Each learning objective includes a short self-assessment at the end of it.

Contents:

Unit 1 - Introduction To Anatomy And Physiology

Module 1: Levels Of Organization Of The Human Organism

Module 2: What Is Human Anatomy, What Is Human Physiology

Module 3: Homeostasis And Control Systems

Unit 2 – Introduction To Anatomy And Physiology Chemicalbuilding Blocks

Module 4: Atoms

Module 5: Chemical Bonds

Module 6: Water

Module 7: Acids And Bases

Unit 3 – Molecular Level: Biomolecules, The Organic Compounds Associated With Living Organisms

Module 8: Organic Compounds

Module 9: Chemical Reactions

Module 10: Biomolecules Carbohydrates

Module 11: Biomolecules Lipids

Module 12: Biomolecules Proteins

Module 13: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids

Unit 4 Smallest Level Of Complexity Alive: Cells, Their Structures And Functions

Module 14: Cell Structure And Function

Module 15: Protein Synthesis

Unit 5 Higher Levels Of Complexity: Organs And Systems

Module 16: Organs And Systems Of The Human Organism

Notes:

Description based on online resource