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Human Body Structures and Functions
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Human Body Structures and Functions is designed to help students develop basic knowledge of the normal anatomy and physiology of the human body. The course builds upon and extends the knowledge and terminology presented in Foundations of Health Science by presenting content that emphasizes how the eleven body systems coordinate to maintain homeostasis and how pathophysiology within each system leads to disease.
Model and describe positions of the human body, using directional termsIdentify body planes, body cavities, quadrants, and abdominopelvic regions of the human bodyIdentify the four principal types of tissues (epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous)Describe and differentiate among the structures, functions, and organization of cells and tissues in the human bodyIdentify and describe structures and functions of the integumentary system, including accessory organsIdentify the axial and appendicular subdivisions of the skeletal system and explain their functionsIdentify structures of the muscular system, including major muscles, origins, and insertionsDescribe the steps of the sliding filament theory of muscle contractionIdentify structures of the nervous system and explain their functionsIdentify and describe structures of the cardiovascular system and trace the flow of blood through the bodyIdentify and describe the structures of the digestive system and explain their functionsIdentify and describe the structures of the respiratory system and explain their functionsDescribe structures and functions of the male and female reproductive systemsIdentify and describe the structures of the urinary system and explain their functionsIdentify endocrine glands and explain their functions, including the effects of hormones on the bodyIdentify and describe the structures and functions of the immune and lymphatic systems, including the first, second