Introduction to the Human Body and Metrics

Instructions

Watch Objectives 1-6

bullet1) Define anatomy and its specific branches and contrast it with physiology.
bullet2) Identify the relationship between structure and function in living things.
bullet3-4) Define cell, tissue, organ, system, and organism, and arrange, in order, the six levels of structural organization.
bullet5) Identify the function of the eleven organ systems of the body.
bullet6) Describe the human anatomical position.

Watch Objectives 7-8

bullet7) Identify the basic anatomical terms.
bullet8) Define the directional terms used in human anatomy.

Watch Objectives 9-10

bullet9) Identify planes commonly used to divide the body into portions.
bullet10) Locate the potential body cavities.

Watch Objective 11

bullet11) Locate the major body structures.

Watch Objectives 12-14

bullet12) Identify the most specific body cavity in which the following organs are located: heart, spinal cord, lungs, stomach, bronchi, brain, intestines, urinary bladder, kidneys, sex organs.
bullet13) Distinguish the four abdominopelvic quadrants from the nine abdominopelvic regions.
bullet14) Identify the abdominopelvic quadrant in which each of the following organs is located: liver, cecum and appendix, spleen, left ovary, left kidney.

Watch Objectives 15-18

bullet15) Locate the major bones.
bullet16) Define homeostasis, stress, and identify the relationship between them.
bullet17) Define negative and positive feedback, and describe the negative feedback systems that are responsible for maintaining nervous system homeostasis of blood pressure and endocrine system homeostasis of blood sugar.
bullet18) Apply knowledge of the metric system to solve problems in metric-english conversions using a dimensional analysis.