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STUDY GUIDE
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Foundation of the Body
1. Orientation to the Human Body
2. Chemistry of Life
3. Cells
4. Human Microbiome
II. Covering, Support, and Movement of the Body
5. Tissues
6. Integumentary System
7. Bones & Bone Tissue
8. Skeleton System
9. Joints
10. Muscular System
III. Regulation and Integration of the Body
11. Nervous System
12. Sense Organs
13. Endocrine System
IV. Maintenance of the Body
14. Blood
15. Heart
16. Vascular System
17. Lymphatic & Immune systems
18. Respiratory System
19. Urinary System
20. Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base balance
21. Digestive System
22. Nutrition & Metabolism
V. Continuity
23. Reproductive Systems
,24. Pregnancy and Human Development
25. Heredity
, chapter 1
ORIENTATION TO THE HUMAN BODY
As you begin to study anatomy and physiology, you first need to understand how the body is organized.
What’s more, you need to learn the terms used to describe the various regions of the body. Doing the
activities in this chapter will help.
List for Learning Organization of the Body
The various elements of the human body are organized in a hierarchy ranging from the very simple
to the very complex. Using the spaces below to list the major structures in this hierarchy, beginning
with the atom and ending with the human organism.
1. Atoms
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________
6. ________________
7. ________________
8. A human organism
Make a Connection Types of Tissue
In the spaces below, list the four types of tissue found in the human body. The first letter of each
term is provided to get you started. Then draw a line to link each type of tissue with its particular
characteristics.
1. E ________________
2. C ________________
3. M ________________