Body Plan and Organization
ounderstand and use basic anatomical and directional terminology,
odefine and describe anatomical position,
orecognize and identify body planes, sections, cavities, and major body regions,
oidentify the basic characteristics of living organisms, and
oshow a basic knowledge of the 11 major body systems.
Homeostasis
ounderstand and explain the concept of homeostasis,
oapply homeostatic mechanisms to body systems,
oexplain and give examples of negative feedback in the body,
oexplain and give examples of positive feedback in the body, and
oname and briefly describe the major controlling systems in the body.
Cell Biology
oidentify major cellular structures including, but not limited to, the nucleus,
mitochondrion, cytoskeleton, and cell membrane,
oexplain basic energy production and transfer featuring ATP,
olist major cell membrane components and describe their functions,
olist and describe methods for moving materials across cell membranes, and
Histology
odescribe the basic tissues of the body with their location(s) and functions,
oidentify tissues using microscopic slides,
ogive the location and functional roles of the basic tissue types (epithelium,
connective, muscle, and nervous), and
odescribe, locate, and give functions for the four major types of membranes in the
body (mucous, serous, synovial, and cutaneous).
Integumentary System
oidentify and describe the major gross and microscopic anatomical components of
the integumentary system,
odescribe the functions of the integumentary system,
oname, describe, and give functions for the layers of the skin,
oname, describe, and give functions for the accessory structures of the skin,
oname and describe the major types of burns associated with the skin,
odescribe the basic process of wound healing in the skin, and
oname and describe squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and basal cell
carcinoma.
