Course curriculum

  • 1
    Start Here
    • How to Think About Anatomy & Physiology
    • The Language of the Body
  • 2
    The Cell : The Smallest Functional Unit
    • The Cell: Life at the Microscopic Level
    • Review Questions : The Cell
    • Transport, Fluids, and Balance at the Cellular Level
    • Review Questions : Transport, Fluids, and Balance at the Cellular Level
    • Cellular Stress, Injury, and Death
    • Review Questions : Cellular Stress, Injury, and Death
  • 3
    TISSUES & BASIC STRUCTURE
    • The Four Basic Tissue Types
    • Review Questions : The Four Basic Tissue Types
    • Membranes, Barriers, and Exchange Surfaces
    • Review Questions : Membranes, Barriers, and Exchange Surfaces
  • 4
    THE CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • Nervous System Overview: Fast Control
    • Review Questions : Nervous System Overview
    • Electrical Activity & Action Potentials
    • Review Questions : Electrical Activity & Action Potentials
    • Endocrine System: Slow but Powerful Control
    • Reviews Questions : Endocrine System: Slow but Powerful Control
  • 5
    The Transport Systems
    • Blood: The Mobile Organ
    • Review Questions : Blood: The Mobile Organ
    • The Heart : The Pump
    • Review Questions : The Heart : The Pump
    • Blood Vessels & Circulation
    • Review Questions : Blood Vessels & Circulation
  • 6
    GAS EXCHANGE & ACID–BASE
    • Respiratory Anatomy
    • Review Questions : Respiratory Anatomy
    • Ventilation & Perfusion
    • Review Questions : Ventilation & Perfusion
    • Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Acid–Base Balance
    • Review Questions : Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Acid–Base Balance
  • 7
    METABOLISM, ENERGY, AND WASTE
    • Digestive System: Fuel Intake
    • Liver Physiology
    • Renal System: Fluid & Electrolyte Control
  • 8
    DEFENSE, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE
    • Immune System Basics
    • Infection, Inflammation, and Sepsis
  • 9
    INTEGRATION & FAILURE
    • Homeostasis: Balance Under Stress
    • Shock: A Global Physiology Problem
    • Hypoxia & Ischemia Across Systems
    • How Disease Disrupts Normal Physiology
    • Reading the Body Backwards (Vitals → Physiology)