30537337Body Structure and Function
Course Information
Description
This course deals with basic body structure and function of all the major organ systems of the body. The course is designed to provide students going into the Therapeutic Massage Program an understanding of how the individual body systems function as a whole, and to understand how each system and the body as a whole can be affected by massage. This course may be taken prior to entering the program or taken during the first semester of the program.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Use medical terms relating to the organizational structure and basic function of the body as a whole
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you use medical terms to describe body spaces and organ systems
    you analyze a diagram of body cavities and plans
    you explain the importance of homeostasis to body function

  2. Relate concepts of basic chemistry and chemical structures to the structure and function of the human body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain why chemistry is pertinent to a study of the body
    you relate the terms acid, base, buffer, enzyme, polymer, and electrolyte to basic body function
    you explain the importance of ATP to normal body function

  3. Explain the normal structure and function of cells
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain how substances move across a plasma membrane
    you analyze a diagram of the structures of a cell
    you describe the function of each cellular component
    you describe the concepts of hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic solutions

  4. Relate the structure of body tisues, and membranes to the function of the human gody and how those functions may be benefitted of affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the general characteristics of each of the 4 major body tissues and 2 body membranes, relating each type to a particular organ or body cavity

  5. Relate the structure of the Integumentary system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layers of the skin
    you relate selected diseases of the Integumentary system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  6. Relate the structures of the skeletal system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structures and functions of the skeletal system
    you analyze diagrams of a long bone, a joint, and the bones of the skeletal system
    you relate selected diseases of the skeletal system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  7. Relate the structures of the muscular system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the muscular system
    you analyze a diagram of the superficial muscles of the body
    you relate selected diseases of the muscular system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  8. Relate the structures of the nervous system and sensory system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the nervous and sensory systems
    you analyze a diagram of the nervous system, the eye, and the ear
    you relate selected diseases of the nervous and sensory systems to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  9. Relate the structures of the endocrine system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the endocrine system
    you analyze a diagram of the endocrine system
    you relate selected diseases of the endocrine system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  10. Relate the structures of the circulatory system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the circulatory system
    you analyze diagrams of the circulatory system
    you relate selected diseases of the circulatory system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  11. Relate the structures of the blood, lymphatic and immune systems to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the blood, lymph, and immune systems
    you analyze a diagram of the lymphatic system
    you relate selected diseases of the blood, lymph, and immune systems to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  12. Relate the structures of the respiratory system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the respiratory system
    you analyze a diagram of the respiratory system
    you relate selected diseases of the respiratory system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  13. Relate the structures of the digestive system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the digestive system
    you analyze a diagram of the digestive system
    you relate selected diseases of the digestive system to the alteration of normal structures of functions

  14. Relate the structures of the urinary system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the urinary system
    you analyze a diagram of the urinary system
    you relate selected diseases of the urinary system to the alteration of normal structures and functions

  15. Relate the structures of the reproductive system to the function of the human body and how those functions may be benefitted or affected by massage
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 76%
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the reproductive system
    you analyze diagrams of the reproductive system