31543335Body Structure and Function
Course Information
Description
Provides insight into basic human body structure and functions, including fundamentals needed to understand and evaluate health practices related to each system and the body as a whole.
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 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    Criteria
    you use medical terms to describe body spaces and organ systems
    you analyze a diagram of body cavities and planes
    you explain the importance of homeostasis to body function

  2. Explain the normal structure and function of cells
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  3. 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 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  4. Relate the structure of body tissues, membranes, and the Integumentary system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    Criteria
    you explain the general characteristics of each of the 4 major body tissues and 2 body tissues, relating each type to a particular organ or body cavity
    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

  5. Relate the structures of the skeletal system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  6. Relate the structures of the muscular system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  7. Relate the structures of the nervous system and sensory system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  8. Relate the structures of the endocrine system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the Endocrine System
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  9. Relate the structures of the circulatory system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  10. Relate the structures of the blood, lymphatic and immune systems to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  11. Relate the structures the respiratory system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  12. Relate the structures of the digestive system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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 and functions

  13. Relate the structures of the urinary system to normal function as well as selected pathology and diseases of the body
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    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

  14. Relate the structures of the reproductive system to their function
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written test with at least a 75%
    by completing a worksheet, workbook, or color book pages with at least a 75% on a graded worksheet or essay
    Criteria
    you explain the normal structure and function of the reproductive system
    you analyze diagrams of the reproductive system