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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Overview of the Digestive System
Students learn about the structure and function of the human digestive system, the accessory digestive organs, the tissue layers of the alimentary canal, the contributions of the enteric and autonomic nervous systems to digestive system...
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gross Anatomy of Urine Transport
Students learn about the location, structure, histology, and function of the tissues involved in urine transport and excretion including the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System
Students learn and understand the structures that make up the respiratory system, and then apply that knowledge to understand the process of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Organs With Secondary Endocrine Functions
Students learn about the organs with a secondary endocrine function, the hormones they produce, and the effects on human physiology.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Hormones
Students will find out about the three major classes of hormones on the basis of chemical structure, and learn the role they play in human physiology.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Adrenal Glands
Students learn about the location and structure of the adrenal glands, and find out the physiological effects of the hormones produced there.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Infant Adjustments Birth and Postnatal Stage
In this module, discuss the importance of an infant's first breath, and the physiological event that take place.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Thyroid Gland
Students learn about the location and anatomy of the thyroid gland as well as the hormones produced by the gland and how they affect body functions.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Epithelial Tissue
This learning module helps students better understand epithelial tissue - essentially large sheets of cells covering all the surfaces of the body exposed to the outside world and lining the outside of organs.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Drugs That Affect the Autonomic System
Students learn about the classes of pharmaceuticals that interact with the autonomic nervous system, and then relate the consequences of nicotine abuse with respect to autonomic control of the cardiovascular system.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Accessory Structures of the Skin
Learn here about the accessory structures of the skin, including, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Blood Typing
Students learn about the science behind blood typing, and the application of that typing as it relates to human blood transfusions.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Carbohydrate Metabolism
Students understand the process of carbohydrate metabolism, and the chemical processes involved in this aspect of digestion.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System
In this module, learn about the components that generate the sympathetic and parasympathetic responses of the autonomic nervous system.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Embryonic Development: Respiratory System
Students walk through a timeline of the phases of respiratory development in the fetus, and then propose reasons for fetal breathing movements.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fertilization
Students learn about the fertilization process of an egg and sperm cell during human reproduction.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fetal Development
Learn about the development of fetal organs and systems during the prenatal period.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Action Potential
Students will learn the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential, and find out the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Immune Response Against Pathogens
Students learn about the development of immunological competence, and find out about the human body's immune response.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Lungs
Students learn the overall function of the human lungs, and then summarize the blood flow pattern associated with the lungs.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Process of Breathing
Find out about the breathing process by understanding the mechanisms that drive breathing and the steps involved in pulmonary ventilation.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Stomach
Students learn about the mechanical and chemical digestion of food entering the stomach as well as many other functions of the stomach which aid in digestion.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Production of the Formed Elements
Students trace the generation of the formed elements of blood from bone marrow stem cells, and then learn the role of hemopoietic growth factors in promoting the production of the formed elements.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Hemostasis
Students learn about hemostasis through online text readings, illustrated diagrams, interactive link questions, and self-checking practice questions.
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