Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology |
Chemistry and Macromolecules |
Cells and Membranes |
Essential Question: Why do scientists need a unified set of names to describe the regions of the body?
How can scientists effectively communicate the location of one part of the body in relation to the location of other areas? |
Essential Question: What are the levels of organization in the human body.
How do the structure and function of organic molecules effect the human body? |
Essential Question: How do cells maintain homeostasis in the human body?
How are substances transmitted across the membrane? How does the specificity of a tissue affect the overall organ function in the human body? |
Integumentary SystemEssential Question: How do the structures of the skin help to regulate other parts of the human body?
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Skeletal SystemEssential Question: How is the skeleton used in movement and support within the human body?
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Muscular SystemEssential Question: How are muscles used to create force and motion in the human body?
How does the muscle structure permit movement and integrate with the nervous system? |
Nervous SystemEssential Question: How does the human body receive, interpret, and send information throughout itself?
How does the nervous system act as the master system in controlling and communicating within the body? |
Sensory SystemEssential Question: How does the human body use the 5 types of sensory receptors and where they are found?
How are chemical senses used? How do we hear? How do we see? |
Endocrine SystemEssential Question: How do positive and negative feedback models control various conditions in the body
necessary for life? How do the nervous system and endocrine systems differ in the way they maintain homeostasis? |