By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Explain how hormones regulate the excretory system
Discuss the role of hormones in the reproductive system
Describe how hormones regulate metabolism
Explain the role of hormones in different diseases
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Explain how hormone production is regulated
Discuss the different stimuli that control hormone levels in the body
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
List the different types of hormones
Explain their role in maintaining homeostasis
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Explain adaptive immunity
Compare and contrast adaptive and innate immunity
Describe cell-mediated immune response and humoral immune response
Describe immune tolerance
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Explain cross-reactivity
Describe the structure and function of antibodies
Discuss antibody production
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe hypersensitivity
Define autoimmunity
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe physical and chemical immune barriers
Explain immediate and induced innate immune responses
Discuss natural killer cells
Describe major histocompatibility class I molecules
Summarize how the proteins in a complement system function to destroy extracellular pathogens
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Classify the different types of bones in the skeleton
Explain the role of the different cell types in bone
Explain how bone forms during development
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Classify the different types of joints on the basis of structure
Explain the role of joints in skeletal movement
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Classify the different types of muscle tissue
Explain the role of muscles in locomotion
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Discuss the different types of skeletal systems
Explain the role of the human skeletal system
Compare and contrast different skeletal systems
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the basis of the resting membrane potential
Explain the stages of an action potential and how action potentials are propagated
Explain the similarities and differences between chemical and electrical synapses
Describe long-term potentiation and long-term depression
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the symptoms, potential causes, and treatment of several examples of nervous system disorders
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
List and describe the functions of the structural components of a neuron
List and describe the four main types of neurons
Compare the functions of different types of glial cells
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Identify the spinal cord, cerebral lobes, and other brain areas on a diagram of the brain
Describe the basic functions of the spinal cord, cerebral lobes, and other brain areas
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the organization and functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Describe the organization and function of the sensory-somatic nervous system
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe how the structures of the lungs and thoracic cavity control the mechanics of breathing
Explain the importance of compliance and resistance in the lungs
Discuss problems that may arise due to a V/Q mismatch
