THE HUMAN BODY, & UNIT
2: INTRODUCTION TO THE
CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
NUR511-2021
QICA.P
, INTRODUCTION.
• MOST OF US HAVE A NATURAL CURIOSITY ABOUT OUR BODIES, AND THE STUDY OF ANATO
AND PHYSIOLOGY ELABORATES ON THIS INTEREST.
• THIS UNIT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR MASTERY OF TERMINOLOGIES COMMON
USED TO DESCRIBE THE BODY AND THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ITS VARIOUS PARTS.
• CONCEPTS CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONS VITAL FOR LIFE AND HOMEOSTASIS ARE ALSO
REVIEWED. THIS UNIT WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE CHEMICAL LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HUMAN CHEMISTRY INCLUDES ORGANIC MOLECULES (CARBON-BASED) AND BIOCHEMICAL
(THOSE PRODUCED BY THE BODY). HUMAN CHEMISTRY ALSO INCLUDES ELEMENTS. IN FACT
LIFE CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT MANY OF THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE EARTH.
, LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
• DEVELOP YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ANATOMIC TERMS FOR DIRECTION,
REFERENCE PLANES, BODY CAVITIES AND, BODY REGIONS TO HELP
DESCRIBE THE LOCATION OF VARIOUS BODY STRUCTURES.
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, LECTURE CONTENT
• THE LECTURES WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
• LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITIES WITHIN THE BODY.
• THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND HOMEOSTASIS.
• SURVIVAL NEEDS OF THE BODY.
• INTRODUCTION TO AGE.
• INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE.