Nursing Anatomy & Physiology

Catalog description

Nursing Anatomy & Physiology is comprised of a classroom/lecture and lab component. This course will provide the student with an understanding of the essential principles and concepts of human anatomy, and how the parts in the living body work together. The focus of the course will include a review of basic chemistry and biology, starting at the cell and tissue levels and conclude with a description of and the corresponding structure, function, related conditions, and interaction of each body system functioning as one holistic system. The body systems that will gain specific emphasis include the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, special senses, blood, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. T he discussion and lecture will be taught in the classroom and building on the concepts and topics covered in the lecture, students will then have the opportunity to practically apply these lessons in structured hands-on activities in the corresponding lab.