Introduction Ch 1

Course Objectives Understand cell structure & function Understand human body system components Understand how the human body systems function

Goals Understanding & thinking Inference

Anatomy Study of body structure & their physical relationships Oldest Medical Science Egypt 500 bc Greek- anatome Ana = “up” tome = “cut” Physiology- study of how living organisms function

Form and Function

Form and Function

Scale

Scale

Scale

Scale

Scale

Biological Scale Ecology & evolution Organ systems level Organ level Tissue level Cell level Molecular level chemical level

Anatomical Scale