THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

HLTAAP001

RECOGNISE HEALTHY BODY SYSTEMS

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2

COURSE INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

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ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA …………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ……………………………………………………………………… 8

PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10

PRE-REQUISITES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

TOPIC 1 – WORK WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY ……………………………………………………… 11

CORRECTLY USE AND INTERPRET HEALTH TERMINOLOGY THAT DESCRIBES THE NORMAL STRUCTURE,

FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS ………………………………………………………………… 11

ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 ANATOMICAL DIVISIONS AND APPROPRIATE TERMINOLOGIES …………………………………………………………………………….. 14 THE HUMAN BODY CAVITIES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 STANDARD ANATOMICAL POSITION: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 PRINCIPLE BODY REGIONS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18

MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22

THE HEART ANATOMY ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 BLOOD VESSELS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24

THE DERMAL OR INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM …………………………………………………………………………………….. 25

THE DIGESTIVE OR GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………….. 26

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26

THE ENDOCRINE OR GLANDULAR OR HORMONAL SYSTEM ………………………………………………………………… 27

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27

THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28

THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28

MUSCLE TYPES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29

NERVOUS SYSTEM ANATOMY …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29 FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29

THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (MEN AND WOMEN). …………………………………………………………………………… 30

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30

THE RESPIRATORY OR PULMONARY SYSTEM ……………………………………………………………………………………. 31

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