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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fetal Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the development of fetal organs and systems during the prenatal period.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Action Potential

For Students 10th - 12th
Students will learn the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential, and find out the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Embryologic Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the different stages of embryonic development relate to the adult structures of the central nervous system, and understand the growth and differentiation of the neural tube.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Sensory Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the different types of sensory receptors, and describe the structures responsible for the special senses of taste, smell, hearing, balance, and vision.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Structure and Function of Blood Vessels

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the structure and function of the blood vessels of the human cardiovascular system.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Immune Response Against Pathogens

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the development of immunological competence, and find out about the human body's immune response.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Transplantation and Cancer Immunology

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover how blood typing affects transfusions and organ transplants. They will also learn how the immune response is able to control some cancers.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Lungs

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the overall function of the human lungs, and then summarize the blood flow pattern associated with the lungs.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Process of Breathing

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the breathing process by understanding the mechanisms that drive breathing and the steps involved in pulmonary ventilation.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Transport of Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the principles of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport within the human body, and understand the structure of hemoglobin.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describe the structures of the mouth, including its three accessory digestive organs: the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus. Also trace the pathway food follows from ingestion into the mouth through release into the stomach.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Stomach

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the mechanical and chemical digestion of food entering the stomach as well as many other functions of the stomach which aid in digestion.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Small and Large Intestines

For Students 9th - 10th
With this module, students will be able to identify three main adaptations of the small intestine's wall that increase its absorptive capacity. Students will also trace the pathway of food waste from its point of entry into the large...
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Regulation of Renal Blood Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the myogenic and tubuloglomerular feedback mechanisms, and explain how they affect urine volume and composition.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Production of the Formed Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Students trace the generation of the formed elements of blood from bone marrow stem cells, and then learn the role of hemopoietic growth factors in promoting the production of the formed elements.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Hemostasis

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about hemostasis through online text readings, illustrated diagrams, interactive link questions, and self-checking practice questions.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Gas Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the steps of the gas exchange process that takes place during human respiration.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Modifications in Respiratory Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the human respiratory system undergoes modifications when the conditions change. Included are the processes of hyperpnea, hyperventilation, and acclimatization.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the main digestive roles of the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder, and identify three main features of liver histology that are critical to its function.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Overview of Metabolic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discuss the role of polymers, monomers, and ATP in metabolism, and then describe the hormones that regulate anabolic and catabolic reactions.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Lipid Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how energy can be derived from fat, and then explain the purpose and process of ketogenesis, ketone body oxidation, and lipogenesis.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Protein Metabolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will learn how the body digests proteins, and will explain how protein can be used for energy.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Metabolic States of the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Students describe what defines each of the three metabolic states of the human body: the absorptive state, the postabsorptive state, and starvation.
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Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Nutrition and Diet

For Students 9th - 10th
Explain how different foods and eating a healthy diet can affect a person's metabolism. Also learn reasons why vitamins and minerals are critical to a healthy diet.

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