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Connect Body Functions Across the Life Span

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Built from the Wiley title of the same name — professionally edited, technically reviewed, and already relied on by people doing this work.

Source ISBN 9781119345305

How it was built

Sejal Learning Systems rebuilt the book as a course: objectives first, then short video, worked examples, and practice with real feedback. It runs on Coursera at your own pace, with a certificate on completion.

Connect Body Functions Across the Life Span is a self-paced online course built from the Wiley title of the same name.

What this course covers

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Locating Physiology on the Web of Knowledge
  • Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology: The Big Picture
  • Chapter 2: What Your Body Does All Day
  • Chapter 3: A Bit about Cell Biology
  • Part 2: Sizing Up the Structural Layers
  • Chapter 4: Getting the Skinny on Skin, Hair, and Nails
  • Chapter 5: Scrutinizing the Skeletal System
  • Chapter 6: Muscles: Setting You in Motion
  • Part 3: Talking to Yourself
  • Chapter 7: The Nervous System: Your Body’s Circuit Board
  • Chapter 8: The Endocrine System: Releasing Chemical Messages
  • Part 4: Exploring the Inner Workings of the Body
  • Chapter 9: The Cardiovascular System: Getting Your Blood Pumping
  • Chapter 10: The Respiratory System: Breathing Life into Your Body
  • Chapter 11: The Digestive System: Beginning the Breakdown
  • Chapter 12: The Urinary System: Cleaning Up the Act
  • Chapter 13: The Lymphatic System: Living in a Microbe Jungle
  • Part 5: Life’s Rich Pageant: Reproduction and Development
  • Chapter 14: The Reproductive System
  • Chapter 15: Change and Development over the Life Span
  • Part 6: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Chemistry Concepts Related to Anatomy and Physiology
  • Chapter 17: Ten Phabulous Physiology Phacts
  • Supplemental Images