Learn/NMCN/Syllabus/Anatomy & PhysiologyStudy this subject in LearnPractice opens in your NMCN workspace after you sign in. Questions and lecture notes stay there.Practice this subjectOpen lecture notesOfficial rules, eligibility, and dates stay on the NMCN guide.subject outlineBody organisationOrganisation of the human bodyIntroduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyImportance of the study of anatomy and physiology to the nursesApplication of Anatomy and Physiology in the nursing of clientsAnatomical position – planeBody cavitiesRegions of the bodyThe cellBasic unit of the body (the cell)Cell theoryCell propertiesCell divisionHuman geneticsHuman Genetics: IntroductionMode of inheritanceChromosomes and genesDominant and recessive inheritancePenetrance and expressivityPleiotropyGenetic heterogeneityMultifactorial traitSex determinationGenes on sex chromosomesGender effects on phenotypeChromosome disorderPolyploidyAneuploidyTissues, organs and homeostasisEpithelial tissueConnective tissueMuscle tissueNervous tissueGlands and Membranes: Types and FunctionsOrgans and systemsConcepts of adaptation and HomeostasisSkeletal systemThe skeletal tissues- development, structures and function (compact and cancellous bone tissue)The skeletal system – composition, structures and functionsJoints and articulations – types, structures and functions.Muscular systemThe muscle tissues – development, structures and functions (skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles)Physiology of muscle contractionBlood and circulationBlood: Composition – plasma, blood cellsBlood groups – ABQ/Rhesus factorClotting mechanismThe heart: Arteries, veins, capillariesBlood circulationBlood pressure, cardiac rate, pulse and factors affecting themTypes of circulation: Pulmonary, Coronary, Portal and SystemicLymphatic systemLymphatic System: Introduction and General functionsLymph, Lymph vesselsLymph node: Structure, FunctionsSpleenThymusMucosa - associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)
