Human Anatomy, Physiology And Sports 2

1. Understand the concepts of movement, physical activity, exercise, and training.
2. Identify the bones that form different types of joints for human movement.
3. Explain how skeletal muscles are organized and innervated to bring about movement.
4. Show how the nervous system is organized for instigating human movement and sensing environments.
5. Describe the metabolic processes of sourcing energy for human movement.
6. Explain how the human body systems respond to physical activity in various conditions.

13 weeks, about 78 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction to Human Movement (Physical Activity) and Sports Performance

   • Unit 1: Conceptual Clarifications in Human Movements and Sports · 6 hours

     Read the course guide to understand the course objectives, structure, and assessment methods.. Familiarize yourself with the course materials and online resources..

2. Week 2Module 2: Organisation of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems for Physical Activity

   • Unit 1: Organisation of the Skeletal System for Physical Activity · 6 hours

     Study the organization of bones in the human skeleton.. Identify the axial and appendicular skeletons and their components.. Review illustrations of the bones in the cranium, face, and vertebral column..

3. Week 3Module 2: Organisation of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems for Physical Activity

   • Unit 2: Types of Bones and their Arrangement in the Human Skeleton for Physical Activity · 6 hours

     Learn about the different types of bones: long, short, flat, and irregular.. Understand the classification of joints: synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses.. Study the functions of the skeletal system: support, protection, movement, homeostasis, and haematopoiesis..

4. Week 4Module 2: Organisation of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems for Physical Activity

   • Unit 3: Organisation of the Muscular System for Physical Activity · 6 hours

     Describe the structural organization of the muscular system.. Identify different muscles in the body and explain their functions.. Understand how muscles are named based on size, shape, fiber direction, location, and attachment..

5. Week 5Module 2: Organisation of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems for Physical Activity

   • Unit 4: Skeletal Muscles' Structure and Arrangements for Physical Activity · 6 hours

     Study the arrangements of specific skeletal muscles and their functions.. Learn about muscles of the head, neck, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities.. Understand the other functions of the muscular system: posture, joint stability, and heat production..

6. Week 6Module 3: Organisation of Nervous the System and the Senses for Physical Activity

   • Unit 1: Structural Organization of Nervous System for Physical Activity · 6 hours

     Describe the structural organization of the nervous system, including the central and peripheral nervous systems.. Discuss the functions of the nervous system: sensory, integrative, and motor functions.. Learn about the meninges, brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia..

7. Week 7Module 3: Organisation of Nervous the System and the Senses for Physical Activity

   • Unit 2: Functional Organisation of the Nervous System · 6 hours

     Explain how the nervous system functions generally.. Describe the sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways of the autonomic nervous system.. Discuss the physiologic responses to these autonomic nervous system pathways.. Understand the somatic nervous system..

8. Week 8Module 3: Organisation of Nervous the System and the Senses for Physical Activity

   • Unit 3: The Senses I; Sensations and the Sensory Pathways · 6 hours

     Describe the structural organization of the sensory pathways.. Discuss the different types of sensation and their functions.. Learn about the generation, transmission, and interpretation of nerve impulses..

9. Week 9Module 3: Organisation of Nervous the System and the Senses for Physical Activity

   • Unit 4: Structural Organisation of the Different Types of Senses · 6 hours

     List and describe the different types of senses: cutaneous, muscle, taste, smell, hunger, thirst, and sight.. Explain the structural organization of the different types of senses.. Discuss the mechanism used for operating the different types of sensations..

10. Week 10Module 4: Overview of Digestive, Circulatory and Respiratory Processes in Physical Activity

    • Unit 1: Digestive System's Processes in Physical Activity · 6 hours

      List and describe the processes of digestion: ingestion, propulsion, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption, and defecation.. Explain the neural and hormonal controls of digestion.. Understand the role of the digestive system in supplying energy for physical activities..

11. Week 11Module 4: Overview of Digestive, Circulatory and Respiratory Processes in Physical Activity

    • Unit 2: Circulatory System's Processes for Physical Activity · 6 hours

      Describe the circulatory pathways: pulmonary and systemic circuits.. Explain the major systemic arteries and veins.. Understand capillary microcirculation and blood flow.. Learn about pulse and blood pressure..

12. Week 12Module 4: Overview of Digestive, Circulatory and Respiratory Processes in Physical Activity

    • Unit 3: Respiratory System's Processes in Physical Activity · 6 hours

      List and describe the processes of external and internal respiration.. Explain the factors that inhibit or enhance gaseous exchanges during external and internal respiration.. Understand pulmonary ventilation and respiratory volumes and capacities..

13. Week 13Module 5: Neuro-Muscular Actions and Metabolic Processes in the Sourcing of Energy for Physical Activity

    • Unit 1: Neuro- Muscular Actions I · 6 hours

      Describe the structural and functional units of contracting muscles.. Explain the mechanism of muscular contraction.. List and describe the different types of muscular contraction: isotonic, isometric, concentric, eccentric, and isokinetic..