This text been designed for an undergraduate human anatomy and physiology course at a medium sized public university. This text has been modified from the original OpenStax text to encourage more active reading for an early undergraduate student taking the first semester of a year-long human anatomy and physiology course sequence. This text has been targeted to our student population, consisting primarily of first semester pre-nursing and kinesiology majors at a university with a high proportion of first generation and PELL-eligible students who benefit from lower barriers to entry into the field. Therefore, freely-available and differently presented text can be beneficial to this student population. This version was designed with the intention of distributing it section by section through a learning management system. If this mode of distribution is used, connection to an assessment tool could be utilized. Systems covered include skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous.

As this text reorganizes and modifies an OpenStax’s Anatomy and Physiology 2e (see related resources link below), chapter numbers and chapter section numbers from the original have been preserved in this document. Material supplemented from other sources is cited within the text.

Course connections: Undergraduate courses aimed towards freshmen or sophomore, including Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology, Physiology, Introduction to Physiology, Human Biology or similar with a human focus.

This video presents the structure and functions of ligaments, joints, and tendons. Created by Tracy Kim Kovach.

Student teams investigate biomedical engineering and the technology of prosthetics. Students create a model prosthetic lower leg using various materials. Each team demonstrate its prosthesis' strength and consider its pros and cons, giving insight into the characteristics and materials biomedical engineers consider in designing artificial limbs.

In this video we look the appendicular skeleton in general and the shoulder girdle.

Lesson 13 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

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Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we look at how bones are made and remodeled.

Lesson 4 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

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Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we look at the cranial bones of the human skull.

Lesson 5 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

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Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we continue our look at the cranial bones of the human skull.

Lesson 6 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

Crash Course AP Science: Today Hank explains the skeletal system and why astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are out in space studying it. He talks about the anatomy of the skeletal system, including the flat, short, and irregular bones, and their individual arrangements of compact and spongy bone. He'll also cover the microanatomy of bones, particularly the osteons and their inner lamella. And finally he will introduce the process of bone remodeling, which is carried out by crews of osteocytes, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts.

In this video we look at the facial bones of the human skull.

Lesson 7 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we continue our look at the facial bones of the human skull.

Lesson 8 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

We break the Vertebral Column down even further to the individual bones that make it up, the vertebrae. We look at all the movable bones, regions, curves and notable features.

Lesson 11 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we look the components of the thoracic cage: ribs, sternum, etc...

Lesson 9 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we look at the different types of bones: flat bone, short bone, long bone, etc..

Lesson 3 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we look at basics of the vertebral column.

Lesson 10 in The Skeletal System series. This is part of our Anatomy and Physiology lecture series.

If this video helps you please be sure to LST -like subscribe and tell your friends. Your support help us make more videos. For the complete series please visit http://mrfordsclass.net/

Videos in the skeletal system series:
-Introduction to the Skeletal System (07:01): http://youtu.be/DT8CNqI8x0o
-General Features of Bone (07:02): http://youtu.be/AITDZj2utok
-Types of Bone (07:03): http://youtu.be/Dnw3WflKuzg
-Bone Modeling (07:04): http://youtu.be/YjKbvlvhHmM
-Cranial Bone pt 1 (07:05): http://youtu.be/W2gAC3QAU08
-Cranial Bone pt 2 (07:06): http://youtu.be/aMJKT0cSJng
-Facial Bones pt 1 (07:07): http://youtu.be/ocUlnpPxCv8
-Facial Bones pt 2 (07:08): http://youtu.be/BA_kO9yhWT4
-Thoracic Cage ( 07:09): http://youtu.be/zvZffUPlcbs
-Vertebral Column (07:10): http://youtu.be/V0694vZmWY8
-The Vertebrae (07:11): http://youtu.be/ozQmy6Sx2cA
-Appendicular Skeleton & Shoulder Girdle (07:13): http://youtu.be/6bBcpGCQRZ4

In this video we will explore the structure and function of the human skeleton in depth, as well as some animal skeletons. Created by Tracy Kim Kovach.

In this game, your challenge is to get the joints and unusual bones in the right places. This challenge requires Flash 5 and takes 5-10 minutes.

Students learn about the strength of bones and methods of helping to mend fractured bones. During a class demonstration, a chicken bone is broken by applying a load until it reaches a point of failure (fracture). Then, working as biomedical engineers, students teams design their own splint or cast to help repair a fractured bone, learning about the strength of materials used.