1. You've already learned how medical professionals like doctors and nurses, as well as
other professionals like physiotherapists, trainers, and coaches, benefit from
understanding anatomy and physiology. Explain how at least one other non-medical
career could benefit from what you'll learn in this course. For example, how might an artist
benefit from understanding anatomy, or how might an architect building stairs, ramps,
and so on benefit from knowledge of physiology?
2. Imagine a doctor who specializes in cardiovascular medicine working with a patient
whose heart has always beat a bit too fast. Hypothetically, how might their work intersect
with that of a respirologist (lung doctor)? How do the two systems (cardiovascular and
respiratory) interact?
3. Choose any three major body parts or organs. For each body part, explain how that body
part's anatomical characteristics relate to its physiological functions. For example, your
shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint (anatomy) to allow for a full range of motion when
grabbing things (physiology).
4. Consider the human brain. Using the anatomical levels of organization-chemical, cellular,
tissue, organ, organ system, and organism-name one component related to the brain
for that layer. For example, components of the brain at the chemical level would be the