Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction (Coursera)

Offered by Rice University,
Anatomy & Physiology: Filtration and Reproduction (Coursera)

This course of the second A&P specialization concludes with a systems-based approach to human anatomy and physiology at the organ, organ system, and organism level with the major body systems related to blood filtration and continuity of life: the urinary and reproductive systems.

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Course material will cover both the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of each system with direct application to human development and disease.
After completing this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the major parts of the urinary and reproductive systems;
  2. Describe normal human anatomy structure and function for the urinary and reproductive systems;
  3. Relate anatomical structure and function at the cellular, tissue, organ, and body system levels to clinical diagnoses and dysfunction of the urinary system; and
  4. Explain the process of typical human gestation and delivery.

This course is part of the Human Anatomy & Physiology II Specialization.

Syllabus

Welcome to Filtration & Reproduction
The Urinary System
The Reproductive System - Biological Male
The Reproductive System: Biological Female, Pregnancy, & Birth
Course Final Assessment & Summary

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