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13: Human Biology

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Mar 6, 2021
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- 12.34: Mammal Classification
- 13.1: Muscle Contraction

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Topic hierarchy

13.1: Muscle Contraction
It starts with a signal from the nervous system. So it starts with a signal from your brain. The signal goes through your nervous system to your muscle. Your muscle contracts, and your bones move. And all this happens incredibly fast.
13.2: Organization of the Human Body
13.3: Homeostasis
13.4: Small Intestine
Imagine the inside walls of the 23 feet of your small intestine covered with these finger-like projections. Why? What's their purpose, and why is the small intestine so long? These projections absorb. Absorb what? Minerals and nutrients from food. And the length of the small intestine allows as much of these important substances to be absorbed as possible.
13.5: Carcinogens and Cancer
13.6: Large Intestine
13.7: Balanced Eating
13.8: Air Pollution and Illness
13.9: Bioterrorism
13.10: Human Skeletal System
13.11: Structure of Bones
13.12: Growth and Development of Bones
13.13: Skeletal System Joints
13.14: Skeletal System Problems and Diseases
13.15: Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles
13.16: Skeletal Muscles
13.17: Nails and Hair
13.18: Nerve Cells
13.19: Nerve Impulses
13.20: Central Nervous System
13.21: Peripheral Nervous System
13.22: Senses
13.23: Drugs and the Nervous System
13.24: Nervous System Disorders
13.25: Glands
13.26: Hormones
13.27: Hormone Regulation
13.28: Endocrine System Disorders
13.29: Heart
13.30: Blood Vessels
13.31: Circulatory System
13.32: Circulatory System Diseases
13.33: Blood
13.34: Respiration
13.35: Respiratory System Organs
13.36: Processes of Breathing
13.37: Respiratory System Regulation
13.38: Respiratory System Diseases
13.39: Digestive System Organs
13.40: Digestion
13.41: Digestive System Diseases
13.42: Food and Nutrients
13.43: Excretion
13.44: Urinary System
13.45: Kidneys
13.46: Excretory System Diseases
13.47: Barriers to Pathogens
13.48: Inflammatory Response and Leukocytes
13.49: Lymphatic System
13.50: Humoral Immune Response
13.51: Cell-Mediated Immune Response
13.52: Immunity
13.53: Allergies
13.54: Autoimmune Diseases
13.55: Immunodeficiency
13.56: HIV and AIDS
13.57: Male Reproductive Structures
13.58: Male Reproductive Development
13.59: Human Sperm
13.60: Female Reproductive Structures
13.61: Female Reproductive Development
13.62: Human Egg Cells
13.63: Menstrual Cycle
13.64: Fertilization
13.65: Embryo Growth and Development
13.66: Fetus Growth and Development
13.67: Fetal Development and the Placenta
13.68: Pregnancy and Childbirth
13.69: Development from Birth to Adulthood
13.70: Adulthood and Aging
13.71: Sexually Transmitted Infections
13.72: Bacterial Sexually Transmitted
13.73: Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections
13.74: Skin

Thumbnail: Front view of man and woman. (Public Domain; Mikael Häggström).

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