Course Content — 5 Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Your Body
🧬 What is anatomy and physiology and why does it matter?
🔬 The four types of body tissues
🔬 Epithelial tissue — your body's lining
🧱 Connective tissues — the body's support structure
Module 2: Your Skin
🧴 The integumentary system — your body's armour
☀️ How skin protects, regulates and senses
💅 Skin layers — dermis, epidermis and hypodermis
🌡️ How skin regulates body temperature
Module 3: The Nervous System
🧠 How the nervous system controls the entire body
⚡ Action potentials — how nerve signals travel
🔗 Synapses — how neurons communicate
🎯 The brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system
Module 4: Nutrition & Metabolism
🍽️ What happens to food after you eat it?
⚡ How the body converts food to energy
🔥 Metabolic rate and caloric balance
🥦 Macronutrients and micronutrients your body needs
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Module 5: The Immune System
🦠 Your immune system — the body's defence network
🛡️ Innate vs. adaptive immunity
💉 How vaccines work to protect you
🔬 How your body recognises and destroys pathogens
Complete all modules above, then score 70%+ to earn your certificate