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🌿 Health & Body Awareness

Understand your own body. This course uses the acclaimed Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology series to explain how your body works, from skin and tissues to your nervous system, immune defences, nutrition and metabolism.

⭐ 4.8 rating 🌿 5 Modules πŸŽ“ Certificate βœ… Free to Enrol πŸ“Š Beginner
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This course includes:

🌿 5 health modules
πŸŽ₯ 13 video lessons
🧬 Anatomy & physiology basics
🧠 Nervous system explained
🍽️ Nutrition & metabolism
πŸ’‰ Immune system
πŸŽ“ Certificate on completion
♾️ Lifetime access

Course Content, 5 Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Your Body
🧬 What is anatomy and physiology and why does it matter?
πŸ”¬ The four types of body tissues
πŸ”¬ Epithelial tissue, your body's lining
🧱 Connective tissues, the body's support structure
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology, Crash Course A&P #1
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Tissues Part 1, Crash Course A&P #2
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Epithelial Tissue, Crash Course A&P #3
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Module 2: Your Skin
🧴 The integumentary system, your body's armour
β˜€οΈ How skin protects, regulates and senses
πŸ’… Skin layers, dermis, epidermis and hypodermis
🌑️ How skin regulates body temperature
The Integumentary System Part 1 – Skin Deep, Crash Course A&P #6
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The Integumentary System Part 2 – Skin Deeper, Crash Course A&P #7
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Connective Tissues, Crash Course A&P #4
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Module 3: The Nervous System
🧠 How the nervous system controls the entire body
⚑ Action potentials, how nerve signals travel
πŸ”— Synapses, how neurons communicate
🎯 The brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system
The Nervous System Part 1, Crash Course A&P #8
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The Nervous System Part 2 – Action Potential, Crash Course A&P #9
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The Nervous System Part 3 – Synapses, Crash Course A&P #10
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Module 4: Nutrition & Metabolism
🍽️ What happens to food after you eat it?
⚑ How the body converts food to energy
πŸ”₯ Metabolic rate and caloric balance
πŸ₯¦ Macronutrients and micronutrients your body needs
Metabolism & Nutrition Part 2, Crash Course A&P #37
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Module 5: The Immune System
🦠 Your immune system, the body's defence network
πŸ›‘οΈ Innate vs. adaptive immunity
πŸ’‰ How vaccines work to protect you
πŸ”¬ How your body recognises and destroys pathogens
Immune System Part 1, Crash Course A&P #45
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Immune System Part 2, Crash Course A&P #46
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Immune System Part 3, Crash Course A&P #47
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Complete all modules above, then score 70%+ to earn your certificate

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