Acknowledgments
Introduction
LAB MODULE 1 Navigating the Lab—Safety Protocols and A&P Vocabulary
EXERCISE 1.1 Essential Lab Safety
EXERCISE 1.2 Reviewing Directional Terminology
EXERCISE 1.3 Reviewing Regional Terminology
EXERCISE 1.4 Using Evidence-Based Reasoning
EXERCISE 1.5 Effective and Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
LAB MODULE 2 Blood—The Essential Fluid of Life
EXERCISE 2.1 Discovering the Formed Elements
EXERCISE 2.2 Measuring Blood Cell Volumes
EXERCISE 2.3 Determining a WBC Differential
EXERCISE 2.4 Lab Exercise: Diagnosing Hematological Conditions Using Lab Values
EXERCISE 2.5 Blood Types
LAB MODULE 3 The Heart—The Core of Life
EXERCISE 3.1 Macroscopic Heart Anatomy
EXERCISE 3.2 Microscopic Heart Anatomy
EXERCISE 3.3 Auscultation of the Heart
EXERCISE 3.4 Introduction to the Electrocardiogram
EXERCISE 3.5 Collecting Your Own ECG Reading
EXERCISE 3.6 Exploring Cardiac Output
LAB MODULE 4 Vessels—The Blood Highway
EXERCISE 4.1 Macroscopic Blood Vessel Anatomy
EXERCISE 4.2 Microscopic Blood Vessel Anatomy
EXERCISE 4.3 Blood Vessel Routes
EXERCISE 4.4 Palpating Pulse
EXERCISE 4.5 Examining Blood Pressure
LAB MODULE 5 Urinary System—The Gateway to Balance
EXERCISE 5.1 Macroscopic Urinary System Anatomy
EXERCISE 5.2 Microscopic Urinary System Anatomy
EXERCISE 5.3 Performing a Urinalysis
EXERCISE 5.4 Exploring Glomerular Filtration Rate and Net Filtration Pressure
LAB MODULE 6 Respiratory System—The Breath of Life
EXERCISE 6.1 Macroscopic Respiratory System Anatomy
EXERCISE 6. 2 Microscopic Respiratory System Anatomy
EXERCISE 6.3 Exploring the Mechanics of Ventilation
EXERCISE 6.4 Performing Lung Function Tests
EXERCISE 6.5 Interpreting ABGs
LAB MODULE 7 Digestive System—The Breakdown of Food
EXERCISE 7.1 Wall of the GI Tract
EXERCISE 7.2 Main Digestive Organs
EXERCISE 7.3 Accessory Digestive Organs
LAB MODULE 8 Reproductive System—The Continuation of Life
EXERCISE 8.1 Male Reproductive Anatomy
EXERCISE 8.2 Female Reproductive Anatomy
LAB MODULE 9 Putting It Together
EXERCISE 9.1 Interactive Diagnostic Challenge
Appendix: Laboratory Safety in A&P II