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Blood Typing

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Describe the two basic physiological consequences of transfusion of incompatible blood</li> <li>Compare and contrast ABO and Rh blood groups</li> <li>Identify which blood groups may be safely transfused into patients with different ABO types</li> <li>Discuss the pathophysiology of hemolytic disease of the newborn</li> </ul>

Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity

<ul> <li>Calculate flow rate.</li> <li>Define units of volume.</li> <li>Describe incompressible fluids.</li> <li>Explain the consequences of the equation of continuity.</li> </ul>

Introduction to Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Identify chemical diversity benefits to humans</li> <li>Identify biodiversity components that support human agriculture</li> <li>Describe ecosystem services</li> </ul>

The Peripheral Nervous System

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Describe the structures found in the PNS</li> <li>Distinguish between somatic and autonomic structures, including the special peripheral structures of the enteric nervous system</li> <li>Name the twelve cranial nerves and explain the functions associated with each</li> <li>Describe the sensory and motor components of spinal nerves and the plexuses that they pass through</li> </ul>

Studying Cells

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Describe the role of cells in organisms</li> <li>Compare and contrast light microscopy and electron microscopy</li> <li>Summarize cell theory</li> </ul>

Community Ecology

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Discuss the predator-prey cycle</li> <li>Give examples of defenses against predation and herbivory</li> <li>Describe the competitive exclusion principle</li> <li>Give examples of symbiotic relationships between species</li> <li>Describe community structure and succession</li> </ul>

Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping

<ul> <li>Explain the magnitude and direction of an induced eddy current, and the effect this will have on the object it is induced in.</li> <li>Describe several applications of magnetic damping.</li> </ul>

Elastic Collisions in One Dimension

<ul> <li>Describe an elastic collision of two objects in one dimension.</li> <li>Define internal kinetic energy.</li> <li>Derive an expression for conservation of internal kinetic energy in a one dimensional collision.</li> <li>Determine the final velocities in an elastic collision given masses and initial velocities.</li> </ul>

Introduction to the Physics of Hearing

Accessory Organs in Digestion: The Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>State the main digestive roles of the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder</li> <li>Identify three main features of liver histology that are critical to its function</li> <li>Discuss the composition and function of bile</li> <li>Identify the major types of enzymes and buffers present in pancreatic juice</li> </ul>

Elements and Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Discuss the relationships between matter, mass, elements, compounds, atoms, and subatomic particles</li> <li>Distinguish between atomic number and mass number</li> <li>Identify the key distinction between isotopes of the same element</li> <li>Explain how electrons occupy electron shells and their contribution to an atom’s relative stability</li> </ul>