Anatomy and Physiology Certificate

Program Outline

Here's how it works
Your certificate program consists of courses designed to take you step-by-step toward understanding anatomy and physiology. Your first course will be sent to you as soon as your enrollment has been accepted. Other courses will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have study materials to work with.

Computer Specifications
You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer running Windows® XP or later, Microsoft® Office 2010, and high-speed Internet in order to complete your program with Penn Foster.

Textbook: Body Structures & Functions

SCI 135: Anatomy and Physiology Part 1

  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 1
  • Chemistry of Living Things
  • Cells
  • Tissues
  • Organs
  • The Integumentary System
  • The Skeletal System
  • Bone Growth, Injury, and Healing
  • The Muscular System
  • Muscle Stimulus, Exercise, and Disorders
  • The Central Nervous System
  • The Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System
  • The Sensor System
  • The Endocrine System
  • The Hematic (Blood) System

SCI 136: Anatomy and Physiology Part 2

  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 2
  • The Heart as Part of the Cardiovascular System
  • Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
  • The Immune System
  • Respiration and Its Components
  • Digestion and Reabsorption
  • Metabolism
  • Body Temperature
  • Urine Formation
  • Kidney Metabolism and Sexual Reproduction
  • Pregnancy and Birth
  • Physiology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Pathopsychology and Its Types
  • Genomics in Detail

 

Online Library and Librarian
Students in Penn Foster Career School have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with Penn Foster Career School.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this program.

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