The Organ-ised Life of Animals is an introductory text designed to make foundational anatomy and physiology concepts accessible to a diverse range of learners. This book embodies the teaching pedagogy of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by incorporating multimodal delivery of content, which includes contextualised information, multimedia resources, reflective and critical thinking questions, and case studies. These elements are strategically integrated to save time for students by consolidating and contextualising information typically dispersed across multiple textbooks or sources. Learning outcomes are connected to practical applications.
The Organ-ised Life of Animals has been adapted for Australian course curriculum for first-year Animal Anatomy and Physiology.
The material in this textbook is largely based on:
Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology by Dr Anna Chruścik, Dr Kate Kauter, Dr Louisa Windus, Dr Eliza Whiteside.
Anatomy and Physiology by J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie Johnson, Brandon Poe, Dean H. Kruse, Oksana Korol, Jody E. Johnson, Mark Womble and Peter DeSaix.
The scope of the current text includes:
- Levels of organisation, homeostasis and nomenclature
- Cells (incomplete)
- Tissues, organs, and Systems
- Skeletal system
- Muscle system
- Musculoskeletal system
- Nervous system
- Blood
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory systems
- Digestive system
- Endocrine system
- Urinary system
- Integumentary system
- Lymphatic system and immunity (incomplete)
Tips for using this resource to study animal anatomy and physiology at Charles Sturt:
Click the icons to revisit a previous topic with more information
The case studies are here to help contextualise information, however, this content will not be assessed.
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