Chapter 1: The Basics Overview The purpose of this chapter is to introduce basic anatomical terms and the physiological concept of homeostasis. The chapter also introduces the concepts of pathology relating to the human body. Competency Correlation Grid Learning Outcome CAAHEP Competencies ABHES Competencies 1.1 Define anatomy, physiology, and pathology. I.C.1. Describe structural organization of the human body 3.b. Build and dissect medical terms from roots/suffixes to understand the word element combinations 1.2 Describe the location of structures in the human body using anatomical terms of direction, regions, planes, positions, and cavities. I.C.3. Describe body planes, directional terms, and quadrants 2.a. List all body systems and their structures and functions 1.3 Locate serous membranes by their individual names and relative location to organs. I.C.3. Describe body planes, directional terms, and quadrants 2.a. List all body systems and their structures and functions 1.4 Define homeostasis and explain why it is so important in human physiology. I.C.1. Describe structural organization of the human body 3.a. Define and use entire basic structure of medical words and be able to accurately identify in the correct context (i.e., root, prefix, suffix, combinations, spelling, and definitions) 1.5 Define negative feedback and positive feedback and explain their importance to homeostasis. I.C.2. Identify body systems 2.a. List all body systems and their structures and functions