This course further integrates anatomy and physiology studies for integrative wellness professionals with a survey of common diseases affecting body systems. Students will develop a foundational knowledge of various diseases affecting the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems and their implications for the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis. Students will explore common conditions’ etiology, signs, and symptoms and evaluate conventional and integrative support strategies. Students will develop clinical reasoning skills by investigating the clinical correlates and holistic highlights covered in this course and exploring various interventions, including aromatherapy, herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, wellness coaching, and other integrative modalities.
Discuss and describe the body’s structure and function in a healthy state.
Identify the components, using medical terminology, of the following body systems: senses, endocrine, cardiovascular, circulatory, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, and urinary.
Recall and describe holistic protocols for the optimal wellness of the systems studied, using the examples studied in the clinical correlates for each system.
Recall and describe complementary protocols for the clinical correlates studied in each section.
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Last updated 11/11/22
NAT 210 or taken concurrently with NAT 210
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Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency and recommendation for admission by the ACHS Admissions Committee.
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