As a result of successfully completing this chapter, students will be able to:
• Review the structure, function, activities, and role of cells, tissues, and organs in the body
• Explain how knowledge of anatomy can help with surgical instrument identification
Identify and describe the structure and roles of each major body system and identify common surgical procedures that involve each system:
• Skeletal
• Muscular
• Nervous
• Endocrine
• Reproductive
• Urinary and excretory
• Respiratory
• Digestive
• Circulatory


