EMT-Basic/Preparatory/Human Body

Lesson 1.4: The Human Body

Objectives

By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:

1. Identify the following topographic terms: medial, lateral, proximal, distal, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, midline, right and left, mid-clavicular, bilateral, and mid-axillary.
2. Describe the anatomy and function of the following major body systems: respiratory, circulatory, musculoskeletal, nervous, and endocrine.