Duration of the online course: 52 hours and 21 minutes
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Understanding how the human body works is more than memorizing facts—it is learning the logic behind life processes, from how cells create energy to how the brain stays protected. This free online course in human physiology helps you connect core principles across the body, so concepts make sense as a system rather than as isolated topics. Whether you are preparing for further study in health fields or simply want a clearer picture of what is happening inside you every day, the course builds confidence through explanation, repetition, and applied practice.
You will start by clarifying the difference between anatomy and physiology, then move into the chemical building blocks that shape structure and function. You will explore how carbohydrates, lipids and cholesterol relate to energy, membranes, and signaling; why amino acids and proteins matter; and how nucleotides, vitamins, and other compounds support cellular work. As ideas build, you will tie chemistry to real physiology: metabolism and cellular respiration become understandable as coordinated steps that transform nutrients into usable energy, with oxygen playing a crucial role.
The course also strengthens your ability to reason about how information flows in the body—starting with genes and extending through transcription and translation to protein synthesis. From there, you will examine cell membranes as dynamic barriers, learning how diffusion and osmosis influence movement of water and solutes. These topics set the stage for fluid compartments in the body and practical thinking about total body water, which is essential for interpreting hydration, balance, and many clinical discussions.
Finally, you will see how physiology protects stability through homeostatic reflexes, including the role of receptors and feedback. You will consider temperature regulation, inflammation and fever as responses to stress or injury, and connect endocrine timing to the menstrual cycle. To round out the experience, you will take a guided look at nervous system organization and the protective structures of the central nervous system, including how cerebrospinal fluid supports brain function. Throughout, short exercises and questions help you check understanding and strengthen recall, turning passive watching into active learning you can use.
Video class: Intro to Human Physiology by Professor Fink
1h03m
Exercise: Which of the following statements accurately differentiates between anatomy and physiology?
Video class: CARBOHYDRATES
1h03m
Exercise: What is the human body primarily made up of chemically?
Video class: PROSTAGLANDINS, TRIGLYCERIDES
21m
Exercise: Which of the following statements about prostaglandins is true?
Video class: CHOLESTEROL
23m
Exercise: What type of foods contain cholesterol?
Video class: AMINO ACIDS
40m
Exercise: What happens to a protein when it undergoes denaturation?
Video class: NUCLEOTIDES, NUCLEIC ACIDS, VITAMINS
56m
Exercise: What are the four major categories of organic compounds in the body?
Video class: METABOLISM
51m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration in living organisms?
Video class: PHYSIOLOGY; CELLULAR RESPIRATION; PART 1 by Professor Fink
1h01m
Exercise: Why is oxygen essential in cellular respiration?
Video class: PHYSIOLOGY; CELLULAR RESPIRATION; PART 2 by Professor Fink
42m
Exercise: Which process involves the breakdown of glucose into two molecules of pyruvic acid?
Video class: GENES
39m
Exercise: What determines a person's genetic sex?
Video class: TRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION
48m
Exercise: What is the primary function of RNA in the process of protein synthesis in human cells?
Video class: CELL MEMBRANES by Professor Fink
25m
Exercise: What is the primary structural feature of a cell membrane?
Video class: DIFFUSION, OSMOSIS
1h00m
Exercise: What is the term used to describe the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration?
Video class: PHYSIOLOGY; FLUID COMPARTMENTS IN THE BODY by Professor Fink
47m
Exercise: How is total body water calculated for an average person?
Video class: HOMEOSTATIC REFLEXES by Professor Fink
28m
Exercise: What is the primary function of receptors in the human body with respect to homeostasis?
Video class: TEMPERATURE REGULATION in the HUMAN BODY by Professor Fink
42m
Exercise: What is considered the normal oral body temperature in humans?
Video class: THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE by Professor Fink
59m
Exercise: What hormonal change primarily triggers menstruation in non-pregnant women?
Video class: INFLAMMATION, FEVER
45m
Exercise: What is a common cause of cell injury leading to inflammation?
Video class: Organization of the Nervous System; the CNS
39m
Exercise: What is the primary role of the dura mater in the central nervous system?
Video class: The Production
42m
Exercise: What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
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