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1.1 Structural Organization of the Human Body
1.2 DNA Overview
1.3 The Genetic Basis of Evolution
1.4 Mechanisms of Evolution
1.5 Introduction to Phylogenies
1.6 How Phylogenies are Made
1.7 The Evolution of Primates
1.8 Cells of the Nervous System
1.9 The Brain and Spinal Cord
1.10 How Memory Functions
1.11 Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
1.12 Problems with Memory: Eyewitness Testimony
2.1 Human Genetics
2.2 Components of the Blood
2.3 Transcription
2.4 Translation
2.5 How Genes are Regulated
2.6 Innate Immunity
2.7 Adaptive Immunity
2.8 Ethics of Research
2.9 The Process of Science
3.1 What is Stress?
3.2 Parts of the Nervous System
3.3 Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
3.4 Atherosclerosis, blood lipids, and stress
4.1 Biological Molecules
4.2 Nutrition and Diet
4.3 The Digestive System
4.4 ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
4.5 Energy and Metabolism
4.6 Enzymes
4.7 Musculoskeletal System
4.8 Hunger, Eating, and Weight
5.1 Human Reproductive Anatomy
5.2 Meiosis and Gametogenesis
5.3 Hormones and the Endocrine System
5.4 Hormonal Control of Human Reproduction
5.5 Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development
5.6 Human Pregnancy and Birth
6.1 The Cell Cycle
6.2 Cancer and the Cell Cycle
6.3 DNA Replication and Repair Mechanisms
6.4 Cancer Treatment
7.1: Geological Time
7.2 The Periodic Table
7.3 Measurements and the Metric System
7.4 Essential Mathematics
Theme 7: Resources
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