You live with it 24 hours a day. But how well do you really know it? These 32 lectures are your owner's manual to a remarkably complex, resilient, andendlessly fascinating structure: the human body. You guide is Dr. Anthony Goodman - surgeon, professor, and writer - who takes you step by step through the major systems of the body, explaining exactly how things work and why they sometimes don't. Using detailed color illustrations, life-sized models, and in one lecture, a video shot during surgery, Dr. Goodman gives clear descriptions of structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) aimed at the level of the interested layperson.

32 lectures in 4 parts, 45 min. each. Accompanying course guidebook includes a glossary and annotated bibliographies. Special features: Lecture chapters; Professor biography.

Part 1: Disc 1. Cardiovascular system: Lecture 1. Anatomy of the heart ; Lecture 2. Physiology of the heart ; Lecture 3. Anatomy of the great vessels ; Lecture 4. Physiology of the great vessels -- Disc 2. Respiratory system: Lecture 5. Anatomy of the lungs ; Lecture 6. Physiology of the lungs ; Nervous system: Lecture 7. Anatomy of the brain ; Lecture 8. Physiology of the brain. Part 2: Disc 3. Nervous system : Lecture 9. Spinal cord and spinal nerves ; Lecture 10. Autonomic nervous system and cranial nerves ; Lecture 11. The eyes ; Lecture 12. The ears, hearing, and equilibrium -- Disc 4. Nervous system : Memory ; Digestive system: Lecture 14. Anatomy of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach ; Lecture 15. Physiology of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach ; Lecture 16. Anatomy of the pancreas, liver, and the biliary tree. Part 3: Disc 5. Digestive system: Lecture 17. Physiology of the pancreas, liver, and the biliary tree ; Lecture 18. Anatomy of the small intestine, colon, and rectum ; Lecture 19. Physiology of the small intestine, colon, and rectum ; Lecture 20. The pituitary and adrenal glands -- Disc 6. Endocrine system: Lecture 21. Pancreas ; Lecture 22. Thyroid and parathyroid glands ; Urinary system: Lecture 23. Anatomy of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder ; Lecture 24. Physiology of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. Part 4: Disc 7. Reproductive system: Lecture 25. Male ; Lecture 26. Female ; Lecture 27. Physiology of genetic inheritance ; Musculoskeletal system: Lecture 28. Physiology and physics of the muscles -- Disc 8. Musculoskeletal system: Lecture 29. Anatomy of the muscles ; Lecture 30. Bones ; Immune system: Lecture 31. Anatomy and physiology ; Lecture 32. The biology of human cancer.