Nutritional Pathology provides a thorough understanding of the study of the traits, causes, and effects of disease, as seen in the structure and workings of the human body. This course focuses on several body systems, including the etiology of various disease states and the effective recognition of the various nutritional factors involved with the disease process. To do so, students will be taught basic clinical biomarkers of various organ functions. Being closely related to human anatomy and physiology, this course instructs students on pathology and symptomatology of various conditions. Topics that will be covered include the gastrointestinal, hematology, urinary, endocrine, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, immune, and nervous systems. This course teaches proper terminology involved in identifying various disease conditions. Students will be taught and evaluated on their knowledge of the etiology of diseases in systems as well as advanced clinical research into specific chronic health conditions. Learning Outcomes · Define disease and disease-related terms including the chief causes of disease · Define and discuss manifestations of disease of the discussed organ systems · Demonstrate understanding of the nutritional connection in maintaining homeostasis · Incorporate information provided by various testing/evaluation methods to plan nutritional supplementation and dietary therapies. Nutritional Pathology provides evidence-based and scientific approaches to clinical nutrition. To develop strong protocols, practitioners will take into account acute and chronic diseases including nutritional, dietary, environmental, psychosomatic factors, and specific causes such as infections.

Human Anatomy & Physiology begins with the structure and function of the cell and continues with the organization of the human body from the submicroscopic to the macroscopic. It begins with the incredible arrangement of chemicals and cells to form tissues, organs, and organ systems. To address chronic diseases and conditions, credible practitioners are required to be knowledgeable in the identification and processes of body systems. Specific topics covered will be transport methods, the lymphatic system, the gastrointestinal tract, the endocrine system, and the reproductive system. The symbiosis of physiology will be explored with a focus on integrative and homeostatic control mechanisms. Concepts are foundational in becoming scientifically literate when reading and assessing health information. Students are taught and evaluated on anatomical systems such as: skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. Learning Outcomes: • Ability to detail the composition and function of the cell and its organelles • Confidence to identify and explain the four types of body tissues • Explain the components of body systems and their structure, control, and characteristics • Describe the significance of homeostasis in application to nutrition sciences through the management of the nervous and endocrine systems. • Understand blood composition and hemostasis Human Anatomy & Physiology elucidates the organizational composition of body systems through an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of biological pathways. Thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology establishes the authority of practitioners to prepare protocols that specifically address organic equilibrium.