Maintaining airway patency and preventing infection are two primary concerns when providing care to the patient with a tracheostomy tube. Other needs are caring for the stoma, providing some form of effective communication, and providing emotional support.

The cardiovascular system is the first body system described in this Anatomy and Physiology series. This series is a quick-paced and engaging basic introduction to anatomy and physiology appropriate for students in high school, junior college, vocational schools and for nursing assistants.

The digestive system is the next body system in this Anatomy and Physiology series. This series is a quick-paced and engaging basic introduction to anatomy and physiology appropriate for students in high school, junior college, vocational schools and for nursing assistants.

This program provides a basic introduction to the components of the endocrine system appropriate for high-school students, junior college and vocational schools.

This program provides basic information on the skin and other components and functions of the integumentary system.

This program provides information on the three types of muscles, their functions and how they work.

This program provides a basic introduction to the components of the nervous system appropriate for high-school students, junior college and vocational schools.

This program provides a basic introduction to the organs and functions of the reproductive system.

This program provides a quick-paced, basic introduction to the components of the respiratory system.

This program provides a basic introduction to the components of the skeletal system appropriate for high-school students, junior college and vocational schools.

This program provides a quick-paced, basic introduction to the components of the urinary system.

Familiarity with normal and abnormal heart sounds provides the foundation for many clinical assessments. This program focuses on cardiac auscultation, or listening to the sounds produced by the heart, a skill that can be lost without review and practice. It will review the anatomy and physiology of the heart and the sounds it produces as it works.