ASTM F1329-00

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Designation:F1329–00
Standard Guide for
Training the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) in Basic
Anatomy and Physiology
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1329; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4.4 Every person who is identified as an Emergency Medi-
cal Technician (basic) shall be trained to this standard.
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum national standard
4.5 This guide must be used in conjunction with Practice
for training the emergency medical technician (basic) in basic
F 1031, Guide F 1219 and Terminology F 1177.
anatomy and physiology.
1.2 This guide is one of a series which together describe the
5. Anatomy and Physiology
minimum training standard for the emergency medical techni-
5.1 The Emergency Medical Technician (basic) shall de-
cian (basic).
scribe the basic anatomy and physiology of the major body
2. Referenced Documents systems and the differences that exist because of age and
gender, which include:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.1.1 Respiratory,
F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-
5.1.2 Circulatory,
nician (Basic)
5.1.3 Muscular,
F 1177 Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Ser-
5.1.4 Skeletal,
vices
5.1.5 Nervous,
F 1219 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-
5.1.6 Digestive,
cian (Basic) to Perform Patient Initial and DetailedAssess-
5.1.7 Genitourinary,
ment
5.1.8 Reproductive,
3. Terminology 5.1.9 Integumentary, and
5.1.10 Endocrine.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 anatomy—the branch of science dealing with the
6. Anatomic Terms
structure of the human organism.
6.1 The Emergency Medical Technician (basic) shall define
3.1.2 physiology—the science dealing with the functions of
anatomic terms, which include:
the human organism.
6.1.1 Medial,
4. Significance and Use
6.1.2 Lateral,
6.1.3 Proximal,
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum national training
6.1.4 Distal,
standard in basic anatomy and physiology for the emergency
6.1.5 Superior,
medical
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