I think this video might clear things out:
https://cgcookie.com/lessons/mesh-components-and-object-origins
It’s a whole beginners series you can watch. Because keep in mind, Press Start is not super beginner, it’s a kinda demo to see what you can do in Blender, you kinda need previous knowledge to fully get into it this course. There’s a whole series of Blender Fundamentals that is great to watch first.
