My Pathophysiology Class

Many researchers have sought out an explanation for the mysteries hidden within our brain and how it operates. Recent studies have shown that the brain functions more as a muscle allowing it to continue to grow or contract. If these studies prove to be true, this could forever change how people interact or associate with their brains.

I read the article, “Secrets of the Brain”, found in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic written by Carl Zimmer. I chose this subject because I have been fascinated with the brain and how it works. The research of the brain has been ongoing for many centuries now. The history in this article is interesting. It explained how scientists used to understand the brain and its inner workings. For example, “in the ancient world physicians believed that the brain was made of phlegm. Aristotle looked on it as a refrigerator, cooling of the fiery heart. From his time through the Renaissance, anatomists declared with great authority that our perceptions, emotions, reasoning, and actions were all the result of “animal spirits”—mysterious, unknowable vapors that swirled through cavities in our head and traveled through our bodies.” (Zimmer, p. 38)

In high school, I always looked forward to science class—Biology and Anatomy and Physiology the most. Life, creatures, and the science behind it fascinated me (and still does to this day). I was with classmates that did not have the greatest interests in science like I did, but it made me more motivated.

For my Health Science Exploration interview, I interviewed my mother, she is a Surgery Schedule. She went to Bryant and Stratton College for Applied Science in Medical Assisting. During this time she got her Associate's degree which took 2 years to complete with medical experience. Which means she worked in Doctors Offices, Patient First, and Hospitals to get her current job. Some of the classes she took were Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Medical Ethics. She told me that her favorite class was Anatomy and Physiology because she liked learning how the body works, why it works, and what each part of the body does.

In Home Economics I learned how to care for myself and for my family. I furthered my knowledge of cooking, car maintenance, banking event planning and child care. In Human Anatomy I learned all about the human body, inside and out. Some of the topics covered included how asthma is triggered, blood types, how the reproductive system works, the nervous system, and how the brain works. Not only had I learned a lot by reading, I did some experiments with human anatomy too. I looked at the cells of the organs under the microscope, and performed experiments on bone tissue. The most notable experiments I conducted dealt with dissection. I dissected a cow eye and heart, along with a juvenile pig. The pig was the hardest dissection for me because it was a young specimen and it was difficult to cut into making it challenging. In the end, I did learn a great deal about our body and how its functions are similar to those of

I attended the CSU Anatomy camp in the summer of 2016 and experienced a taste of college level lectures. I touched real cadavers and learned so

At the same time I studied two different versions of Anatomy and Physiology, which gave me, for the first time, an understanding of how utterly incredible our physical bodies are. I also covered Pathology for the Complimentary Therapist, and various other Nutrition and Physical Health based studies.

The brain can be described similar to a vault, where the most important aspect of life is held, knowledge. Human knowledge has grown since the beginning of time, however pieces are still missing on the capabilities of the brain, and are still yet to be discovered. Neurologists are aware that the brain consists of five segments; these divisions consist of the Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Cerebellum, and the Temporal Lobe. Each of these parts work in harmony and has their own specific function, which as a whole controls our person.

Define Pathophysiology: Pathophysiology may be defined as the study of function of diseased organs with application to diagnostic procedures and patient care. Pathophysiology involves the study of functional changes in the body that result from disease processes. Pathophysiology includes some aspects of pathology which refers to the laboratory study of cell and tissue changes associated with disease.

After a long school day, I still enjoy going into my Anatomy class and learning about the human body. I had originally learned about the class from friends who recommended the class to others. Although I did not know originally what I was signing up for, I wanted to take another science class for senior year schedule. Now, I have Anatomy as a sixth period class with several other friends. We learn different things about joints, bones, sebaceous glands, and more. Our favorite days are the days in which we can watch videos on autopsies and on the various functions of the human body. During class, we learn, read, and fill out worksheets to turn in later during binder checks. We often take assessments throughout the week. As long as students are

If you look into the ideas of what a brain is throughout history, you will find some bizarre explanations of the almond shaped mass that lies inside of our skull. For example, “Aristotle looked on it as a refrigerator, cooling off the fiery heart.”1 Just a few hundred years ago, mankind had no idea of the importance of the human brain. Then in the 17th century the brain was beginning peak the interest of many scientists.

Acute and chronic asthma affects individual disproportionately in the disease progression, in terms of lifestyle, treatment and health care costs. “An estimated 13.9 million visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient departments, 1.9 million emergency department visits, and 484,000 hospital admissions were attributed to asthma in 2002” (Williams, 2006, P. S3). Asthma can affect a person at any age or without risk factors. Infant or children can develop asthma due to inherited genes, especial boys, related to small airway, and possible outgrow as adolescent and adult. There are those who continue to agonize because of behavioral or environmental factors. Obesity contribute to breathing difficulty.

The omnimax film was so awesome because of the pictures and showing the inside of your body, it looked real. In the theatre, I learned that billions of sperm try and travel to the egg, but only about 100 make it. The human body is such a cool system. It is so cool that all of the organs in your body work together make you. I was very interested in the contraptions area and the body works. The science world field trip was so great,

The human brain is a mystery that has been studied for centuries in attempt to understand how it functions. Scientists first thought that the brain was a structure that functioned a whole. It was in the early 1600’s where the first ideas of localisation of function in the brain started. At this time Rene Descartes discovered a tiny structure called the pineal

Earning an A in the class helped me build trust in my academic ability. A career in medicine, not only seemed possible, but was much more aligned with my interests and life goals. In college the challenge became more intense, but my motivation to learn about medicine never diminished. Medicine is what I am passionate about learning for the rest of my life.