Anatomy Essay

The response essay topic I chose for this week is Grey’s Anatomy, a drama series about a group of friends starting as interns at a hospital in Seattle, Washington. Watching this show keeps you engaged and up to date with the character’s interesting personal lives and drama. Not only is it entertaining, but by paying attention to this show, you will learn many medical terms and procedures used in hospitals. In Grey’s Anatomy, the medical cases and the different scenarios are based on true…

Canis lupus familiaris (dogs) were likely the first animals to be domesticated by humans. Humans and dogs share a long intertwined history. DNA evidence suggests domestic dogs most likely diverged from wolves as long as 135,000 years ago (Udell and Wynne). The American Kennel Club (AKC), a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States, recognizes 167 breeds. Being that dogs are one of the most common household pets owned by humans, it is important to understand their physiology for…

In Shonda Rhimes show Grey’s Anatomy is about a set of doctors who work in a hospital. They have many scenarios where they are put to the test to find the best way to treat a patient and sometimes they are in trouble themselves. The show tends to be a very emotional show especially when main characters are hurt or die. One of the shows that stand out to me the most is called Flight where a few of the main characters are killed in a plane crash. The show begins with a plane that has crashed in a…

Today is Thursday, September 22 and Grey’s Anatomy comes back on and I’m so excited! I feel like it’s been years since I last watched an episode, but honestly it’s only been a few months. I watched all the seasons on Netflix after my mom told me how good of a show it was. When I started watching it season 11 was on TV already. When my mom would watch it I would have to go to my room or another room in the house so that I didn’t see what was going on. One day when I was walking through the…

educational journey to become a nurse, most assume no prior science knowledge beyond the fundamentals they gained during their high school education. Hole’s Anatomy & Physiology (14th edition), a textbook for the introductory level student, assumes no previous knowledge of any science course and places emphasis on the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology. The authors David Shier, Jackie Butler, and Ricki Lewis bring forth extensive knowledge through years of experience. Shier, who’s…

Introduction For this film essay assignment, I chose to watch an episode of Grey’s Anatomy that concerned physician assisted suicide. As a future nurse, these are situations that I may encounter one day and I believe it to be important to understand the different sides of the argument as well as develop my own opinion. In this essay, I will examine whether or not it is more humane to assist someone with death/suicide when there is no hope for recovery. Euthanasia is defined in several ways by…

Grey's Anatomy is a popular medical drama that has been on television for over ten years. The series is based on a group of interns who first arrive at Seattle Grace Hospital. The episodes following the pilot show their journey throughout the medical program and the drama and struggles within their personal lives as well. There are currently 13 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy that have been aired on television, and they just recently aired their 300th episode as well. This television series has…

Professionalism By respecting my fellow classmates as we journey through the Anatomy and Physiology course together. I believe offering a different view on what I know about the course and seeing how my fellow classmates think about the class. For me taking a more active role in what and how I can accomplish using anatomy as a basis for my life. My resolutions or goals tend to lean towards making sure everyone understands what and how anatomy or physiology plays in our everyday lives from…

Introduction. The breast, also known as the mammary or modified sweat gland, is an organ located on both sides of the anterior thoracic region and for purpose of reference, referred to as the right and left breast. It is usually rudimentary in males, but in females, its enlargement could span between the second and sixth rib where it serves as the organ for lactation (Moore et al. 2013; Standring ed. 2015). Though the breast is seen as an organ on the anterior chest wall, a small proportion of…

In its most recent season, Grey’s Anatomy presented an episode in which a married couple, joyfully expecting a child, discovers that their baby has a condition known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) type II. OI is a congenital condition also known as the brittle bone disease, and as the name says it all, it means that the bones of the body experience severe fractures. Due to the severity of the fractures, fetuses diagnosed with OI type II die within a matter of weeks due to cardiac and…