Cardiac anatomy

Previously, a Greek anatomist named Galen found most of the information on anatomy that was used during that time period. He had previously found that there was a set of arteries leading directly from the heart to the brain called the rete mirabile. Andreas Vesalius proved that there is no such thing as the rete mirabile through…

Crupina vulgaris Crupina vulgaris is a class A federal noxious weed under the asteraceae family and dicot group, and is part of the spermatophyta subdivision that produces seeds (Natural Resources Conservation Service 2016). C. vulgaris is commonly known as Bearded creeper or Common crupina. It is a winter annual weed that can grow 1 m or 1 to four feet tall (Crupina vulgaris 2015) with three sterile and two fertile flowers (Crupina vulgaris (bearded creeper) 2011) pink to purple in color. C.…

“More than 123,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.” (Donate Life 1). That staggering number is continuously on the rise because of new diseases and, simply put, because there are just not enough organ donors to keep up with the demand for saving lives. In recent years, scientists have been working on discovering how to create a perfectly matched organ for its recipient in an effort to decrease the organ rejection rate. By decreasing the rejection rate,…

Pathology is a science that focuses on the diseases in the body. Which mainly examines the body fluids, tissues and organs to diagnose what disease is in the body. When doing special effects Pathology is very important for realistic features. Make up artists need to know the stages of healing so the continuity between different time frames and shots on screen. The body system that is being looked at is the Integumentary System which is any medical condition that has to do with the skin, nails…

Automatic Organ Donation Automatic Organ Donation should be mandatory. Donating organs you will be able to save lives and that will make you a true hero to that person and their family. People in every age give and receive donation in 2014 29,532 people received organ transplant. “Every 10 minutes people are being wait listed 22/79 die each day waiting for transplant. The government should make organ donation mandatory. People are dying every 10 minutes waiting on donors. As of 2014 30,032…

INTRODUCTION I. Approximately 125,000 people, both adults and children, are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States according to the KatieCaples.org. How would you feel to be waiting on this long list? II. We all have the opportunity to become organ donors and should be, in order to save lives while we are no longer able to live ourselves. III. My grandma received a double-lung transplant three years ago, which ultimately saved her life. I am also an organ donor. IV.…

Never Let Me Go is a sci-fi movie about humans advances in science. Humans can live up to 200 years, as they created clones as they are predestined “organ donors.” Though that sounds like an astounding advancement in science, we see the perspective of these medical advances through those of the clones. Though sci-fi, the movie details on real life problems about the dehumanization of science and how one’s life can be left out in the pursuit scientific efforts for others to live through all…

sometimes dark history of cadaver usage and medicine, raising important questions about ethical and moral concerns related to those actions taken for the sake of increasing scientific knowledge. From being used as crash-test dummies to practice for anatomy students to populating body farms in the name of forensic science, human cadavers have been put to use in many, and often shocking, ways. However, the general public is unaware of what happens beyond those medical school dissections and the…

I’ve always been interested in how and why things work the way they do. The body works like a machine but it’s so much more intricate. The deeper you look the more there is to learn. However beautiful these complexities, they also mean there are a vast number of ways malfunctions can occur. I want to be there for patients and rectify these issues. Many professionals along the way have influenced me to pursue a career in health. Most notably, my pediatrician, Dr. Wilson, who has been more of a…

The three forms of skeletons in the animal kingdom are: hydrostatic skeletons, exoskeletons, and endoskeletons. Hydrostatic skeletons are found in cnidarians, worms, and many mollusks. It consists of a fluid filled sac in which the fluid is good support, however, it is formless. Animals with hydrostatic skeletons have two sets of antagonistic muscles (muscles that work in opposition to each other). These muscles are longitudinal muscles and circular muscles, which both help the animal maintain…