Optic nerve

of anatomy, was born in Crotone, Italy at around the fifth century B.C. His studies and theories were all far ahead of their time. He was thought to excise the eyeball of an animal and observed the insides of the eye such as the channels and the optic nerves which lead back to the brain. He was also the first to observe arteries and veins in his animal dissections were different which contradicted other scientists’ theories in his time. Another important scientist that contributed more…

Modular Humanity: An Inquiry into Bioethics and Human Ability A reality where a person can swap out every part of their body, from their heart to their fingertips, for high performance electrical parts might arrive in several years as research into biotechnology turns average people into super-humans. Biotechnology and bionics involve humans and electronics assimilating in ways that are beneficial to the person receiving the upgrade. These new forms of treatment currently consist of speculation…

Patient Y is a 58year old male that was referred to our department with a large (3x3cm) node of the R neck, level II, which he had had for 3 years. His fine needle aspiration (FNA) results showed potential small cell neuro-endocrine tumour, but had insufficient tissue for a confirmed diagnosis. His oncologist sent him for further staging tests, which included a MRI which only confirmed the nodal involvement and advised a core needle biopsy of the mass. This revealed a squamous cell carcinoma…

Topic of Introduction Self-analysis is a way for one to detect his or her own personality traits, reflect on the behaviors that can have either have a negative or positive influence and improve on the weaknesses moving forward. It is useful because it gives one the opportunity to identify traits that will enable the person to ease through any type of situation. Along with my already-known strengths and weaknesses, I took the Felder and Soloman Learning Styles and Strategies assessment to help…

The pituitary gland produces several important hormones that control body functions such as growth, development, reproduction, and metabolism. One of these hormones is growth Hormone (GH). In childhood, GH is important for proper development and growth. In adults GH maintains healthy bone and muscle function. If there is not enough growth hormone, a child will not grow to his potential stature. If there is too much growth hormone a child will grow excessively tall. If there is an excess of…

This summer I started at ITT Tech. I started off a medical assistant student. I was going to class on Mondays and Wednesdays. I went to class for six weeks, I learned a lot. In those six weeks I had three classes, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Medical Terminology for Health Care, and Strategies for the Technical Professional. In anatomy and Physiology I we learned the human body using a systems approach, focusing on the integumentary system, bones and skeleton tissues, joints, and muscles,…

benefits of marijuana is that it helps treat glaucoma. As it says on Business Insider’s 23 Health Benefits of Marijuana, “Marijuana use can be used to treat and prevent the eye disease glaucoma, which increases pressure in the eyeball, damaging the optic nerve and causing loss of vision. Marijuana decreases the pressure inside the eye, according to the National Eye Institute: "These effects of the drug may slow the progression of the disease, preventing blindness.”(Welsh) Glaucoma is a problem…

Seven (58.3%) cases had infantile motor nystagmus and 5 patients (41.7%) had sensory problems including optic nerve hypoplasia (n=3) and macular hypoplasia secondary to oculocutaneous albinism (n=2). Mean spherical refractive error before and after surgery was -2.16 ± 1.36 and -0.1 ± 0.35, respectively, mean spherical equivalent was -2.82 ± 1.65 and -0.26 ± 0…

Cassandra Smith English 1113 Deanna Duckworth November Effects of Smoking Cigarettes According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of death from all causes in men and women. Smoking not only affects the smoker, but smoking also affects the people around the smoker. Second hand smoke can be just as deadly as smoking itself. Smokers have a greater increase of dying from…

The heart in figure 2 is not in the expected location for an adult chicken. However, in eye development shown in figure 2 the optic vesicle can be seen, it is on the rostral side of the head. In figure 1 the embryo has curled over, however the eye has remained in the same area on the head, as the embryo develops into an adult the eye does not move in relation to the head. As development…