Thursday, May 31, 2012

Anatomy and Physiology: Disease Awareness

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During class, I have become more aware of salmonella.  Before taking this class, I did not exactly know what salmonella is.  S almonella ar...

Anatomy and Physiology: The Humoral and Cell Mediated Immune Responses

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Humoral (Antibody-Mediated) Immune Response When there is a first exposure to an antigen, these free antigens activates B cells.  The l...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Anatomy and Physiology: Rickets - A Nutritional Disease

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X-ray of the legs of a two-year old ricket sufferer.  Notice that the legs are bowed. Cause Rickets is a nutritional disease that is...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Anatomy and Physiology: Different Thinkers and the Nervous System

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Part 1: Different Thinkers The test that I did showed that I am a music thinker. When I study, it is probably better to study to music in t...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Anatomy and Physiology: A Disease of the Senses

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Macular degneration is the degeneration of the macula, which is responsible for sharp, central vision.  It is often caused by aging and is u...
Friday, March 2, 2012

AP Bio: Genome Chromosome 5: Environment

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In "Chromosome 5: Environment," Ridley begins the fifth chapter of Genome  by saying that he has been misleading the readers beca...

AP Bio: Understanding Intelligence

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In Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley, the sixth chapter "Chromosome 6: Intelligence" presents t...