Very cool blind spot test!!!

Class,

Check out this cool site that talks you through your own blind spot!  Its really good.


By the way, sensory next!!!

-Mr. Orloff

Class, here's a rough outline of the content on the exam:

Introduction:

definition of anatomy and physiology

planes of the body: coronal, saggital, transverse

cavities:  dorsal - cranium, spinal column

ventral: thoracic, abdominal (pelvic and upper)

Terms: medial - lateral

superior - inferior

proximal - distal

anterior - posterior

superficial - deep

Histology:

epithilial (squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional)

muscle (cardiac, skeletal, smooth)

Nerve

Connective (blood, bone, 3 cartilages[hyaline, fibro, elastic], 2 proper[adipose, loose])

Skin

epidermis (stratum layers)

dermis (papillary and reticular layers)

subcutaneous

review of skin functions

glands and nerve endings

burns

hair and nails

Skeletal

bones of the day

cartilage functions

Haversian systems

Anatomy of a long bone

bone break classification

articulation types (fibrous, cartilage, and synovial)

tendons, ligaments, bursae

bone surface features (depressions and processes)

hip relacement

Muscle:

muscles of the day

definition of origin, insertion, belly, antagonist

movement terms: flex, extend

adduct, abduct

rotate, circumduct

full analysis of movement

myoglobin function

fast and slow twitch

contraction types: twitch, tetany, treppe, fatigue

Possibly, internal muscle anatomy --that remains to be seen.

This should cover things.  See you on Wednesday.

Doctors' diaries

Where are they now?  Want to know more about how their lives have turned out?  Check out their stories at the Nova website.

Interesting Radiolab program

Class,

Here's the link to the radiolab program I mentioned in class.  The butcher's assistant has lost his sense of body position.  Ckeck out how it messes up his life!

virtual hip replacement

Hey folks,

I'd like you to go through this virtual hip replacement activity before the test on Friday.  Check out the photos, also ( if you dare)

skin color article

Hello class,

here's a cool article about the evolution of skin color that I'd like you to read before the test (Wednesday of next week).

(this is a world skin color map, based on indigenous populations)

interesting fun fact

Raynaud's syndrome is a circulatory condition that results in extreme temperature sensitivity in the hands and feet.  Check it out!

Good histology site

Here's a link to the histology site I used in class.  Hope its helpful to you.

Fitness article

Class,

I'd like you to read this article that support the video we watched in class.  Its pretty interesting.  Here's the link to the CDC website, also.

visible human website

Check it out, class.  Here's the links to the visible human that we looked at in class.

Welcome to Physiology Class

Hello class and welcome to our classroom blog.  By the way, here's a link to the article about the guy with the nail gun.  shocking but true!!!

muscle animations

Class,

Here's a couple of the sites that I used when teaching muscle contraction patterns.

1.  close up view of sarcomere
2.  decent overview of sarcomeres - shows sliding proteins
3.  another decent overview

Field trip directions

Hello class,

For those of you going on the field trip tomorrow, I want to remind you of a few things.

1.  We are to meet at Hamilton Hall at 8:20AM tomorrow.  Directions are in this link.  We will meet at the North corner.  It's behind the tree on the right in this photo.

2.  There are a couple of parking garages near the building, around the OSU medical complex.

3.  Come with your questions.  This is going to be a great opportunity.

4.  You are excused from school until 10:20.  I think its unlikely that we will be gone that long tomorrow, but it is possible.

5. Although you don't have to dress this way, behave as if this were a funeral for a family friend.

I look forward to the trip tomorrow.

the lactic acid article I'd like you to read is here.  There is also another more technical article on lactic acid and muscles that you may choose to read.  Please also read the muscle soreness article from the previous blog entry.

See you tomorrow.

-Mr. O

What causes muscle soreness?

Class,

Here's a pretty interesting article about muscle soreness.  By the way, our little secret...the soreness is unnecessary!!!

Check it out.

hip replacement

Please go through this simulation about hip replacements before our skeletal test (friday).

Correction of error:

There's more to the story of skin wrinkles than appears.  check out this post from the Library of Congress (Posting date was last month:  the original article I showed you was posted in 2001....oops)

Hello class.

This article explains why fingers wrinkle in the bathtub.  Please read this before the test on Friday.

Here's a nice site that covers slide images of all the tissues we've observed in the first lab.  Remember that we are not responsible for all the tissues, just the ones from the notes.

The article is due on Tuesday of next week.  You should find an article on HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH that has been published in the last three years.  I'd like

1.  your name

2.  a full bibliography so I can find a copy of the article (including posting or publication date)

3.  your summary of the article

4.  your reflection on what the article means to you

5. a copy of the article.

Explore your world!!!

Class,

Here's the sites I spoke of in class today:

Geocaching is the latitude-longitude scavenger hunt (worldwide).

Letterboxing is the non-technical version.

Good luck!

fitness article

Class,

Please read this article on fitness for Monday.  Have a nice weekend.

-Mr. O.

3 d man

Class, Here's the links to the video that I showed you today:

the transverse fly-through

The website:  lots of choices!

interactive blind spot video

Class,

you'll enjoy this fascinating interactive site about vision and blind spots.  Check it out!

The diagram here is of an eye with the top cut off so you can see how the image gets inverted.