A Woman Perpetually Falling ...

"Cheryl's problem is that her vestibular apparatus, the sensory organ for the balance system isn't working"
       - This woman can't stay stand because the part four of our body that is responsible for the balance of our body is not working.

"We are now working on getting this device small enough so that it is hidden in the mouth" 
       - They created a device that send the movement to your brain so it can react sending movements for prevent falling.

"How is it that Cheryl can dance and has returned to normal functioning without the machine?"
      - The machine helps to reinforce the signals from the healthy tissues, so her brain is starting to work again slowly.

* A woman that lost her vestibular apparatus that gives us the balance, is subjected to a new experiment that maybe improve or change her life, a helmet that sends to the brain the signals that our vestibular apparatus would do, so she can stay up strong without feeling dizzy and having balance.*

The Clay Brain

During the past class we were doing two models of the human brain. We divided the brain in the different parts and we differentiated them with different clay colors. Later we indicate which color represented each part and finally we made sure that all the different parts were good indicated.

"The Woman With a Hole in Her Brain"

This article talks about a woman that basically had lived during 24 years with our Cerebellum, organ that have 50 % of the total of nerves of the brain. She started talking when she was 6 years and to walk when she was 7. The doctors where impressed because the other cases that were know were discovered in the autopsy, this people die when they are so young. Related to the subject of Anatomy & Physiology we can learn that the Cerebellum is responsible of the body control, voluntary movements and balance. But this girl talked and walked, the doctor said that the explanation for that was that maybe the cerebral cortex have been taken over this.

Midbrain: Imagine that a person have missed or severely damaged this structure, what would they not be able to do? Could they survive without it? Could other parts of the brain take over? 
The Midbrain is responsible for transfer visual & auditory input to the brain and motor information from the brain. It is located in the brainstem, between forebrain and hindbrain. 
So basically any person would not be able to see or move if no-one of the other structures could helping the transfer of the information. I think that they could survive but with all their lives without moving. Maybe other parts of the brain could help like the ones that are involved in processing information.

Unit 5 Reflection

This unit was about the digestive system its functions, organs and related diseases. The digestive system break down the food, its functions are: Ingestion, Secretion, Mixing/Propulsion, Digesting, Absorption and Defecation. When we eat food it goes by the Digestive System starting at the mouth, continued by the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anal canal and finishing at the anus. In each organs the digestive system do different functions. Between the related diseases we can find Diabetes, that it's a disease related with the Insulin of our body. There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 is when your body doesn't make Insulin so there are Insulin shots required; by the other side Type 2 is when your body doesn't react to the Insulin.
This unit I think was a little bite better that the 1st Semester, but I don't finish to understand all at the information at the first time, also the subject it's getting harder and there is more specific information for study, from my opinion. A success that I'm making is have the homework the day that is due, last semester was hard because in this subject we never stop so you really need to spend a lot of hours in it, but know I'm more excited for have better grades.
In the class we made a Digestive System Lab were we learned all the different organs, their dimensions and how they really work and help our body. We also had some readings like "Does Your Metabolism Need an Overhaul?", in this one I learned that for loose weight doing exercise you need to continue eating because your muscles need this food for stay stronger and make your metabolism work better.
I really want to learn more about information that is related with our experiences and daily life, also more examples of diseases related with the theme that were are studying. 
In my Goals I said that I would review the new material each day after class, but really this had been so hard because the fact that we have a lot of homework and a lot of subjects makes leave the studying for the last minute, so maybe after the basketball season finished I would have more time improve in this aspect of my Goals.

Why do we have stomach pain?

Stomachaches (Links to an external site.)

Some reasons for stomach pain are Infections, Constipation, Irritation and Inflammation and other like Acid reflux, Food allergies and Reproductive/Anatomical problems or Emotional Distress. When Infections occur due to Bacterial usually are from food poisoning. Viruses like stomach flu can also be another cause spread from person to person. When you don't have a right diet with fiber and enough fluids your stomach works bad and give pain. Appendicitis is an inflammation of a internal organ that also can give us stomach pain. When people get stressed out, depressed or anxious, their emotions can trigger physical symptoms, such as stomach pain.

This topic is related to the class of Anatomy because we are studying the digestive system and I wanted to search more information about "Why do we have stomach pain?", all the people have experience some stomach pain, so I also thought that was an interesting topic to search about.

I had learn a lot by searching for more information.

The Digestive System Lab

During this lab we measured the length of our entire digestive system. For make it we took different length and color yarns and cut them by the right mesure for each of us. The fist step was to measure the mouth, the esophagus, the stomach, and both intestines and cut the yarns. When we had all we measured them in cm and right all this number in the data table. When we had all the yarns we tied them and took a photo of the real length of the digestive system. 

I had learn and realize how big is the digestive system, and I understood better how our body process the food.

The digestive system is able to fit inside the body because is bent several times, and is all together. The food spend an average of 53 hours to go through the entire digestive system, but I thought that was less, about 30 hours. The time that the food spend inside the large intestine is bigger that the one that I thought, and also depends the type of diet that you eat will be easier or harder to digest. The digestion is the breaking down the food in small pieces and the absorption is taking the nutrients, water, etc. needed. The organs hat are involved are the stomach, the small intestine and the large intestine.

I would like learn why do we barf when we are sick.

New Year Goals

During the break I've been thinking about my goals for this 2017 year, one of them is focussing more in my studies and improving my grades in general, my future depends on the grades I will achieve during the actual year and the next one, therefore I will have to spend more time reviewing and working on the staff we learn in class and don't leave it to the week before the test. I think that now that I have improved a little bite more my English skills I will be able to understand better all my teachers explanations than before and it will be also easier and much more enjoyable to study. In fact I feel very lucky because I really like the subjects I'm taking now, and that's another reason why it won't be difficult for me to get interest on them!
My other goals for this 2017 are to waste less money in unnecessary things and instead donate that money to charity; and to participate in more volunteer activities or projects. Two years ago I participated in community activities like caring for elderly people, or going to schools to help socially disadvantaged children to do their homework. Through this volunteer activities I realized how lucky I am with all I have, and how much I want to continue helping others that aren't as lucky as me. 
Finally my last resolution so far is to make the most of my second semester in the USA, keep learning and experience USA´s culture, enjoy each tradition and learn as much as possible form this great country to become in the future a good ambassador of the USA, giving this country and its people back all what you have been giving to me during my stay in here.