Henrietta Lacks Chapter 3-4

Word Master

Epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix (27): cervical cancer; cervix is the lower part of the uterus; most cervical cancers begin in the cells lining the cervix

Estrogen (27): a group of steroid compounds, function as the primary female sex hormone

Endometriosis(27): a female health disorder that occurs when cells from the lining of the womb(uterus) grow in other areas of the body

Hysterectomy(29): the surgical removal of the uterus

Biopsy(31): a medical test performed by a surgeon or radiologist involving sampling of cells and tissues for examination

Radium(33): one of the first radioactive elements discovered; for use in targeted radiation therapy in treating cancer

Umbilical cords(35): connecting cord from the developing embryo to the placenta

Cultures(36): cultivation of cells

Sterilize(37): to make something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms

Catheters(40): a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity (for removing fluid from the bladder)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Ch1-2

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Word Master

Womb (14) : the uterus of the human female; the place in which anything is formed or produced

Gynecologist (15) : a physician specializing in gynecology, deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women (reproductive organs)

Neurosyphilis (16) : syphilis that involves the central nervous system 

Cervix (16) : the constructed lower end of the uterus

Palpated (17) : to examine by touch, for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness

Epilepsy (23) : a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures (convulsions) over time

Idyllic (24) : charmingly simple or rustic

Asbestos (25): a fibrous mineral

Bowels (26): the intestines

Barreling (26): the quantity that such a vessel of some standard size can hold

Connective Tissues

  LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
ADIPOSE TISSUE
   RETICULAR TISSUE

  HYALINE CARTILAGE
COMPACT BONE


 FIBROCARTILAGE

Epithelial Tissues

SIMPLE COLUMNAR
PSEUDOSTRATEFIED COLUMNAR
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS
SIMPLE CUBOIDAL
  STRATEFIED SQUAMOUS

TRANSITIONAL

A Diamante Poem on Cells by Helen Huang

           

                              Cells

                     Complicated, fragile 

               Combine, organize, perform

Nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, diversity

             Controls, separates, generates

                   Systematic, essential

                           Structure

I know... but I don't know...

Within the 3 weeks of being in Physiology, I have learned more about movements of the human body. Every time I perform an action or do a pose, I start identifying my own movements for fun and for practice as well. I find it hilarious that only Physiology people know what I'm talking about when I start naming movements such as flexion at the elbow and anterior tilt. This course has encouraged me to major in physiological science in college. However, I still have trouble knowing all the organs in the eleven organ systems. I will surely start memorizing the different body parts and utilize that knowledge to name and locate my different body organs in order to sound intelligent to other people who are not in physiology.