13. Bone Career

Career: Bone Density Tech

Description: They create images to measure the density of bones, working in hospitals, labs, clinics, and centers. They measure the bones by density and content from the specalized x-ray machines which help detect any bones loss or fractures at risk.

Training/Education: Acquire an associate's or bachelor's degree in radiology or MRI technology. Must be a certified and registered bone densitometry, Registered Technologists.

Salary: Average $27,750-53,586 a year

Reference: http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Marin-Medical-Practice-Concepts,-Inc./jobs/Bone-Density-Tech-069909b4d857e3ca?sjdu=QwrRXKrqZ3CNX5W-O9jEvdx7ktZ2EqWUAdZbODfMnr0Ar-Cs6aR5Sz0Lko2E_34thgyJhazKF9s0UJ_nLD8wiw

12. Bone Disease

Disease: Osteoporosis
Symptoms: A disease about the thinning of the bones with possibly fractures due to minor stress. There is usually no symptoms until a bone fracture occurs but a loss of height can happen.
Prognosis: Around the age of 80, 15% of women and 5% of men have experienced hip fractures. But when deteced at an early stage, it can be prevented and treated early to be stabliized/improved.
Treatments: There can be medications, healthy diets, and weight-bearing excerise to help stop bone loss strengthen weak bones











Reference: https://www.britannica.com/science/osteoporosis

11. What is Bertillonage? Should it be used today? Why or why not?

Thesis: A Bertillonage is formerly used system to identify persons by means of a detailed record of body measurements, physical description, and photographs that helped criminal investigations and identify suspects. It should continue to be used to because it can prove to be very useful.

Evidence: The system measurements were close enough to identify who the person. It can help identify whether the measurements match the suspect, etc. when our technology now fails to do so due to certain circumstances; similar to mugshots which are still used today. 

So-What: This can prove to help us to in times of need as a backup solution to help connect suspects and also a serve as a stronger foundation for proof. It's also important to preserve such methods to see the influence it has made upon us.

10. What is life? Should we support HEs? Why or why not?

Thesis: Life is the existence of an individual human being or animal for as far as time can tell. A quality differs vital and functional beings.

Evidence: Rocks were proven to be the oldest objects on earth which helped scientist estimate the time life would've started around, 3.7Ga. There are still researches going on to get an official start time of when life started.

So-What: As humans, we try to study and learn as much as we can but can never know everything before our time is over. There is still many unanswered questions and questions that haven't been asked yet.

Thesis: We should support Human Stem Cell research to a point because it can both beneficial and a disadvantage.

Evidence: There is many reasons to why we should support the Human Stem Cell for it's use and status for the knowledge it presents to us. It can help with treating many medical problems like Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and much more critical issues. These cells are free of genetic diseases and enables the reproduction of other cells in our bodies and allowed the regrowing of lost organs because of diseases, etc.

So-What: This helps scientist with better track to research deeper for cures and in the meanwhile save lives.

9. Prompt: Which case interested you most from Ch. 2, why?

Thesis: The case the interested me the most was on September 1, 1974 where a skullcap was found by scuba divers and not so far from it a headless, handless female body was found near the bridge over the Sante Fe River. Raymond Stone was accused of her murder and confessed but later retracted his confession. 

Evidence: Raymond disappeared the same time the victim vanished and was later caught. The headless trunk was identified with several surgical scars visible on the torso belonging to a Union County woman who was abducted that past month. She was struck twice by a hammer-like object with other major injuries around her head and torso.

So-what: This case showed much interest to me because there was confusion with the object that was used during the crime which brought up more attention to what would happen to the suspect and what actually happened to the woman. But only to end the case with it being the same suspect in the first place whom's appearance clearly doesn't say murderer for he was "kind-looking".

8. Tissue Disease

Disease: Marfan Syndrome (arachnodactyly)
Symptoms: Usually affects people who are tall and thin with long arms, fingers, legs, and toes. It causes back pain, mitral valve prolapse or murmur, abnormally raised roof of the mouth or crowded teeth, blurred vision or nearsightedness, bulging chest or sunken chest.
Prognosis: There is a 50% chance that the patient with Marfan Syndrome can pass it on the gene to an unborn child.
Treatments: Medication to keep blood pressure low, eyeglasses or contact lenses, and surgery.
Reference: https://www.marfan.org/about/marfan

7. Tissue Career

Career: Human Tissue Recovery Technician 
Description: They are always on call 24/7 for patient's deaths and surgically remove, store, and transport human tissue from their organs and voluntary donors. They supply the tissue needed for a Transplant Surgeon to perform their procedure. They also go around to hospitals, funeral homes, and Coroner's offices to recover the deceased tissues before it deays.
Education/Training: Usually begins their career as a surgical technician or simialr to the career first, but it's also preferred that they are a certified surgical technician. Required education is a high school dipolma with at least six months of tissue banking, or staff of a pathology, anatomy, or a related clinical field
Salary: Average of $26,000-65,000 a year 

Reference: http://oureverydaylife.com/job-description-human-tissue-recovery-technician-43103.html

6. Chapter 3: Short Answer #15

#15:
Thesis: The organ can be permanently damaged if the cells are amitotic because the cells cannot repair themselves since amitotic is a condition where the cells don't divide resulting in the organs not being able to replace any of its cells.

Evidence: Cells are unable to undergo mitosis resulting to the cells lost not being able to be replaced by division. So when the organ is damaged, there is no cell division to replace and repair it.

So What: The organ unable to heal is dangerous and can lead to very harmful matter which I think is very scary. An example of this condition would be a nerve cell, the person would become paralyzed if it cannot be healed.

5. Chapter 3: Short Answer #7

#7:
Thesis: Some of the most important cellular organelles are centrioles, cilia/flagella, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, microfilaments, microtubules, mitochondria, nucleus, peroxisomes, plasma membrane, and ribosomes.

Evidence: The centrioles are self-replication organelles and they appear to help in organizing cell division. Cilia/flagella functions are to move fluid through cells. Endoplasmic reticulum manufactures, processes, and transports proteins. The golgi apparatus distributes and ships proteins. Lysosomes functions is to digest- breaking down waste. Microfilaments are an important component to the cytoskeleton. Microtubules are responsible for various types of movements. Mitochondria convert oxygen and nutrients into energy The nucleus function is to be the control center of the cell. Peroxisomes contain enzymes to carry out their functions. Plasma membrane manage the passages for in/out. And lastly the ribosomes function is to make protein.

So What: I believe that  these the main and important cellular organelles and their functions are what keeps the cells alive. They are all needed for their different roles/functions that each perform whether it is to digest, move, react, etc.

3. Chapter 1: Short Answer #6

#6:
Thesis: The outcome from loss of homeostasis or homeostasis imbalance is that the bodies important enzymes can't function properly since they can only function at a specific body temperature and many illnesses can results from loss of homeostasis.

Evidence: Homeostasis is displayed when their needs are satisfied and going effortlessly. Unable to maintain body heat can lead to heatstroke/hypothermia and not enough water can lead to dehydration. An imbalance in energy can result to diabetes and obesity. Failure to balance calcium can lead to hypercalcemia. 

So What: It is essential to maintain and balance out in order or else illnesses listed above and possibly more can arise. As we age, our organs also age becoming inefficient and less stable which I can agree with because of the diseases older people are more at risk for. 

4. Chapter 3: Short Answer #3

#3:
Thesis: Functional abilities that all cells exhibit is that they can metabolize, digest, dispose,  distribute, protect, reproduce, grow, move, and respond to stimuli. 

Evidence: With all the functions that all cells display, all cells also have a nucleus, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane.

So What: In addition, the fibroblasts and erythrocytes connect the body parts while epithelial cells cover the body organs. Sperm cells are the cells for reproduction and macrophage stores the nutrients.

2. Chapter 1: Short Answer #4

#4:
Thesis: In addition to being able to metabolize, grow, digest food, and excrete wastes, another function that an organism needs to survive is to be able to maintain boundaries, have movement, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.

Evidence: You need to maintain boundaries to distinguish insides and outsides. The body also has a membrane to surround the cells and to prevent danger. Movement is needed so that we can be able to maneuver from place to place. Responding to stimuli to react in the environment, nerve cells, nervous system. Lastly, reproduction to produce offspring, which is the duty of our reproductive system to produce sperm and eggs.

So What: I believe these are necessary because everything is there for a reason so that we can survive. Our boundaries help protect and defend our insides and outsides. Movement from our muscular system supported by our skeletal system to have the bones we need to move through walking, swimming, etc. Also movement is within our body, our blood and fluids that travel through our body to keep us alive. Our responsiveness lets us respond and react to our surroundings. And reproduction to produce beings.

1. Multiple Intelligence

Thesis: My top three strongest intelligence are naturalist, spatial, and body movement. Theodore Roosevelt, like myself, had intelligence in nature. Galileo Galilei also had strength in spatial intelligence. Howard Gardener studied multiple intelligence that included naturalistic, spatial intelligence, and kinesthetic intelligence.

Evidence: I have intelligence in nature because I have an abundance of different types of plants that I assist in watering and nurturing. I also have pets at home that I look after and care for and also try to volunteer at local shelters. I am spatial because I color coat different headings and important words or phrases whenever I taking notes and I love to draw on my notes and create pictures or use arrows. My third strength is body movement because I can never sit or stand still, I like to movement around which makes it easier for me to think.

So What: My notes will have different colors and shapes or some sort to help me understand it better. I continue to move my leg when I sit because it helps me think and work faster/better. I'll start to notice more of the nature around me and try to name them.