Requires basic knowledge of undergraduate anatomy
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How has this class changed your vision of anatomy?
In your opinion, how important is knowledge of anatomy for understanding physiology and pathophysiology?
Briefly explain three clinical applications of anatomy you’ll use in your future career.
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Rachele
I have taken two other anatomy and physiology classes in the past and this was by far the hardest. I really had a hard time connecting and remembering the micro-anatomy without the physiological aspect. I’m sure the online aspect does not help considering I have previously relied on the in class format of lectures. I appreciate the ability to ask questions and being able to have someone explain the connections between anatomy that doesn’t involve a list of what comes before and after. I did find Virtual Body very helpful in visualizing the locations and relationships of these structures besides the directional terms. This course has either highlighted by weaknesses in my rusty study techniques or it was way too much to put on top of a full time job and full time mom. I am very happy that it is finished.
This knowlegde if very important in relationship to understanding the physiology and pathophysiology. More often then not, the name of dieases are directly derivied from the anatomy. Simple by hearing the name of the disease you can get a idea of the system it is effecting. Lymphoma effects the lymphatic system. Cervial cancer effects the cervix. Ovarian cancer effects the ovaries. Others are more complex but with some medical term knowledge you can get to the anatomy. The anatomy is the guiding strand within the physiology.
I will be going into anesthesia. Understanding the anatomy will be imperative for my future job. I will need to know the anatomy of the pharynx and larynx to properly intubate my patients. If I am doing a cardiovacsular case I need to know how a bypass machine will effect the routes my drugs take and how that effects the result on my patients. If I need to perform an epidural for a pregnant mom in labor I need to be able to identify my lumbar spaces. My job is to maintain hemostatis within the body during the procedure and let the surgeons know if there are any changes to that state. I am the early detection system.
Grace:
This class has changed by vision of anatomy by helping me further understand anatomy apart from physiology. My previous course was an anatomy and physiology course, so we had learned about anatomy and physiology together as one topic and the division between the two was not as clear. Anatomy is so important for our understanding of physiology and pathophysiology because it is the basis on which theyre built. In order to know how our body works (physiology) we first have to understand the structures involved and where they are located in our body (anatomy). When it comes to pathophysiology, we also need to know where the structures are that are important for different diseases or injuries so we can properly diagnose and treat what the patient came in for. For example, if a patient comes to the ER with excruciating pain radiating from the lower right quadrant of their abdomen, we would want to check their appendix, knowing that is where it lies. Another example would be if a patient were to come in with back pain, points to the flank area and cannot quite palpate where the pain is coming from, then we would want to focus on kidneys and ask further questions to see if it is a possible infection or if imaging may be needed if a stone is suspected. A third example of importance of anatomy would be knowing surface anatomy and charting if and where a patient may have a device placed, for example a continuous glucose monitor charted to be placed on the abdomen to the left of the navel. If it would need to be removed for an MRI or surgery, it would be easy to locate and remove. Lastly, anatomy is useful in the charting of wounds, to know where theyre located and how deep into the skin layers it goes so it can be staged and properly cared for for adequate healing.
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