Differences between MInk & Humans

Minks are over sized cats with large teeth that were nearly hunted down to extinction by French fur traders and Native Americans. Mink is also the name of a Japanese girl group.
I'm pretty sure the latter MINK smells a lot better than the former whose dead body drips with formalhyde or something that just stinks.
As we dissected dead minks who've been skinned, there are lots of differences and similarities to be noted.
One. Mink's muscles are really delicate, at least the top layer. But underneath, it's very hard and tough.
Two. Minks have a lot more muscles than a human being.
Three. I noticed that their body seems very compact. It's as though the muscles wraps tightly around the body, real airtight.
Four. The only similarities that I notice between the minks and humans are that we bith have muscles, obviously and that their shoulder area is remakably like ours. Maybe they have an animal version of deltoid region?

Related to Class

As my stomach rumbles in tune to the squeaking of chairs around me, tis time again for physiology class.

One big, great important thing I have learned is that I really need to stop slouching.

I also learned that most likely, I probably wont get taller. T_T

Physiology class really does create a bit of paranoia. Whenever I walk out, I start labeling people's movements. Oh, look, that guy is extending his biceps and doing plantar flexion. What has happened to me???? I used to CHECK out guys not label their movements. 

 < - - Extension of the right hand. Hyperextension of left hand. SEEE?????

I've seen enough of the inner body to be disgusted by meat. Which is alright since I just eat mostly seafood anyways. 

 I kind of cant wait until we get to the inner workings of the brain. I want to know which part of my brain is control of what. 

 Its great that we didnt have to learn ALL bones. Look, true, false, and floating ribs! Pelvic girdle, femur, tibia, & fibia. Humerus!

Wow, anatomy does help. Now, whenever a guy asks if I'm checking him out, I'll just say I'm labeling his movements & joints. ^_^

Muscles Muscles Everywhere

Can't remember names of important muscles on your body?
Staying up to three in the morning chanting religiously those increasingly hard names under your breath?
Well, guess what? I've found the perfect solution!
Sing ALONG!!
Lyrics are as posted on http://www.songsforteaching.com/scienceinsong/muscularsystem.htm
What everyone (aka ME) learned from this song was that its insanely easy..in melody that is. We have 600 muscles on our body, but the entire song lists eleven. They're the most important ones, the big ones, I guess.
Masseter - Smile! Say Cheese! Yep, they're the muscles that your Dear ole' Aunt Molly pinches at every family gathering.
Sternomastoids - You know that worm like part that seems to be a ringworm inside Arnold Swarzheneggar's neck everytime he rotates his head? Yeah, apparently, its not a worm but a muscle that helps you move your neck.
Trapezius - Its a triangle in the back of your neck. Just wait until your math teacher asks you to compute the length of each angle and its degree.
Deltoids - It may sound like a breath mint, but instead of lifting your bad breath away, it lifts your arm. More useful anyways.
Biceps - When Swarzheneggar flexes his, I think of ham. Seriously, his muscles are humongus!! But, really, this is what every guy tries flexing for the girl he likes when in reality, he doesn't really have much there. (In my opinion, of course)
Triceps - Extension, Extension, Extension
Pectorals - I like to call them male breasts. My friend Ian can move his up and down. It's quite funny...in a really strange way. It attaches your sternum to your humerus
Latissimus dorsi - Latin. Large & Flat and located in your back.
Quadriceps - It's true. It really is strong. Sad thing about being a tennis player; Your quadriceps becomes really large and muscular. But, when you stop exercising for a few months, it becomes all jiggly and fat. Either way, it's hard to look good in certain shoes with those type of quadriceps.
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS - Who does NOT know this? It's the word we use to annoy our teachers. Ex: "Arnold, you're such an a**".
Teacher: That's improper language!!
Student: "Okay. Arnold, you're such a big, fat Gluteus Maximus".

Very proper language. Scathing, yet so intelligent. This has been quite a long post. But its okay, I made it very worthwhile reading

I dislike being short

The saddest thing I learned in bone health was that I am forever going to be this height. No matter what miracle drug or medicine I take, all my bones are fused already.
Besides that little fact which I will wallow in for quite a while, apparently, our bones are remodeled every four months. And, that by the time we reach our teens, most of the hyaline cartliage should've become solid bone already.
Well, bone health is quite important because if we have weak and brittle bones, you're going to have a lot of doctor's visits. Anyways, weak bones basically equals to a lot of fractures. To prevent that, drink a lot and lot of calcium. Calcium make stronger bones so that it's harder for fractures and broken anything. Also, Stand up straight. Your mother was right, good posture equals no scoliosis, any other -osis.

*See the picture? Girl - stand up straight - good posture, no hunch
Guy - lazy boor - always slouches - develops into a hunch - ohhhh, shame shame shame

I hate Math...

Because it just happens to relate to everything in life. =_= That is so unfair, just so you know. In Anatomy, we use math to measure the bones in length and width. Therefore, we can tell the difference. Another example of math is that apparently, the dimensions of the cells used in art is what makes a certain thing appealing. I thought that was interesting, because if everyone followed those dimensions, we wouldn't have all those weird looking art that keeps popping up in random art forums & openings. I went to the Library opening of the art collages. Wonder if the artist used these dimensions? Oh, I need more examples. *Sigh, okay, here I go. Math such as geometry which I extremely dislike is used in the planes of the body aka sagittal, frontal, etc. We graph, there's range of motions, angles like flexion, and well, just a whole lot of measuring like when we measured our flexibility. That's all I got, I probably could write more...but all the feedback is killing my hearing.

Oh My GOD! Me being poorer = Healthier?

There once was an old saying, " You can either have your wealth or your health". Funny how all those old sayings rhymed, unfortunately, this one is true. As New York Times reports - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/health/07well.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
, new research shows that bad economic times increase sense of health. But, not a major increase in health actually, if one has a life threatening disease and no insurance. The only positive silver lining would be that Americans (Because we're the suffering ones here, I guess) would break the stereotype of obesity. In fact, because of the rising cost of food, Americans, in theory, will start cooking their own food. Usually, when one cooks their own food, they will pay attention to what they are putting in their frying pans. In addition, vegetables are pretty cheap, right? My mom just bought a pound of onions for a dollar. So, my health is pretty much set. Vegetables and whatever else until the times get better which will probably be like, what, 10 years from now?

Cells and its relation to life

Cells scientifically are the basic blocks of life. Because of them, I am able to go to the restroom, grow back unsightly hairs, & etc. I'm not complaining or anything. Its just that when you relate its literal definition to life, its a bit hard.
In life, we have to struglle, endlessly. There's never a really, really long period of happiness. That's heaven and unless you've died, then well, I guess you'll have it. So, since I put cells in such a negative connotation, life basically until one dies, sucks (for the lack of a better word). I'm pretty blunt, but you get the meaning. No matter how great one life is, there is always something bad.
For example, with all the writing contests I am entering this year, how much of a percentage do I have that guarantees me winning the grand prize? <--This is where Einstein should come in.
Until then, this has been another Anatomy/Physiology assignment done by the eventful mind of MeMi.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

Women born as big babies are more likely to have breast cancer.
Well, since I wasn't that large, I certainly hope that I won't have it. However, breast cancer does have a high rate of survival, about 83 percent. Anyways, I always thought that women with big breasts were more likely, but now that is proven wrong, in a way. The researcher does say that she's not sure whether the environment would play a part. I also do research on breast cancer at my USC lab. I just want to say, working on any kind of cancer is super hard. In fact, trying to find cures are the hardest. Even if this is a little bit of research, it can help other researchers progress further on their own projects.

xoxo, Mems. Now, Im off to learn how to label skin tissue. =] Wish me luck.

All about Physiology

When people think Physiology, they think anatomy. Skin, bones, muscles, the blood veins that are spread throughout our entire body, it's quite interesting. I like learning about what happens within my body, the reasons for why I can't wake up early in the morning, and why I hate running. (Okay, I know why I hate running, but it's still fun analyzing it and everything)

Although my sweet physical features may not reveal the twisted personality underneath, I really really like to disgust people with descriptions of how the body functions. I am addicted to medical dramas like House and Fringe. I like Fringe because of all the weird, creepy coincidences. Science is a beautiful thing, beautiful enough to twist into a tool to promote our own wishes and to make people feel like throwing up when they learn the truth. Metaphorically speaking, Physiology is like Chinese food, it tastes good as long as you don't know the ingredients.

On another subject besides Physiology, I suppose I should talk about myself. I am short (thank you for the genetics, Mom and Dad), can't live without Music, and I am a very social person (supposedly). Anyways, I don't like talking about myself which as you most likely will know means I wont be shelling out a few hundred dollars an hour to talk to a therapist about how horrible I feel about myself. Maybe with all the money saved, I can afford college. =]

"To be irreplaceable, you have to be different" - Coco Chanel