The+Reason,+the+System,+and+the+Interest

The Reason, the System, and the Interest
By December of 2006, I went in to have a lump on my throat examined several times with the use of a CT Scan which was followed by an MRI. Still the doctor seemed concerned and rather unsure of even what it could be. Possibly cancerous or just harmlous but either way he believed it best to have it removed. So in January of 2007, I went under surgery to have the lump removed which was successful despite the risk that if they were to knick a nerve close to it I would have a mouth that drooped on the left side. The results of the surgery said that the lump was caused by an enlarged lymphnode with three heads (a freak I may be) and it was ultimately benign. I still have the scar on the right side of my neck now.

Since then I've become interested in the way the body works. The doctor had a hard time even describing it from the results even after removing it and so the human body in overall intrigued me. I decided to take the anatomy and physiology class this year to ultimately learn more about it.

The system I'm most looking forward to learning more about is the skeletal system. Primarily because of the sheer multitude of it with all of the bones that do exist in our body. As a child we have over 300 but as we grow some fuse together so the adult human has 206. But still even the skeletal system seems to be so perfect despite all of the bones that do exist. Each one with a specific purpose that is important and how each one can precisely fit into its place so well like in an exact intricate plan. Without the skull there wouldn't be protection for our brain and it has enough strength to do so. Also though they have the ability to heal even after being broken.

I was hoping to show something a little bit out of the ordinary with a man named Joseph Merrick has my example of an interesting anatomy or physiology example.

His name was Joseph Merrick who suffered possibly from [|neurofibramotisis], but studies recently reveal he might have had [|Proteus Syndrome]. Still though when he lived he was diagnosed with [|elephantiasis] which led to his nickname: [|The Elephant Man].