TLO 1 Describe the human cell, its structures,

and its function.

REFLECTION
Cell is the smallest unit of organization is the basis of life in the
biological sense. All the functions of life are organized and take place in the
cell. When I hear about cell, this are the first thing that I remember and it
is the most common Idea of a person about a cell. Our first activity is
entitled the Human Cell. This ativity is just like an overview of what we
learned during Junior High school and Senior High. Human cell is almost
one of the most common lesson in my science class and it was already
discussed so many times but still, there are still concepts that I can't
remember anymore because Iam the kind of person that usually don’t really
remember things during discussions, but as I move to the next level I
learned and realized that I need to remember everything especially when I
become a nurse in the future because as a nurse, I need to memorize
different procedures to be able to have a successful way in treating patient.
So I decided to research and read it all over again, I tried to remember
concepts that I already forgot. On the other hand, I’ am satisfied because I
got 32 out of 33 it means that Iam able to describe the structures and
functions of the components of a human cell, I also describe the two types
of cell division and Identify some clinical implications in relation to cellular
diversity and cell division. There are still topic that I need to review again
because I know that it is my responsibility to know more about it. In this
way I can help myself learn things I can’t understand and it will help me to
be prepared in our upcoming quizzes and exams.
TLO 4 Identify appropriate evidence-based
knowledge and practices in prevention and
control of infection

REFLECTION
Infection control is very important in the health care profession.
Health care professionals, who do not practice proper infection
control, allow themselves to become susceptible to a number of
infections. Among the most dreaded of these infections are:
hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Another infection which has
more recently increased in prevalence is methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are all treated
differently. Each infection has its own symptoms, classifications,
and incubation periods. These infections are transmitted in very
similar fashions, but they do not all target the same population.
TLO 1 Appraise conceptual models and
structure in diseases related to the
integumentary system

REFLECTION
Skin diseases were limited in specific geographical regions,
but in recent decades the progression of transport technology
has led to increase the number of travelers in global level [3].
There is a diversity of reported skin disorders among travelers
including insect bites, cutaneous larva migrants (CLM), skin
abscesses, infectious insect bite reaction, allergic rashes, dog
bite, super facial fungal infection, dengue, scabies, cutaneous
leishmaniosis, rickettsia spotted fever, viral chikungunya [4].
I learned that atients with skin infections must be evaluated
throughout a series of questions and travelling history
involving the region and place of travel, the economic level of
the travel, the individual behavior and the use of aboriginal
cosmetic materials etc. to have an accurate diagnosis.
The types of clinical samples including direct microscopic
observation, biopsy, culture, serologic investigations are
related to the specific clinical manifestations
TLO 1 Outlines factual knowledge on specific
principles and specifications related to the
skeletal system

REFLECTION
The Skeletal system is something we all have and something we all know we
have, it is defined as a system that consists of the bones, bone cartilage, and
the joints. The Skeletal system supports (holds up) the body, protects inner
body organs, allows movement, stores fat and minerals, and is the home of
red blood cell formation. Homeostasis is the tendency of a cell to regulate
internal conditions and make sure that the organism is maintaining health
and is properly functioning. The Skeletal system plays a role in homeostasis
by producing red blood cells which carry oxygen to the rest of the body. This
vital in staying alive and functioning because without the proper production
of red blood cells our muscles and organs. This was one of the most
challenging activity in my lab class because our professor decided to let
everyone of us work on our own and it’s very challenging since we are going
to answer each apart alone that we are not allowed to share our answers
anymore. This activity still help us a lot because it taught us how to manage
our time very well and how to work on our own even in the hardest times.
The things we need to put in mind is just to focus and work productively, we
should also put in my mind everything we put in our paper so that we will
have a foundation and it will help us to be prepared again if in case there will
be a individual activity
TLO 1Analyze factual knowledge of specific
details and elements of the integumentary
system

REFLECTION
The Integumentary System has multiple important roles in maintaining
life. It includes protection, temperature regulation, sensory reception,
biochemical synthesis, and absorption. All body systems work in an
interconnected manner to maintain the internal conditions essential to the
function of the human body. The Integumentary System contains the largest
organ in the human body, the skin. The skin cushions and protects the delicate
organs beneath it and it also changes the temperature of the body to maintain
stable conditions for proper functioning of the other organs in the body. It also
involves the hair and fingernails.
I find the skin very important and interesting. The skin has a major
importance to maintaining life. The skin is also known as your birthday suit. It
is the largest organ of the human body, it is 12-15% of the body weight. Skin
also provides the body a physical barrier to keep out foreign materials and to
prevent the body from drying out. The total surface area of the human skin is
approximately 20 sq. feet. A completely new layer of skin is produced by a
human every month. The thickness of the skin varies from ½ to 6 mm depending
on the area of your body. The thinnest area of skin on the human body is the
eyelids. There are 7 layers of flat stacked cells. The number of dead skin cells
that fall off the body every minute are between 40,000 to 60,000. The average
humans’ body skin that is lost in a lifetime is equal to 40 pounds of weight
TLO 1 Identify and describe the characteristics
of the 4 major types of tissues.

REFLECTION
As we study about Human Tissues, I thought it would be a good
lesson to do a reflection blog. I enjoy this class a lot. At the beginning of
class, I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy it. Now that we are discussing
body systems, I am having a lot of fun. It's almost like re-taking College
Biology, but with all the details you wanted to have, even though you
couldn't really handle them at the time. I guess we had to get through all
the basic (i. e. boring) information before we could get to the more
complicated (i. e. fun) material. The same experience occurred with the
labs. I wasn't sure how much interaction I could handle with microscopes,
but it has become fun over the past two months. It's fun to see how long
it takes me to focus on a slide, and the process definitely gets easier over
time. I wish the labs were more interactive simply because I feel like we
still have not bonded as a class. We are all very quiet, and although we
sort of know each other now, we still aren't as comfortable as we should
be with one another. My favorite thing about this class is that studying
comes naturally because of the work that we do in class (with concept
maps and discussions) and labs (with all the figures we draw). My least
favorite thing is classmate interaction, or lack thereof, but that is
definitely something that can be worked on in the future. I just have to
take the first step. : )