Thursday, May 8, 2008
You Know You're in A&P When...
...You are soooo happy that you have the summer off before taking the second semester of A&P.
I don't know about anyone else in class, but my brain is full. I am glad to have the next 3 months to let the information settle. Some will probably settle right on out altogether and need to be relearned next semester, but I'm okay with that. I'm definitely feeling like a wussy student at the moment. Gone are the days where I took 15 credits and worked part time and slept hardly ever and still made it work. Four credits and lots of sleep are more my speed these days.
This class was a good experience for me, I learned lots of things that will be useful as I work in the birth field. And I am looking forward to next semester: endocrine system, reproductive system, genetics - yea, yea, yea! All things that interest me both personally and professionally. See you then!
Reading about 3-dimensional and panoramic vision in Chapter 15 reminded me of some information from my Vertebrate Biology class and I think it's kind of interesting. It is the predators of the food chain (including dogs and cats both domestic and wild as well as humans) that have eyes set forward on the head and as a result have depth perception. This allows precise movements when hunting and capturing their prey. The prey species (including mice, rabbits, and horses) have wide-set eyes that give them a large visual field to be on the lookout for something that might be hunting them. They do not require detailed depth perception for their survival, only the ability to detect a threat and perform a simple reflex - run like hell.