Archive for: 2014

Skin Assessment Lab

Document: Skin Assesment Lab Abstract: Observe the color of the palm of your hand under normal conditions. Describe it in the chart below. Obtain a watch glass and press your palm firmly against the plate for 1 minute. Observe the skin through the glass and record your observations

Mystery of the Bones

Document: Mystery of the Bones Abstract: In a quiet camping area known as Crystal Lake, four complete human skeletons were found in the mud when the lake began to dry during a drought. Detectives checked the missing person’s reports for people in the area and found that five people had disappeared from that area over the last 10 years.

Anatomical Orientation and Terminology Lab

Document: Anatomical Orientation & Terminology Lab Abstract: Terminology can be tricky in Anatomy and Physiology.  It is important that members of anatomical and health care fields be able to communicate with one another using a logical, standardized language that is descriptive and informative.  Otherwise, we may resort to using terms that are confusing or conditional.  For example, the nose is...

What killed Leah Miller (Shaken Baby)

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=388&id=388 Abstract: An Amish infant suddenly dies and law enforcement officials suspect the parents of child abuse. But experts who advocate for the parents argue that an underlying genetic disorder common among the Amish may have resulted in the baby’s death. Students assume the role of a police detective and answer questions regarding blood clotting and shaken baby syndrome. They...

I fallen over and I can’t get up

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=623&id=623 Abstract: Greg Myron is playing the last football game of his career as the high school’s star running back. As the clock counts down the final seconds, Greg rushes 70 yards down field until he is tackled out of bounds. When the kicking team comes out to try for the winning field goal, Greg remains motionless on the ground....
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