Homeostasis and Organ Functions
The lesson covers the concept of homeostasis and the organs involved in maintaining it, specifically the kidney, liver, and skin. It describes the structure and functions of these organs, lists common diseases related to the kidney and liver, and discusses the effects of hormones produced by endocri
- 21:55 “waste products and toxic products, and also by controlling our acid base. And making sure that the balance is always there. And body fluid and blood is always maintain a long and neutral range of 7.3 to 7.4. With this, s...”
- 02:23 “We have about three main organs, one, the kidney. The kidney function in regulating the internal environment. We also have the liver, which is carrying out a lot of processes to make sure that the internal environment is...”
- 17:59 “if the pressure of the body begins to fall. Like I said before, the hypothalamus can only read the osmotic pressure of blood. If it drops below a certain point, then the entire system will pack up. And this is the reason...”
Medical Technologies Vocabulary
This lesson covers important vocabulary related to medical technologies. Students will learn definitions and explanations of terms such as diagnosis, hypertension, anemia, and more. The lesson includes examples of medical conditions and their significance.
- 02:20 “Next is anemia. This is a medical condition in which the stress of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissue is reduced as a result of few red blood cells or little hemoglobulin, which means lack of blood, as you can s...”
- 01:33 “Now we have the blood bank, traditional medicine, HIV is malaria, ETC. Some of these are discussed in the subsequent paragraph. The first on the list is diagnosis. The diagnosis talks about the recognition of the nature...”
- 04:49 “Next is blood bank. This has to do with a place where human blood or blood plasma is stored for use in transfusion, which means transfer. The picture is right on the screen. And the next is traditional medicine. This tal...”