Urine is helpful

Urine is helpful in diagnosing how a person's systems are working.  First of all the color of a person's urine can determine if they are eating too much bad things or drinking enough water.  The darker a pee is the more salts they are eating and the less water they are drinking.  If it hurts to pee then it is a clear indication that there is something wrong with their urinary system which could be caused by a bladder infection or another infection.  

pig dissection

The pig dissection was very interesting. At first it was really gross because it was a real pig. It was a fetus but it was full grown and it looked really cute so I didn't want to cut it up but we had to dissect it. We took out all the organs and separated them. It gave me a chance to see each organ and it was pretty cool. Steve and I named our pig Wilbur. I was sad at the end because he was totally massacred. haha. It was really sad. Here is a picture of Wilbur pre-dissection.

digestive system from video

The video we watched was very informative. I learned a lot about all the systems especially the digestive system. They traced the food from where it enters the mouth all the way through all the digestive organs such as the pharynx where it gets swallowed and into the stomach and gets broken down into bile. Then it goes through the large and small intestine and waste goes into the liver and the pancreas releases juices to break down the food.

protect your digestion

There are various ways to protect one's digestive system. The best way to have a healthy one is by preventing plumping problems. This can be done by eating a lot of fiber in foods such as bananas and cereal and other things. There are also yogurts and pills to regulate digestion. Another way to protect it is by avoiding eating foods that clog up the digestive system.

protect yourself from diseases

There are some ways to protect yourself from infectious diseases. First of all you can get yourself vaccinated so that your body is familiar with certain antigens. Other things you can do to prevent getting a disease is being safe by wearing condoms during sexual activities and not sharing needles. Be healthy by being safe.

allergies

From what I learned in class, an allergy is an abnormal reaction to a previously introduced allergen in the body by inhalation, ingestion, injection or skin contact. These allergies usually cause irritation of eyes, nose, or skin. Some allergies are dangerous enough to cause death but most allergies are curable with medicine.

"THE COMING PLAGUE"

The movie was pretty disturbing but I think what worried me most about the movie was the fact that some diseases are re-emerging. Just when you think you've defeated a disease such as cancer it can come back. Some diseases don't even have a cure such as HIV and AIDS.