Essay About Study Of Human Anatomy And Medical Courses

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
The study of human anatomy has been prevalent in todays modern society. Many Filipinos have been studying any
medical courses in their college years. Some of these medical courses are medical technician, nutritionist and dietician,
while others specialize in the field of being physiologist, surgeon, anesthesiology and more. By observing the different
fields enumerated, all of them need the knowledge of human anatomy.
The term human anatomy comprises a consideration of the various structures which make up the human organism.
In a restricted sense it deals merely with the parts which form the fully developed individual and which can be rendered
evident to the naked eye by various methods of dissection.
To understand further the meaning of human anatomy, the researchers would dissect the word. Human which is the
first word means the common name given to any individual of the species Homo sapiens and, by extension, to the entire
species. On the other hand anatomy means anatomē, or “dissection”, branch of natural science dealing with the
structural organization of living things. The proper understanding of structure, however, implies the knowledge of
function in the living organism. Anatomy is therefore almost inseparable from physiology, which is sometimes called
functional anatomy. As one of the basic life sciences, anatomy is closely related to medicine and to other branches of
biology. So to summarize, human anatomy is the study of homo sapiens and its body systems together with their
functions.
Tracing back its origin, the knowledge of human anatomy developed form the primitive years. The oldest known
systematic study of anatomy is contained in an Egyptian papyrus dating from about 1600 bc. About the same degree of
knowledge is reflected in the writings of the Greek physician Hippocrates in the 5th century bc. The first real progress
in the science of human anatomy was made in the following century by the Greek physicians Herophilus and
Erasistratus, who dissected human cadavers and were the first to distinguish many functions, including those of the
nervous and muscular systems. Modern anatomy began with the publication in 1543 of the work of the Belgian
anatomist Andreas Vesalius. And now, there are a lot of new discoveries in the field of human anatomy. 20th-century
technique of anatomical investigation is tissue culture, which involves the cultivation of cells and tissues of complex
organisms outside the body. The technique permits the isolation of living units so that the investigator can directly
observe the processes of growth, multiplication, and differentiation of cells. Tissue culture thus has added a new
dimension to anatomical science.
In connection with our modern Filipino society, the knowledge of human anatomy is not widely spread since there
is a poor educational quality of schools and lack of reliable source of information such as books, magazines,
encyclopedias and other forms of media.
So to solve the following lack of information, the computer-aided instruction will provide further information
needed by the general readers. A further discussion and elaboration of parts and functions, in each body system the
human being has from nervous system to reproductive system covering up to eight body systems.
Theoretical Formulation
What is Human Anatomy?
Human anatomy is a branch of science that is concerned with the external form and internal organization of Homo
Sapiens or commonly known as human beings. It has as its major aims a thorough understanding of the underlying
architectural principles on which living organisms are constructed, the discovery of the structural basis for the
functioning of the various parts; and a comprehension of the mechanisms responsible for the development of their
complex structure.
What is computer-aided-instruction?
Computer-aided-instruction (CAI) or also known as computer-based training (CBT), a type of education in which
the student learns by executing special training programs on a computer. CBT is especially effective for training people
to use computer applications because the CBT program can be integrated with the applications so that students can
practice using the application as they learn. It also means CAI, or “assisted”, “learning”, CAL, the use of
(personal) computers for