BOW 9 Find an example and a picture of each type of disease/pathogen: bacteria, virus, prion, genetic, environmental and invertebrates.

An example of bacteria is E. Coli, found in the gut of endotherms. Endotherms are warm blooded organisms. They are also beneficial in the production of vitamin K2. They also prevent harmful bacteria, known as pathogenic bacteria, from establishing themselves in the intestine.

An example of a virus is Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that can stimulate AIDS.

An example of a scrapie disease would be scrapie. Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease, caused by a prion, that affects sheep and occasionally goats.

A genetic disorder would be down syndrome. An environmental disease would be dermatitis. Dermatitis is the inflammation or irritation of skin.

A disease in invertebrates would be velvet disease. Velvet disease, is a fish disease caused by the dinoflagellate parasites of the genus Piscinoodinium, which gives the fish a dusty, slimy look.

REFERENCES: http://www.ehso.com/environmentaldiseases.htmhttp://www.vetexotic.theclinics.com/article/S1094-9194(08)00063-7/abstracthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_(fish_disease) http://www.hudsonalpha.org/education/kits/disorder-detectives/genetic-disorders http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/scrapie.pdf http://www.avert.org/hiv.htm

PART 1 Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/What are the implications in terms of how you study? In terms of potential careers? PART 2 Now go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml do the nervous system challenge. Write three things you learned about how your body is "wired".

Part 1:
I am a logical and interpersonal thinker. I believe a career in science may suit me perfectly, most likely being a pharmacist would be most suitable for me. I am a logical thinker. I enjoy math and science, which are subjects prior to being a pharmacist. I think about problems and try to figure out what I can to do help others and being a pharmacist would help me fulfill my desire to help others.

Part 2:
Final Score : 10/20
I learned that when a person is sick they should look out to a horizon because it would allow them to feel better than when they eat something. I learned about how smells are linked to memories by reminiscing the memory with a specific scent. The mind also blocks out repeating conjunctions in written sentences. The brain does many things to make it difficult to see some objects. For example, the brain would cause the eye to see illusions of the mind, which are difficult for the mind to determine if it is real or not

BOW Explain the difference between the cell mediated and the humoral immune systems.

In humoral immunity, the body's lymphocytes produce antibodies, which bind to antigens and label it for destruction. In a sense the body is attacking from a distance, making antibodies and sending them out. In Cell mediated immunity, the cells patrol the body directly looking for bad cells and destroying them directly. However, they do not produce antibodies.

References:
http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol2075.htm
http://www.cehs.siu.edu/fix/medmicro/cmir.htm

Look up a disease of one of the senses: vision, hearing, skin, taste and smell. What causes the disease? What are the symptoms? How can it be treated? Include a picture an a reference

Cataracts occur when there appears to be clouding in the crystalline lens of the eye, it obstructs light passage which eventually would cause blindness. Some of the early symptoms of this progressive disease are nearsightedness due to a higher power in the lens, the inability to see blue colors, things become blurry and out of contrast, and things are not as vivid. Cataracts are caused by an over exposure to UV lights. Possible treatments for cataracts are topical eye drops, or surgical procedures to simply remove the cataract.

References:
http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/cataracts/health-cataracts-eyeshttp://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/cataracts.cfm

Blog 5 What is the significance of brain plasticity? How does the mapping of the brain explain various fetishes?

Brain plasticity allows the brain to compensate for the pieces lost in the brain. For example, losing an arm would can cause phantom limb syndrome which causes the person to feel as if he had not lost the arm. However the person feels the pain of losing the arm. One way to treat of the syndrome is with psychological therapy. Phantom limb syndrome is sometimes caused by losing a body part. The body does not realize that the body part is missing though. Brain plasticity also causes the brain to compensate in more ways such as losing a part of your frontal lobe, changing one's personality.

BOW Explain how the sense of taste works (Don't forget that smell helps)

The tongue has taste receptors in certain areas. Most of the taste receptors known as taste buds that are located on the tip, side, middle, and back of the tongue; they are little bumps located on the tongue. The five different tastes are sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. The nose is one of the strongest receptors, it does not go through the hypothalamus, it aides taste through smell. The eyes are also receptors in sensing taste.

Why is it important that the body have two control systems rather than one?

The body has two control systems: the endocrine system and the nervous system. The endocrine system uses hormones to regulate the body. Hormones are much slower than the nervous systems electrical impulses that the nervous system uses to regulate movement in the body; it affects muscles while the endocrine system affects organs and other glands in the body to regulate stuff such as glucose (sugar), blood flow, and proper hydration. The main difference is that the nervous system is faster but its effect does not last as long. The endocrine system is slower because it must use hormones rather than electrical impulses. The endocrine systems effects last longer than that of the nervous system. The hormones last longer than electrical impulses. The nervous system in motor and sensory, while the endocrine system controls the thyroid which is related to growth hormones and many others.