Physiology Corner With Professor Howard Christina Howard
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This podcast is about physiology of humans, and sometimes nonhumans, sometimes I make food while I talk.
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How to conquer histology: a practical guide to A&P's most notorious and feared lab skill
This episode talks histology theory, stains, history, approaches and strategies for learning it efficiently and with minimal pain, and a stepwise approach you can follow to learn quicker and suffer less https://youtube.com/@crabsnbugsnthings?si=KdXtxV_WPbTEhu0Z
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Tracheal turbulence and murderous medicine: the Paolo Macchiarini Story
In this episode, I describe the medical malfeasance perpetrated by Paolo Macchiarini, and the NUMEROUS AND SHAMEFUL failures of oversight and regulation that allowed him to kill his patients. Let's dissect the pile of steaming bullshit he passed off as groundbreaking surgical technique.
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The magic of vision
An audio tour of the eye, visual signal transduction, and information processing
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Origins and Types of Body Tissues part 1
In this episode I describe the origination of the different Tissues in our bodies and go into detail describing the appearance, functions and locations of the basic tissue categories and epithelial Tissues. It got a little long so this will be part 1 of 2.
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Overview of nervous system: divisions and context
In this episode I give you a general overview of the nervous system, including its structural and functional divisions, and we discuss various topics like fighter flight responses how the brain is a wet computer (don't @ me on that) and a bunch of other fun thing. There's also a short motivational speech about how if you think you are dumb you probably aren't and how intelligence is teachable. Enjoy!
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Calcium homeostasis
In this episode I explain why calcium in our blood plasma is such an important ion what kinds of things it does when we have adequate plasma calcium and what tends to happen when our plasma calcium is disregulated. I also discuss how calcium levels in the plasma are managed by the endocrine system and the cells that build and dissolve bone in our skeletal system.