Meditations on LeMoyne Physiology and Nutrition - Haiku Poems to Study From: May 2016

The Bowman Capsule
Glomerular filtration
Know Starling Forces

The kidney works by
small, tubes inside are nephrons
With four processes

Filtration, Resorb
Secretion to the lumen
And then Excretion

Off to the bladder
by the help of ureters
two sphincters, bye pee

Defecation

Internal Sphincter
Which promotes defecation
Involuntary

On Androgens

Androstendione
Plus Aromatase Enzymes
Yields Menopause One

Corpus Luteum Formation

Corpus Luteum

From granulosa, theca

Maintains progesterone level

Pulmonary Veins

Pulmonary veins
Bring blood from lungs to the heart,
Oxygenated.

Nephrons

Two types of nephrons

The juxtamedullary

And the cortical

Antibodies

Which is first on scene?
Immunoglobulin M
That's the pentamer!

Kidneys

Nephrons in kidney
Vasa recta, loop Henle
Glomerular cap

Filtration

Large fenestrations

Endothelial cells leak

Yay! We can filter

Secretion of antidiuretic hormone

My blood pressure drops

Kidneys reabsorb water

Blood volume conserved

Importance of Calcium

Low Calcium in
It’s Osteoporosis
Old, Weak, Fragile Bones

Monday, May 9, 2016

Sperm Capacitation

Capacitation
Where acrosome reshuffles
And sperms swim better

Teeth

The four kinds of teeth

are incisors, premolars,

molars, and canines.

Heating Up

Fever: raised set point

Increased lymphocyte action

Decreased microbe growth

Renal Filtration

Renal corpuscle
Bowmans cap, glomerulus
Kidney filtration

The blood flows one way
The filtrate flows the other
The portal system

Macula Densa

Responds to salt density

To constrict vessel

Sperm Production

Starts at puberty
Three hundred million daily

Continues for life

Henle's Struggle

Counter-current flow,

blood does not like filtrate, yo.

Opposite they go.

Kidney Function

Renal filtration
Fluid moves from blood plasma
To renal tubules

Water Absorption

Collecting duct dry?
Water absorbs through and through
Aquaporin two.

Pyruvate Crossroad

Pyruvic acid

Entry into Kreb’s Cycle
Glucose formation

Macromolecule Digestion

Yum! Carbohydrates
Salivary Amylase,
Aids in digestion.

Sex Chromosomes

XY are in males
Us girls do not have the Y
We don't need that Y

Nutrition

Choose your food wisely

And practice good nutrition

To live happy lives.

Reproduction

A blastocyst is
Hollow ball of many cells
Will form embryo

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Nutrition

Nutrition is Key

Eat plenty of fruits and grains

Choose foods low in fat

Digestion

Post absorptive state
influences the body
in multiple ways;

Glycogen breaks down,
acid can make some glucose
and ATP too.

Fatty acids turn
into acetyl CoA.
Digestion is key!

Vertebral Column

Keep your spine in line
You don't want scoliosis
Hunchback Kyphosis

Energy Food

Ate some nutrients

Now, there's glucose in my blood

It’s my energy

Cardiac Muscle

cardiac muscle
made of contractile cells
that are striated

Bowman's Capsule

Bowman's Capsules have
A parietal layer and
Visceral layer

The Flow of Lymph

Skeletal muscle

Milks the lymph to the junction
Veins, ducts, lymph forced up

Another pump helps
Pressure moves from high to low
Respiratory

Same as the venous
Lymph follows a like pathway
Circulate fluid

A Father's Role

Prospective fathers

Should monitor their diet

To have healthy sperm

Nutrition

Nutrition is key

Nutrients supply body

For growth and repair

Kreb's, Citric Acid

Cycles produce A.T.P

Allow food breakdown

Metatarsal Fracture

Sudden impact ouch!
Acute and complete fracture.
My bone is in two!

Development

Fetus develops

Hormones are necessary

Determine gender

DHT means male

No 5-alpha reductase,

Male appears female

Males and females make

Androgens and Estrogens

Testes, Ovaries

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Male Hormones

Males need estrogen
To balance bone density
And muscle mass, too

But too much is bad
More fat, less testosterone
Increase in bone loss

Hormone imbalance
Negative effects on health
Need proper levels