scholarly journals Evolutionary Medicine: The Ongoing Evolution of Human Physiology and Metabolism

Physiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 392-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Rühli ◽  
Katherine van Schaik ◽  
Maciej Henneberg
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Evolutionary Medicine ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Human Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Survival And Reproduction ◽  
Diachronic Study ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Over Time

The field of evolutionary medicine uses evolutionary principles to understand changes in human anatomy and physiology that have occurred over time in response to environmental changes. Through this evolutionary-based approach, we can understand disease as a consequence of anatomical and physiological “trade-offs” that develop to facilitate survival and reproduction. We demonstrate how diachronic study of human anatomy and physiology is fundamental for an increased understanding of human health and disease.

Case Studies in The Instruction of Human Anatomy and Physiology

HAPS Educator ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-515
Author(s):  
Chasity O’Malley ◽  
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Julie Doll ◽  
Catherine Taylor ◽  
Marian Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Human Anatomy And Physiology

The Survival of the Physiologist: A Human Anatomy and Physiology Game

HAPS Educator ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Vicki Motz ◽  
Timothy Koneval ◽  
Jill Bennett-Toomey ◽  
Rema Suniga ◽  
Jacqueline Runestad Connour
Keyword(s):  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Human Anatomy And Physiology

scholarly journals Introductory anatomy and physiology in an undergraduate nursing curriculum

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Brown ◽  
S. White ◽  
N. Power
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
High Achievers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Human Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
High Achieving

Using an educational data mining approach, first-year academic achievement of undergraduate nursing students, which included two compulsory courses in introductory human anatomy and physiology, was compared with achievement in a final semester course that transitioned students into the workplace. We hypothesized that students could be grouped according to their first-year academic achievement using a two-step cluster analysis method and that grades achieved in the human anatomy and physiology courses would be strong predictors of overall achievement. One cohort that graduated in 2014 ( n = 105) and one that graduated in 2015 ( n = 94) were analyzed separately, and for both cohorts, two groups were identified, these being “high achievers” (HIGH) and “low achievers” (LOW). Consistently, the anatomy and physiology courses were the strongest predictors of group assignment, such that a good grade in these was much more likely to put a student into a high-achieving group. Students in the HIGH groups also scored higher in the Transition to Nursing course when compared with students in the LOW groups. The higher predictor importance of the anatomy and physiology courses suggested that if a first-year grade-point average was calculated for students, an increased weighting should be attributed to these courses. Identifying high-achieving students based on first-year academic scores may be a useful method to predict future academic performance.

The Influence of Evolution upon the Functional Development of the Lateral Wall of the Nose

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Smersh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Lateral Wall ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Evolutionary Development ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Functional Development ◽  
Human Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Nasal Disease ◽  
Insight Into

The nose has played a surprisingly critical role repeatedly in adaptation and survival of the vertebrate family line, in olfaction to detect food and predators, in respiration in adaptation to terrestrial existence, and in preservation of homeostasis in severe climatic changes as in the great ice ages that destroyed the giant reptiles. Most importantly to us, the study of evolutionary development will provide insight into human anatomy and physiology and is an aid in the management of medical and surgical treatment of nasal disease.

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