Unit 7 Reflection

chicken lab
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Reflection
From the very beginning of this unit, we were tested in our vocabulary regarding the different movements of the synovial joints and muscles. These key actions were actually very helpful as we went through the rest of the unit, and it served as a sturdy foundation for us to learn about how these movements were made possible. Simple ones like rotation and elevation/depression seemed easy to understand, but supination/pronation and plantar flexion/dorsiflexion were harder to pick up. All the movements, however, really showed us how many different types of movements different body parts made, as they couldn't be all the same, or that would make life a lot harder for us. The contraction and stretching of a muscle really got to me the most as we learned about just how each muscle contracted. There are so many smaller elements like the fibers and the actin and the myosin that really make the process a little bit more complicated than step 1: contract the muscle. There's chemical processes with Ca2+ and ATP and there's also physical processes like the power moves and all of them work together to do one task. Additionally, in our extremely hands on chicken dissection lab, although we only looked through some uncooked food, in reality we actually discovered a lot of names of the different muscles within the bodies of a chicken. While not all of them were sized and shaped like the ones in our bodies, there were similarities between limb muscles that really helped us realize the real life application and learning about the muscles in our own bodies. Learning location and function of each muscle really broadened our horizon on just "muscle." Also learning about the conditioning and steroid abuse helped us gain some world view on how things are happening now, and also how we should take care of our own muscles and our body health to avoid health hazards. There was just so much to absorb, and I know I learned all of the material when I was reading, listening, and noting. I just hope I still remember all of the information by the end of it. Times are surprisingly tough as a second semester senior, and I think there's still a lot of pressure that I really wish wasn't there. I still have the drive and the push to excel in academics, but there are a lot of challenging obstacles in the way. No matter what though, I'm powering through. That's how I've always done it and I'm getting through this dip and moving on.