So far we have established that disease leads to lack of homeostasis in the body. In order to accurately diagnose disease (or lack of stasis), your doctor will use a combination of strategies which may include checking vital signs, physical examination, running laboratory tests, and imaging parts of your body. This article will give you a […]
Microscopes are instruments used to magnify very small objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye. In this lab, you will get familiar with the parts of the microscope and how to use it to view microscopic organisms larger than bacteria. We will observe bacteria in the next lab which will require using an […]
The world wide web is a great source of information. Indeed we are living in the information age. There is hardly anything that you want to learn that you can’t learn on the internet. The amount of free information that is out there can save you countless dollars you would spend solving everyday problems. For […]
The scientific method is a way in which scientists have been carrying out research for centuries, regardless of the field of study. It is a systematic form of inquiry involving observation, questioning, formulation of a hypothesis to answer the question, research and data collection, and finally reporting findings. The goal is to discover truth by […]
What Does Being Healthy Mean? Everyone wants to be healthy but what does that look like? In simple terms, you are healthy if your body is in homeostasis. So what does that mean? Think of this word as “stable home”. Your body is your “home”. In order to function properly, it must maintain stable conditions even though the outside […]
