The only class that is of massive interest to me right now though is Anatomy and Physiology. It's like an entire 'nother world. Right now we are in the histology block (that's Latin for "spending 35 hours a day sitting on my butt reading and developing blood clots in my legs). Being in the lab with my microscope is like leaving this universe for a few hours. Everything else disappears and it's just me, my box of slides, my 'scope, and feeling like I'm in the Magic School Bus. How amazing is this?
Ciliated Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium
Ok, ok...I know it's not everyone's cup of tea and might just seem as exciting as watching golf or drinking tea (Apologies to all the tea drinking golf watchers. I'm sorry you have such boring lives). Back to the tissue pictured above, it lines our trachea, nasal cavities, and a few other areas of the body. I mean, you look at a general picture of a trachea and it's cool but...not amazing. This is what a human trachea looks like. If you're squeamish, you may not wish to view the following photo.
I debated whether or not to post it, but my view is that this is science and that the human body is an amazing structure, whether in death or in life. (If it got hit by a bus, it's a structureless blob, and amazing if you can scrape it all up). I'm pretty sure that the trachea in the previous photo is one of those holes in the back of the throat but I'm not sure.
Nerd.
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