BI 121 In-Class Assignment 1: Intro A&P
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1. Discuss with your groupmates the concepts of health disparities, healthcare disparities, health
equity, and the TED talk watched in class (The Problem with Race-Based Medicine).
Reflect below on any new facts, ideas, questions, or themes that emerged from your discussion
and how this relates to your life experiences and/or your future as a scholar, and allied health
professional, and/or a member of a family or your community. You may emphasize whatever you
wish, but please answer using one or two well-organized paragraphs:
The idea that race is a social construct that is flawed, was new to me. Health care professionals
need to understand that race is not based on inherent biological differences. Race is currently
based on physical attributes, but these traits don’t accurately reflect the genetic diversity or
underlying biological variations among individuals.
Avoiding these generalizations will help allied health professionals more accurately diagnose
patients. It will also maybe help assure that healthcare is more accessible to all regardless of
“race” or socioeconomic status.
2. Discuss the following with your groupmates, and answer each of the questions below:
Identify which anatomical plane—sagittal, frontal, or transverse—is the only one that could not
show (each plane may be used for one answer, more than one answer, or not at all):
Both eyes?
Sagittal
Both the hypogastric
and gluteal regions?
frontal
Both the sternum and
vertebral column?
frontal
3. In the first chapter of this book, you learned many anatomical terms to correctly identify the
regional anatomy of the body. In this chapter you also learned about the 11 body systems
components/functions. Look up the terms regional anatomy and systemic anatomy.Discuss
with your breakout group and answer below:
