Unit 1 Reflection

In the first unit of Anatomy and Physiology, we learned about the structure and function of the body, the various anatomical terms, the biological molecules, and histology. Through learning more in depth about the presence of different macromolecules and their arrangement directly affecting the behavior of the cell and its corresponding tissue, I learned about the 4 types of tissues (epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous) and about the biological molecules (nucleic acids, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates). While I was able to learn a lot through the first 3 weeks of school, I am still slightly confused of how to differentiate between the different types of tissues (e.g. the different types of cartilage) because they all seem somewhat similar. In the next few units, I hope to read the book and read the notes in order to gain more knowledge on certain topics.

 Since a couple of my family members suffer from Pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, I thought it was interesting to learn about the 3 types of carbohydrates (monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates)). I found it interesting to complete the Sweetness lab, where we sampled various types of carbohydrates such as glucose, sucrose, and lactose. Through completing the lab and learning about the carbohydrates in notes/lectures, I was able to think more in depth about how individuals with diabetes were negatively affected by the disease.