Medicine, Human Health, and the Frontiers of Science
by Stanford Continuing Studies Program
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Description
This quarter, the Stanford Mini Med School focuses on our bodies and the organ systems that comprise them, seeing how they work, what goes awry, and what scientists and physicians are learning every day about healing them. We will start with a look at imaging technology that offers a window into human anatomy and disease. We will then delve into our nervous and cardiovascular systems, seeing how our hearts develop, what heart disease is and what can be done to prevent it, what causes a stroke, and what physicians can do when one occurs. We will also explore the inner workings of other vital systems — for example, our lungs, gastrointestinal system, and kidneys. And we will look at how our eyes and ears function, and how they become impaired. Finally, we will conclude this quarter with an inquiry into the fascinating topic of mind-body interactions and discover what scientists are learning about how our thought affects how we feel.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video1. Inside Out: How Imaging Technology Offers a Portal to Human Anatomy and Disease (January 12, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, chemistry, math, anatomy, radiology, technology, imaging, PET/CT CT scan, diagnosis, MRI, X-ray, electron, visual, examination, bone, metal, radiograph, angiography, contrast agent, media, mammogram, database | 4/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video2. The Developing Heart in Health and Disease (January 19, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, chemistry, math, anatomy, radiology, technology, heart, pediatrics, congenital, ventricle, blood, defect, cardiac development, atrium, inter, embryo, surgery, heart-lung machine, industry, interdisciplinary, | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video3. Congenital and Acquired Vascular Disorders of the Central Nervous System: How They are Diagnosed and Treated (January 26, 20 | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, biochemistry, anatomy, radiology, technology, brain stem, stroke, blood vessel, central nervous system, spinal cord, hemisphere, pathology, function, sensory, emotion, hemisphere, lobe, energy, cerebral circu | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video4. Seeing Is Believing (February 2, 2010) | Science, biology, brain, sight, neurons, neural connections, eyes, depth perception, 3D movies, information, processing, retina, images, electrical impulse, axons, occipital lobe, synapses, chemical signals, receptors, pharmaceuticals, neurotransmitters, | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Video5. Sounds and Senses: How We Hear and When We Don't (February 9, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, biochemistry, anatomy, technology, communication, auditory, hearing loss, sense, physician, ear, cochlea, canal, sound, air, vibration, fluid, middle inner, noise, decibel, explosion, frequency, tumor, head, | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video6. Breathing, Wheezing and Gasping for Air: Our Respiratory System (February 16, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, biochemistry, anatomy, technology, lung, respiratory, trachea, bronchial tree, breathe, airway, oxygen, gas, alveoli, asthma attack, resistance, capillaries, carbon dioxide, heart, pulmonary artery, hemoglobi | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Video7. How the Gastrointestinal System Works and Goes Awry (February 23, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, biochemistry, anatomy, technology, gastrointestinal track, gut, luminal solid organ, digestive, stomach, swallow, acid, epiglottis, nerve, muscle, esophagus, intestine, bowel, nutrient, duodenum, absorption, | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Video8. The "Brilliant" Kidney (March 2, 2010) | Science, biology, kidney, health, nephron, cells, extracellular fluid, electrolytes, homeostasis, electro-neutrality, osmotic neutrality, intracellular fluid, interstitial, plasma, potassium, sodium, ions, anions, chloride, saline, body water, dialysis, s | 5/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Video9. Learning and Memory: How it Works and When it Fails (March 9, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, physician, doctor, biochemistry, anatomy, technology, learn, memory, short term, sensory input, cerebral cortex, attention, displacement, importance, rehearsal, consolidation, color, number, stroop test, executive function, mul | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Video10. Mind-Body Interactions (March 16, 2010) | science, biology, medicine, biomedicine, physician, doctor, radiology, technology, mind, body, hypnosis, Doctor Herbert Spiegel, neurobiology, consciousness, healing, therapy, treatment, suggestibility, perception, pain, brain, cortex, drug, placebo, phar | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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