Where would we be if it wasn't for technology? Technology is everywhere in today’s life and in the understanding of internal body systems, for diagnosis, monitoring, or treat any not most diseases or conditions in the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory system. Various types of technology have improved by years for diagnosing and treating diseases for these three internal systems and making the quality of health care better and simpler, and possibly made the job of doctors and surgeons easier.
Frederick Banting and Charles are two Canadians who discovered insulin which is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose in the blood and it is needed for our bodies to function properly. Insulin is produced in the cells by the pancreas.
Without technology, they would have probably not found that our body needs insulin to function in the first place. Computed axial tomographies (CAT) are x-ray tests that can produce many images of certain parts of your body from different angles using x-rays; viewing the smallest possible objects in cross section and in 3D. These images allow professionals to be able to examine your body to see things like tumors in the brain and liver, blood vessel abnormality, organs, blood clots and much more.Understanding the digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems will help people know how the body functions which helps to use different types of technology on a specific task.
The circulatory system is the delivery og oxygen and nutrients to the tissue in the organs of the body. Of course a big part of this flow is taken on by the heart. Many diseases include closed vessels in the heart and or just a none functioning one, where techonology comes in. Many doctors use a small injection close to the heart and with a skinny pipe they would transfer a net into the heart vessel, opening it up for a smooth blood flow. This is only possibly because of technology and as time progresses easier and faster ways are being developed.
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| 5mm lung cancer detected by CAT scan |
Another huge system would be the respiratory system which carries out the gas exchange of the body which happen in the alveoli of the lungs, therefore they are vital. Most common disease in lungs would be lung cancer which is very hard to cure if detected late. And as I mentioned above, from the use of CAT scans you can identify the tumor as soon as possible, as small it can be and perform the painless and scar free surjury to cure it.
In conclusion, one thing is for certain, technology provides us with a model to better understanding of the internal body systems and structures. Personally, I think at this rate of rapid improvement we will experience dramatic changes that will benefit everybody in every possible way. As doctors will be more dependent on various types of devices to control and perform tasks with ease, as human care will be provided for with the assistance of possibly “robotic engineering” technology .
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