Technology is critical in the understanding of internal body systems as it can be used to diagnose, monitor, or treat any diseases or conditions in the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory system. Various types of technology can be used to diagnose diseases earlier as these three systems are internal, which means that they are found inside your body. Technology has helped us to understand how these systems work in order to improve the quality of health care provided and have better treatment options. Based on all the knowledge that has already been gathered about our internal body systems, future medical technology will include things like replacement organs.
A spirometer is used to measure the vital capacity of the lungs and was invented in 1846. The sphygmomanometer was invented in 1881 and this device is used to measure blood pressure. These types of technology were fairly simple compared to the types of technology that are available today. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging method used to diagnose and treat many different medical conditions. Using powerful magnetic fields, radio frequency pulses, and a computer, thorough pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone, and many other internal body structures can be examined. MRI can be used to inspect blockages or enlargements of blood vessels, some types of heart problems, and diseases of the liver and small intestine just to name a few functions of the MRI.
Frederick Banting and Charles Best are two Canadians who discovered insulin. It 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 by cells in the pancreas. Without technology, they would not have known that our body needs insulin to function in the first place.
X-ray computed tomographies (CT) are x-ray tests that can produce images of certain parts of your body using x-rays and a computer. These images allow professionals to be able to look inside your body to see things like tumors, blood vessel abnormality, organs, and much more. CT scans can evaluate soft tissues such as abdominal organs and abnormalities that can not be seen on regular x-rays will show up on a CT scan.
Technology is very important to help us understand internal body systems. If technology was not available, surgery would be needed very often to see what is happening inside a person’s body when surgery may not have been required. With x-rays, MRI’s, and CT scans, very detailed images can be used to not only detect abnormalities, but to see how our body works. It provides us with knowledge to improve our health care. By understanding our body systems, things like molecular and gene-based diagnostics, which can detect diseases earlier, can be created. With technology like electrocardiographs, endoscopes, blood pressure reading devices, and so on, we can know what’s going on inside our bodies to help us understand internal body systems.
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