Alex Gonzalez English 106-670 Ms. Halliday Academic Discourse Bridges, David C. Cardiovascular System I.

Biology 202/203 Human Anatomy and Physiology. Ed. Hayden-McNeil, 2014. 455-478. Print.

Dr. Bridges is an outstanding professor here at Purdue University who focuses on the anatomy and function of the human body. The cardiovascular system was very fascinating; so in the lecture I chose he describes the anatomy, function, and diseases associated with heart. The heart is an incredible and essential part of the human; it pumps oxygenated blood to each and every inch of the body. This allows the body to be alive and organs to function normally. It contains various structures like arteries, arterioles, terminal arterioles, capillaries, muscular and non-muscular venules and veins. It also has an upper and lower chamber with four valves, each having their own odd way of working. The heart is a complex structure, but Dr. Bridges uses thick description along with many examples and pictures to pass on the knowledge to his students. His students look up to him and are inspired by him to go into health-related fields.

Dr. David C. Bridges is an amazing professor here at Purdue University who focuses on the function of the human body. He teaches first year medical students and undergraduates who plan to enter health professions and or health-related fields. He focuses mainly on the cardiovascular systems and its disorders, as well as the knowledge required to deal with diseases and abnormal conditions affecting the brain. Dr. Bridges received his Ph.D. at the University of London in the year of 1956 and since then, teaching his students has been a long and incredible journey. Along with teaching, Dr. Bridges is involved in many organizations including the following: Physiological Society, Marine Biological Association (U.K), American Society for Photobiology, Society for Protein Chemists, American Society for Neurochemistry, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Society for Neurosciences, British Brain Research Association, and finally the European Brain and Behavior Society. Anyone can see he has this amazing passion for what he does, which I personally think makes him a better professor. He

2 gives his all to his academic discourse. With his students being his top priority, he has inspired many, including myself, to continue their path into health professions or health-related fields. The body is a complex structure; so many have a difficult time comprehending all the specific details. That being said, Dr. Bridges makes sure everything is easily understood and when its not understood, he makes the time and effort to meet one on one to clarify any confusions or misunderstandings. In the article I chose, Dr. Bridges does not follow Swales CAR model fully, he did claim his territory or centrality, which was the human body, but from there it was all his work. He did not rely on others for back up, he knew what he was doing, a professional on his territory. I decided to test his existence by GOOGLE-ing him, to see how he was involved in his academic discourse, and I ended up finding out a bit more about him. I seems he was in the medical field himself, something big, and for some great amount of time. Other than that, it seems he has been a teacher here at Purdue University for a long time as well. His students always seem to write positive comments about him, I feel that his is an important person where he is now, he teaches, inspires, but most of all becomes a part of ones life. Students entering medical-related fields rely on him to succeed! In his discourse, he is what he is, a great professor and mentor. The article I chose isnt an article, but rather a lecture written by Dr. Bridges himself. He uses his knowledge to write out the lecture book for his students. The book includes all the systems in the body: cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, and endocrine. These are only a few that came to mind, but with each system he provides a clear, descriptive article for his students to grasp the material. Out of the entire body, he tends to favor the cardiovascular system so he has many lectures related to the heart. He describes the anatomy, function, and diseases associated with the heart.

3 The heart is an incredible and essential part of the human; it pumps oxygenated blood to each and every inch of the body. This allows the body to be alive and organs to function normally. Any person via the nose or mouth inhales oxygen and it travels down into the lungs where deoxygenated blood captures the oxygen making the blood oxygenated. From the lungs the oxygenated blood travels to the heart entering the left side. From the left atria it passes through the left ventricle sliding through the aorta then finally making its way to all the organs of the body. It contains various structures like arteries, arterioles, terminal arterioles, capillaries, muscular and non-muscular venules and veins. It also has an upper and lower chamber with four valves, each having their own odd way of working. That was a simple explanation of how blood flows throughout the body, but in reality it is a complex process. Dr. Bridges describes the structure of the heart wall; it contains three layers. The layers from outermost to innermost are: epicardium, myocardium, and the endocardium. The middle, muscular layer is the bulk of the heart; it does all the pumping. It goes on and on from there, the heart is amazing, but difficult to describe. In his lecture notes, Dr. Bridges uses facts, thick description, and examples to explain everything. His tone is very straightforward; he really wants his students to understand the material as well as to be able to use it outside of class. I know I use it outside of class, even if its simply telling a family member or friend about it. They always find it fascinating. There are short paragraphs with vocabulary words bolded explaining the heading. For example the heading will say, The Functions of the Heart, and the paragraph will have bullets stating each one, and underneath that will be a description of all the functions and how, when, where, and why it all occurs the ways it does. He uses a lot of pictures to explain the material as well. Students can rely on this great book!