Applications of knowledge inspire cases

Generating Ideas for Cases/scenarios

Consider applications of the discipline's knowledge as another way to generate ideas for cases. The following chart shows some ways that anatomy and physiology (yellow) and chemistry (blue) concepts are applied.

Use or Profession	Examples	A&P Topics/concepts
Athletic training/	professional athletes diet and training (think of a sport) Injuries	muscle A&P, neuromuscular interactions, homeostasis, development see above under medicine.
Camping equipment	design of products, esp. for withstanding temp. extremes	thermoregulation
Education	Teaching about bodies to young and old Lamaze classes Watching children’s physical abilities	Any A&P topic Reproduction and birth, embryology Development
Food science	Additives and metabolism Synthetic fats	Digestion, nutritional aspects as relate to physiology of nerves, muscles, etc. Digestion problems with synthetic fats.
Forensics	blood analyses hair, skin, etc.	Blood structure /function, immunology
Industry	Physical requirements of certain jobs	biomechanics, musculo-skeletal topics, reproduction topics
Law	Discrimination cases based on physical differences (e.g., women as firefighters) Other legal cases with A&P elements (NIOSH cases, tobacco)	strength and muscular arrangements leads into pathology, but through the lawyer’s door.
Military	extreme exertion (e.g., basic training, paratroopers)	homeostasis at high altitude, in dehydration
Pharmaceuticals	Drug action Drug design Antiaging, antibalding Quackery (debunk via A&P)	Physiological basis/effects of a variety of drugs on growth, development or physiology Design a drug to enhance or inhibit various functions (e.g., beta blockers, antidepressants, hormones)
Space science	John Glenn 1963 and 1998 Mir astronauts	Bones and muscles, etc. Physiology in space.

Use or Profession	Examples	Chemistry Topics/concepts
Industry	Petroleum distillation Glass production Cleaning supplies	Organic chem., separation, distillation, mixtures and solutions, using the properties of a substance to separate it Silicates, oxides, combustion, change in state Fluorescence
Pharamaceuticals	New drug development Drug Mechanism of action	Organic chem., reaction mechanisms, biochem.
Agri-business	Herbicides/Pesticides Soil chemistry Fertilizers	metabolism and its interruption,
Food science	Tastes Nutritional content Properties of the food (e.g. emulsions, preservatives) Baking	Energy content of food molecules, bonds, change of state, acids/bases.
Health	physiology e.g. blood chemistry, kidney function Nuclear medicine X rays Metabolic chemistry	acid-base, buffers,etc. isotopes, radiation, nuclear chemistry biochemistry
Environmental chemistry	cleaning air cleaning water	solutions, mixtures, fluids, separations based on chemical properties
Materials science	superconductors	electrical properties, heat capacity,
Space science	dessication atmospherics water as fuel	hydrates Boyle’s law bonds and energy

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