PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY

DEFINATION  : It is the scientific study of stucture and function of the body in disease; it deals with causes, effects, machanisms and nature of the disease. It is a discipline that bridges clinical practice and basic science, and involves the investigation of the underlying causes ( etiology ) of the disease as well as the mechanisms ( pathogenesis ) that results in the presenting sign and symptoms of the patient.

General pathology

General pathology, also called investigative pathology, experimental pathology, or theoretical pathology is a broad and complex scientific field which seeks to understand the mechanisms of injury to cells and tissues, as well as the body's means of responding to and repairing injury. Areas of study include cellular adaptation to injury, necrosis, inflammation, wound healing, and neoplasia. It forms the foundation of pathology, the application of this knowledge to diagnose diseases in humans and animals.
The term general pathology is also used to describe the practice of both anatomical and clinical pathology.

GAIT

Human locomotion or gait, may describe as a translatory progression of the body as a whole, produced by coordinated, rotatory movements of the body segments. The alternating movements of the lower extremities essentially support and carry along the head, arms and trunk. Walking is probably the most comprehensively studied of all human movements and the variety of technologies, coupled with the diversity of disciplinary persperctives has produced a complex and sometimes daunting literature.

PHASES OF THE GAIT CYCLE