So I Remembered About Genitalia

One of the benefits of a small university is that teachers make an effort to get to know you, at least the good ones who care about you as in individual.  Which unfortunately isn't that many of them.  I do have one professor and this is the fourth class I've had with her, so she was sort of forced to know me by name and face.  This isn't Rate My Prof so I'm not going to get into whether I enjoy her particular teaching tactics or not (they don't overjoy me) but I do like the information in the classes she teaches.  Her main expertise is anthropology, and since we don't have that as a distinct individual major *SIGH* it's just overlapped in the sociology department.  I would love to be an anthropologist and at my school being a sociology and public health student is the next best thing.  That's what I tell myself and don'tyoudarecrushmydreams.

So this teacher of mine finally caught a glimpse into the way my mind really works and what I remember based on my last exam she graded.  I didn't think much of how I answered one of the questions but her remarks made me giggle.  The class is Medicine and Culture and I had to define a 'culture-bound syndrome' and give an example from one of our text book readings.  Spoiler:  I don't always read for class.  A few days before a test I thoroughly skim the pages for bolded words or important looking theories and concepts and try to grasp what the professor will think is vital for an exam question.  I don't know how this happened but I ended up reading one of those side bar boxes with the darker background that most students always ignore.  Like, the case-study or just a long example of a concept.  Whatever, if you've ever seen a text book you know what I'm talking about.  The shaded background a different font basically screams "I'm less important, feel free to skip".  Anyways I can't believe it either but I read one and somehow remembered it for the exam, at a time of complete necessity.  So this was my answer for culture-bound syndrome:

"A culture bound syndrome is a perceived sickness related and pertaining to a specific cultural group.  An example is Koro which occurs amongst groups in Southeast Asia.  Men believe or have a fear that their penis will retract inside of them.  This is significant because it's an example of a health issue limited to a specific population that is directly inhibiting their bodily functions."

Legit.   And I was awarded full credit.  I don't think many of my peers used that example.  She left a note in the margin that said,
"interesting what some students take away from class..."

I also learned in epi class that an average hamburger has pieces from about 400 different cows.  And botox injections are basically from Botulism which is a common toxin in food borne illnesses and when injected into your body paralyzes your muscles aka. no wrinkles.  Do what you will in life with that information.

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