Anatomy is the identification and description of the structures of living things. It is a branch of biology and medicine.

The study of anatomy goes back over 2,000 years, to the Ancient Greeks. It can be divided into three broad areas: Human anatomy, zootomy, or animal anatomy, and phytotomy, which is plant anatomy.

Human anatomy is the study of the structures of the human body. An understanding of anatomy is key to the practice of health and medicine.

The word anatomy comes from the Greek words ana, meaning up, and tome, meaning a cutting. Studies of anatomy have traditionally depended on cutting up, or dissection, but now, with imaging technology, it is increasingly possible to see how a body is made up without dissection.

There are two ways of looking at anatomy: Gross, or macroscopic, anatomy and microscopic anatomy.

In medicine, gross anatomy, macro anatomy, or topographical anatomy refers to the study of the biological structures that are visible to the naked eye.

The study of gross anatomy may involve dissection or noninvasive methods. The aim is to collect data about the larger structures of organs and organ systems.

In dissection, the scientist cuts open the human or animal cadaver is cut open and examines its organs.

Endoscopy, inserting a tube with a camera at the end, might be used to study structures within living animals. Endoscopy is performed either through the mouth or through the rectum, so the gastrointestinal tract is often the primary organ of interest.

There are also less invasive methods. For example, to study the blood vessels of living animals or humans, the scientist may insert an opaque dye into the animal that will highlight the circulatory system when imaging technology, such as angiography.

Techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or x-ray also reveal information about the inside of a living body.

Medical and dental students perform dissection as part of their practical work in gross human anatomy during their studies. They may dissect a human corpse.

Students of gross anatomy will need to learn about the major body systems.

There are 11 organ systems in the human body: http://www.innerbody.com/

Although these systems have different names, they all work interdependently, meaning they work together and depend on each other.

Microscopic anatomy, also known as histology, is the study of cells and tissues of animals, humans and plants that are too small to been seen with the naked eye.

By looking at tissue under the microscope, we can learn about the architecture of the cells, how they are put together, and how they relate to each other.

For example, if a person has cancer, examining the tissue under the microscope will reveal how the cancer cells are acting and how they affect normal human tissue.

This commonly involves studying tissues and cells using histological techniques such as sectioning and staining, and then looking at them under an electron or light microscope.

Sectioning involves cutting tissue into very thin slices so they can be examined. Histological stains are added to biological structures, such as tissues, to add colors or to enhance colors so they can be more easily distinguished when they are examined, especially if different structures are next to each other.

Histology is vital for the understanding and advancement of medicine, veterinary medicine, biology, and other aspects of life science.

Histology is used for:

Teaching: Histology slides are used in teaching labs to help students who are learning about the microstructures of biological tissues.

Diagnosis: Tissue samples, or biopsies, are taken from patients and sent to the lab for analysis by a histologist.

Forensic investigations: The microscopic study of biological tissues can help explain why, for example, somebody unexpectedly died.

Autopsies: As in forensic investigations, biological tissues from deceased people and animals can be analyzed, so that investigators may better understand the causes of death.

Archeology: Biological samples from archeological sites can provide useful data about what was going on in history or ancient history.

Histotechnicians, also known as histology technicians, histology technologists, biomedical scientists, medical scientists, or medical laboratory technicians, work in histology laboratories.

These specialists use special skills to process samples of biological tissues that may come from patients, from suspects if it is a forensic lab, or from corpses. Using a series of techniques, they prepare tiny slices of tissue, known as sections. They mount the slices on slides and add histology stains. The slides are then examined by a histopathologist, or pathologist, for analysis.

The skills of a histologist must be meticulous and precise to deliver top-quality samples for examination under a microscope by histopathologist.

A pathologist is a medical doctor who has graduated from medical school and then goes on to specialize in pathology through their residency. Residency programs are required for all specialties, and for pathology, the training is an additional four years.

They examine cells and tissues and interpret what they see, so that they or others can use the data to decide on treatment for an illness, determine how somebody was injured or died, and so on.

Histopathology is a sub-discipline of pathology. It is the microscopic study of disease tissues and cells.

Most health-care related studies need training in gross anatomy and histology. Paramedics, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical doctors, orthotists and prosthetists, and biological scientists all need a knowledge of anatomy.

Some websites offer a tour of the human body which explains the different organs and how they are made up. The National Institutes of Health offer a range of resources about the different parts of the body.

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The human body is everything that makes up, well, you. The basic parts of the human body are the head, neck, torso, arms and legs.

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Our bodies consist of a number of biological systems that carry out specific functions necessary for everyday living.

The job of the circulatory system is to move blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones, around the body. It consists of the heart, blood, blood vessels,arteries and veins.

The digestive system consists of a series of connected organs that together, allow the body to break down and absorb food, and remove waste. It includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. The liver and pancreas also play a role in the digestive system because they produce digestive juices.

The endocrine system consists of eight major glands that secrete hormones into the blood. These hormones, in turn, travel to different tissues and regulate various bodily functions, such as metabolism, growth and sexual function.

The immune system is the body's defense against bacteria, viruses and other pathogens that may be harmful. It includes lymph nodes, the spleen, bone marrow, lymphocytes (including B-cells and T-cells), the thymus and leukocytes, which are white blood cells.

The lymphatic system includes lymph nodes, lymph ducts and lymph vessels, and also plays a role in the body's defenses. Its main job is to make is to make and move lymph, a clear fluid that contains white blood cells, which help the body fight infection. The lymphatic system also removes excess lymph fluid from bodily tissues, and returns it to the blood.

The nervous system controls both voluntary action (like conscious movement) and involuntary actions (like breathing), and sends signals to different parts of the body. The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system consists of nerves that connect every other part of the body to the central nervous system.

The body's muscular system consists of about 650 muscles that aid in movement, blood flow and other bodily functions. There are three types of muscle: skeletal muscle which is connected to bone and helps with voluntary movement, smooth muscle which is found inside organs and helps to move substances through organs, and cardiac muscle which is found in the heart and helps pump blood.

The reproductive system allows humans to reproduce. The male reproductive system includes the penis and the testes, which produce sperm. The female reproductive system consists of the vagina, the uterus and the ovaries, which produce eggs. During conception, a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell, which creates a fertilized egg that implants and grows in the uterus. [Related:Awkward Anatomy: 10 Odd Facts About the Female Body]

Our bodies are supported by the skeletal system, which consists of 206 bones that are connected by tendons, ligaments and cartilage. The skeleton not only helps us move, but it's also involved in the production of blood cells and the storage of calcium. The teeth are also part of the skeletal system, but they aren't considered bones.

The respiratory system allows us to take in vital oxygen and expel carbon dioxide in a process we call breathing. It consists mainly of the trachea, the diaphragm and the lungs.

The urinary system helps eliminate a waste product called urea from the body, which is produced when certain foods are broken down. The whole system includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, two sphincter muscles and the urethra. Urine produced by the kidneys travels down the ureters to the bladder, and exits the body through the urethra.

The skin, or integumentary system, is the body's largest organ. It protects us from the outside world, and is our first defense against bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. Our skin also helps regulate body temperature and eliminate waste through perspiration. In addition to skin, the integumentary system includes hair and nails.

Humans have five vital organs that are essential for survival. These are the brain, heart, kidneys, liver and lungs.

The human brain is the body's control center, receiving and sending signals to other organs through the nervous system and through secreted hormones. It is responsible for our thoughts, feelings, memory storage and general perception of the world.

The human heart is a responsible for pumping blood throughout our body.

The job of the kidneys is to remove waste and extra fluid from the blood. The kidneys take urea out of the blood and combine it with water and other substances to make urine.

The liver has many functions, including detoxifying of harmful chemicals, breakdown of drugs, filtering of blood, secretion of bile and production of blood-clotting proteins.

The lungs are responsible for removing oxygen from the air we breathe and transferring it to our blood where it can be sent to our cells. The lungs also remove carbon dioxide, which we exhale.

You use your eyes to see, your ears to hear and your muscles to do the heavy lifting. Well, sort of. In fact, most body parts are far more complicated than that, while some seem to have no business being inside there at all.

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If the way in which you approach quality-of-life discussions is putting too much pressure on either you or the client, Mary Gardner, DVM, has good news: Theres a better way.

Instead of having the client fully rely on your professional expertise (as if the decision is always black and white) or telling the client to let you know when theyre ready (whatever that means), the cofounder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice advocates for breaking the conversation down into thoughtful categories that will allow for a more equal distribution of the decision-making load.

Heres what she covers with the pet owner when assessing a pets quality of life:

The pets disease, injury or illness. Look at the disease or ailment the pet is facing, because depending on that, the quality of life could change, says Dr. Gardner. For example, the conversation around a dog in heart failure will be different than for a dog with arthritis. What they experienceeven the way they diewill be different, she explains. In other words, discussing the pets quality of death is an important part of the conversation as well.

The pets personality. Every animal is different, so we have to look at the pets personality and how its handling its ailments, says Dr. Gardner. Some questions to explore: How does the pet handle pain? Anxiety? How does it respond to the types of tools and treatments it would require (e.g. harnesses, subcutaneous fluids)?

The pet owners personality. Every client is different, too, so youll need to get a sense of how theyre handling their pets ailments and whether or not theyre willing and able to manage the treatment regimen as well. For example, Dr. Gardner says some owners arent willing to administer subcutaneous fluids or strap their pet into a harness every time they need to go outside. And some families want to say goodbye sooner rather than later, she adds. That means youll need to find out if your client would rather euthanize their pet a week too soon or a day too late.

The pet owners budget. Dont avoid the elephant in the room, even if it makes you cringe. A caring-but-cash-strapped client may even feel relieved to hear you bring it up and treat it as a valid part of the discussion. But remember, its not just about the money. The other budgets to consider are time, physical and emotional. If an owner is tapped out of any of the four budgets, I support their decision to say good bye, says Dr. Gardner.

In the figurative and literal end, the decision of when to euthanize will still be difficult. But by bringing together both the expert in veterinary medicine (you) and the expert on the pet (your client), that decision should be better informed and hopefully less burdensome to everyone involved.

Editor's note: This article is based on a dvm360.com video featuring Mary Gardner, DVM. Watch it here!

Sarah Mouton Dowdy, a former associate content specialist for dvm360.com, is a freelance writer and editor in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The chair of Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicines Department of Foundational Medical Studies has been named a fellow of the American Association for Anatomy.

The organization announced on Feb. 19 that Douglas Gould, Ph.D., professor of Anatomy and Neuroscience and chair of the Department of Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB, is a member of the latest class of eight fellows.

He is the second OUWB faculty member to earn the distinction with the American Association for Anatomy (AAA). Judith Venuti, Ph.D., professor, OUWB Department of Foundational Medical Studies was awarded the honor in 2012.

Its a recognition from my peers that the work Ive spent 25 years doing is appreciatedthat it wasnt all just for my career, but that it also has value for others, Gould said.

In announcing the latest class of fellows, AAA issued a press release that said, The rank of fellow of the American Association for Anatomy (FAAA) is designed to honor distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and in their overall contributions to the anatomical sciences.

Best decision I ever made

Gould joined the OUWB faculty in July, 2012.

He had been at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he was a professor and the director of the Division of Anatomy for six years.

Before Ohio State, Gould was an associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for nine years.

Throughout his career, Goulds scholarly endeavors have focused on the design, creation, implementation and evaluation of learning tools for the modern medical student. He has secured almost $1 million total in funding from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation for his medical education scholarly work.

He has served as editor-in-chief for the Medical Science Educator, and he currently serves as the associate editor for all anatomy-related submissions to MedEdPortal.

Further, Gould has published more than 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts, given some 70 presentations, and has authored and edited 10 texts and ancillary learning tools.

Gould calls moving to OUWB the best decision I ever made.

One reason?

What he identifies as a hyper-collegial, friendly, and supportive culture.

I always tell people Ive never worked anywhere like (OUWB), he said. We have the largest cadre of dedicated medical educators in one place and for the most part, they are all on one floorand its created this hyper-collegial, friendly, supportive culture.

Gould was named chair of the Department of Foundational Medical Studies in 2017 after Venuti stepped down. He said he was prepared for the role, in part, as a result of a ton of leadership training via organizations such as the Association for Academic Leadership and Academic Impressions.

Im a firm believer that you can never get enough leadership training, he said.

Since becoming department chair, Gould said a major point-of-pride has been his formation and implementation of the schools Leadership Institute for Faculty Development.

He said hes also been intent on maintaining OUWBs culture, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and taken steps to bolster the schools research work.

I wanted to make sure that the 36 medical educators who are here dont end up suffering the same fate that I endured while coming up through the academic ranks, he said. That is, youre working with 30 or so colleagues that are NIH-funded and without funding, your voice doesnt carry the same weight. When decisions are made, youre not in the mix.

To increase collaborative scholarly efforts, Gould organized OUWB faculty into scholarly interest groups (there are now seven). Gould said the requirement is that faculty members need to join at least one of the groups, but noted that several faculty members are in multiple groups.

The scholarly groups meet monthly and Gould said he has high expectations for the quantity and rigor of educational scholarship produced by the department as a result of the program.

With this many people marching in the same direction, we should be tearing it up, making real waves, he said.

Super-honored

Gould said he has been involved with numerous professional development organizations during his career. He started spending more time with the American Association for Anatomy when he was at Ohio State and has been with the organization for about 20 years.

He said being named a fellow gives him a great sense of satisfaction.

I think they are recognizing my scholarly contributions and the service I put in for the organization and the profession as a whole, Gould said. It feels great and Im super-honored.

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Since 2012, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and its affiliates may have spent over $180 million on the so-called Fight for $15 campaign to raise the minimum wage and unionize restaurants. This estimate, commissioned by the International Franchise Association (IFA), was based on the annual reports that the SEIU and its subordinate unions filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, pursuant to the Labor Management and Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.

This union transparency law recently turned 60, and the Labor Department has proposed expanding reporting requirements to the intermediate bodies of government worker unions. These reports can help the general public and interested observers piece together just how a corporate campaign such as the Fight for $15 operates.

Corporate Campaigns

But before one gets there, first recall what a corporate campaign is.

The SEIU prefers not to secure monopoly representation privileges (unionization of a workplace) by a secret-ballot vote, not least because it can lose a secret-ballot vote. Instead, it prefers the card check under a neutrality agreementpublic solicitation of employee signatures on union membership cards that the employer concedes to take as evidence of union support. This is easier for a union because the employer does not present union-skeptical arguments to employees to rebut the unions sales pitch and because the public solicitation enables union supporters and organizers to publicly pressure workers skeptical of unionizing without giving the skeptics a private place to make their true feelings known.

But to get to the neutrality agreement, the employer must agree to give up its rights and the rights of its employees. To secure that concession, the union targets the employers brand and good name with a corporate campaign.

The Fight For $15 Campaign

Fight for $15 is a classic corporate campaign with a twist: The target corporation (McDonalds first, other quick-service restaurants later) must first control the workers the union wants to organize. In the case of quick-service restaurants, the workers typically work for independent franchisees. The SEIUs solution was to tie the corporate campaign to a legal campaign, pushing the Obama administrationnominated National Labor Relations Board to recognize the national brands as joint employers with the local franchises. The union had identified joint employer liability to pressure the national brands to agree to neutrality agreements, easing the path to massive unionization campaigns and potentially hundreds of millions in annual union revenues from dues and mandatory fees.

That raises the question of how much the SEIU has spent on its effort. Critics of the union have tracked the unions expenditures on grants to worker centers and left-progressive agitation groups that support union campaigns. The SEIU has also paid media consultants such as BerlinRosen, who orchestrated the fast food strikes, which were an important part of the early corporate campaign. (The Associated Press reported on the strikes, observing that it wasnt clear how many [fast-food-strike] participants were fast-food workers, rather than campaign organizers, supporters or members of the public relations firm that has been coordinating media efforts.) The SEIU also has spent money setting up worker organizing committees, protolabor unions, which have been replaced by the SEIU-affiliated National Fast Food Workers Union to represent the soon-to-be-unionized workers.

As of 2017, observers estimated SEIU had spent $90 million on the campaign. After adding up spending by lower-level SEIU unions, SEIU expenditures in 2018, and spending on law firms at home and abroad, the IFA-commissioned report estimated that total spending has exceeded $180 million. With these two estimates as upper and lower bounds, the SEIU has clearly spent enormous sums of money on the corporate campaign.

Whats the Objective?

And for what? The SEIU has won a few legislative victories in deeply union-favorable jurisdictions such as Seattle and New York, but the National Fast Food Workers Union reported no members as of 2018, and the Trump administrationnominated National Labor Relations Board has issued a rule restoring the longstanding precedent on joint employer that the union wanted overturned.

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Greys Anatomy and its Station 19 both drew their largest total audiences in four weeks on Thursday night.

Station 19 ticked up from a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49 last week to a 1.0 this time around, drawing 6.3 million total viewers, a 4% bump. One hour later, Greys came in at a 1.1 and 6 million, a 7.5% jump from last week. A Million Little Things rounded off the night even for the Disney-owned network at a 0.6 and 3.7 million viewers.

Young Sheldon scored the largest audience on the night with 9 million total viewers and a 1.0 rating, almost exactly the same numbers as last episode. Both The Unicorn and Mom ticked down from their multi-week high 0.8 rating. The two shows came in at a 0.7 this time around, drawing 6 million and 6.2 million viewers respectively. Carols Second Act and Tommy held steady, scoring a 0.6 and a 0.4.

The majority of the shows in NBCs Thursday night comedy lineup improved week-to-week. Superstore rose to a 0.7 and 2.7 million viewers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine jumped to a 0.6 and 1.9 million, and Indebted ticked up to a 0.4 and 1.6 million. Will & Grace matched Indebted with a 0.4 and just over 2 million pairs of eyeballs. Law & Order: SVU came in even at a 0.7 and 3.4 million viewers.

There wasnt much movement on the Fox front Thursday night, as Outmatched and Deputy posted the same 0.5 rating as last week, with the former drawing 2 million viewers and the latter 3.3 million. Last Man Standing rose fractionally to a 0.7 and 3.6 million viewers.

Finally on the CW, Riverdale spinoff was even week-to-week at a 0.1 rating and around 540,000 total viewers.

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Greys Anatomy hasnt been kind to Bailey and Ben. Just as Bailey learned she was going through early menopause, she also found out she was pregnant. Sadly, she suffered a miscarriage, which has been mentioned a couple of times since its happened.

Ben made it clear onStation 19 that he thinks time is up for having his own kids. Hes almost just accepted it, but that doesnt mean there will never be other kids in his life. He and Bailey could take a step towards fostering based on the current storyline inGreys Anatomy.

Joey, who was homeless with his siblings up to this point, is currently still in the hospital. The doctors cant keep him there forever, though. And nearly being 18, hes not going to find a home in the foster care system. Bailey is seeing the horrors of the system from the outside, and we could find that she decides she wants to foster Joey and his siblings.

It certainly seems like shes thinking about it. Shes considering how she can help, running through everything that could happen in Joeys future. Bailey just wants to do something.

So far, Bailey and Ben havent discussed fostering or adopting. They havent really had the chance to talk about the miscarriage, especially since theyre both on two different shows now. While there are crossovers, the two havent seen much of each other on-screen recently. That doesnt mean a conversation cant happen.

Its not going to be easy to foster or adopt Joey and his siblings. They arent blood relatives but foster siblings, sticking together after a terrible foster home. Joey is almost 18 so will be out of the system soon. Plus, its a long process to become a foster parent.

Instead, we could see Joey turn 18 and have nowhere to go. Could Ben and Bailey open their home to him, giving a space for visits with his foster siblings in the future? That would likely be a more realistic storyline onGreys Anatomy.

What do you think Ben and Bailey should do? Will Joey become a permanent part of their lives? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Since the Special One arrived we have lost to Liverpool, Bayern, Man United, Leipzig and Chelsea twice. Scored two goals in those six games. Well always have Olympiacos and City, I guess. To be fair to the manager in the prior regime we were losing to the likes of Newcastle and Brighton by the end.

But injuries asideand how realistic is to expect even the one goal we did score without Kane, Son, Eriksen, Dele and with an attack force that has barely played together?the flaws in this team are all too apparent. Mourinho has a damned if he does/doesnt situation. He can decide to keep the game contained and play passively until his supposedly best defender allows Olivier Giroud to walk past him and the next thing you know the other Belgian is spinning like a top away from the Frenchmans second effort and we are behind. Or he could have them play like they seem to do in the final 15 minutes these daysand maybe wed all feel better, but the scoreline would likely end up 4-2 instead of 2-1, and no points would have been gained either.

Our defendingand this begins in the middle of the pitchis simply substandard. Neither Belgian seems capable of a first-rate performance anymore. Davies and Tanganga on the wings are adequate; Sanchez is probably our best but what can one man do? And particularly when his midfielders are failing to mark or giving the ball away. Chelsea did what Leipzig did, pressed us almost into submission. I thought Lo Celsoaside from his fortunate escape from red for a stomp on Azpilicuetaand Ndombele were merely average yesterday; Winks was less than that until the final twenty minutesI am developing a serious doubt as to whether this particular academy product is capable of sustaining quality play at this level. Oh how we miss Mousa Dembele! So our midfield was overrun for much of the first half and then again to start the secondand our defenders are simply always going to concede goals these days when possession is so tilted.

On attack Bergwijn was not surprisingly bullied a fair amount yesterday; Lucas cannot be effective as a hold-up player given his size, things got better once Aurier, Lamela and Dele arrived but the game was lost by then. This team bears no resemblance to the one that was a serious title threat in 2015-17; the rot is apparent and I would suspect at least two new defenders, if not three, must arrive in the summer for Spurs to have any chance at a trophy next season. And Im not sure Harry Kane will wait that longif he recovers in time for the Eurosand plays wellI would think his agent will begin to rustle around for a new home unless Levy is extremely proactive in terms of improvements.

As for Jose; yes, I would like to see more intent from the get-go in these big games. He doesnt have the defence necessary to keep a game closewe were lucky much more than good in holding City off. Our only hope in the return fixture in Germany will be to light up their defence and probably also for a serious cup run or the dwindling chance at Top Four (I cant see fifth being good enough for City is likely to tie up their mess in court long enough to play in the Champions League next season). But he is not the problemlets hope he can be part of the solution.

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The last Greys Anatomy episode of February 2020 could be an important one for Meredith Grey. Shes spending even more time with Cormac Hayes (Richard Flood), aka McWidow. Will Snowblind be the episode that finally establishes a romantic connection between them?

Just as fans were getting accustomed to MerLuca (the portmanteau for Merediths relationship with Andrew DeLuca, the chief resident at Grey Sloan), someone new walks in. In the mid-season finale, Meredith returns to the hospital, not long after her breakup with DeLuca. She then begins working with Hayes, who has taken over Alex Karevs position as head of pediatrics.

The two spend a day working together, though they clash at first. Throughout all of this, Meredith has been texting with her best friend, Cristina Yang, who has been living in and working in Europe for years. She tells Meredith she has sent her a package to cheer her up after her split. As it turns out, Hayes is the package.

Even though they dont get along at first, Meredith soon learns that she and the new doctor have a lot in common. While working together, he confesses that he, too, is a single parent. His wife passed away from cancer two years ago. In another episode, we meet his two teenage sons.

Though Meredith isnt necessarily drawn to him in a romantic way just yet, its easy to see how the writers are laying the groundwork. Her issues with DeLuca come back to how he doesnt feel that he can measure up to her, as he is younger and less accomplished, and doesnt understand what shes been through. McWidow, on the other hand, is proving to be the opposite.

Meredith and DeLuca have been able to mend fences over the past couple of weeks. In Save the Last Dance for Me, theyre shown having resumed the more fun aspects of their relationship, but they dont establish what they are to one another. This all boiled over in last weeks episode, A Diagnosis.

Though Meredith is worried about him, DeLuca cant stop obsessing over the case hes been working on. He interrupts her conversation with Hayes, and speaks in Italian (something they do just to one another). As it turns out, Hayes also speaks Italian, and tells DeLuca to Learn some d*** respect. Later, DeLuca breaks up with Meredith again.

This weeks episode is another Station 19 crossover event, The Blizzard. In the Greys Anatomy episode, titled Snowblind, Hayes has a young patient who is waiting on a liver. But the storm has caused roads to be shut down. So DeLuca volunteers to go out and get it on his own.

Last weeks episode was clearly a set-up for a Meredith-Hayes-DeLuca storyline. Will Meredith become more impressed with Hayes as they work together, or will his heroic act remind her of why she cares so much about DeLuca? Well find out on Feb. 27, 2020.

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"The text has been 'scored'," states the script for British playwright Alice Birch's Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning Anatomy of a Suicide, a fascinating, tragic piece about a neurological legacy shared by three generations of women, now receiving a fine American premiere at the Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater.

Mapped out like a chamber trio, each page of text contains up to three columns of dialogue, representing up to three scenes that play simultaneously, with lines, beats and hesitations precisely marked so that that author dictates exactly what is heard when.

Sometimes scenes mesh and cohabitate generously. Sometimes they collide, and when they do, those foolish enough to try and follow it all at the same time will surely suffer a metal jam-up, but through tone and staging, director Lileana Blain-Cruz effectively guides our attention, though naturally, audience members may tend to focus on the scenes played closest to them.

The triptych is played out on designer Mariana Sanchez's neutrally institutional set, with the most prominent, and given the title of the play, the most ominous visual being the upstage clawfoot bathtub.

It begins in a hospital corridor where Carol's (Carla Gugino) bandaged wrists provide all the exposition needed. Her husband's (Richard Topol) attempts at support are perceived by her as an annoyance and the birth of their daughter Anna seems an unwanted anchor, adding a guilty consequence to Carol's giving in to the desire her disease fuels.

Precocious young Anna is played by Ava Briglia, and her presence informs our view of the character as an adult (Celeste Arias), who endures drug addiction and has a child with her filmmaker husband Jamie (Julian Elijah Martinez).

That child, Bonnie (Gabby Beans), grows up to be a doctor, whose protective emotional shall tests the open-hearted romantic persistence of the smitten patient (Jo Mei) she hesitantly starts dating.

If the characters aren't written with substantial depth, that's not a flaw. The focus is on finding clues within the simultaneously played stories that draw parallels, and suggest inherited characteristics, among the three main women.

Supporting actors play multiple parts and keeping track of who's who can get confusing (Whose little kid is Briglia in this scene?), but ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE is worth the extra concentration.

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Most fans of Greys Anatomy have watched the show for years. Recently they added a spin-off calledStation 19. A lot of people watch both shows, but not everyone jumped on board with the new series. Now fans are sharing their frustration over the fact that they are basically a crossover every week.

Some weeks they callGreys Anatomy andStation 19 a crossover. Other weeks, it just happens to be that way. This season they have really started making the two hours worth of television seem like one big show. One big part of it is that Avery is now dating a character onStation 19 meaning that he will show up on that series a lot.

This week they are advertising a blizzard crossover event. When the episode is revealed that way, fans know they have to watch both. Other weeks you could be confused if you only watch one or decide to watchGreys first.

Fans are not very happy about the way that this is happening lately. Some like to watch both shows and others only watch one of them. The other thing is that if you use a DVR normally you could choose which one you would prefer to watch first. That isnt an option anymore. You now need to watchStation 19 first so you arent confused.

This seems like it is a way to bring in new viewers, but instead, it appears they are turning off some of their faithful fans.Greys Anatomy has been able to make it through a few really big cast changes. Now with the exit of Justin Chambers basically being ignored and the crossover events some fans are just done.

After a promo for both shows aired duringThe Bachelor, fans went to Twitter to air their frustrations. Here are a few of the tweets from fans.

I watch Grey's Anatomy I do NOT watch Station19! I gave Station19 a chance on the night it first aired back after the car crashed through the Windows of the bar but I soon realized that Station19 didn't do much of anything after getting that door unstuck therefore it is boring!

~Jasmine~~M~~Murray~ (@JasMarieMurray) February 24, 2020

So I havent watched Greys Anatomy all season. do I need to watch Station 19 and Greys back to back for each new episode? @GreysABC @Station19

Diamond Dawn (@DropOfADime_) February 25, 2020

Stop with the Station 19/Greys Anatomy cross overs!!

Meredith Mannier (@MereMannier) February 17, 2020

The viewers will just have to wait and see if the writers listen and decide to changes things up. For now, dont miss new episodes of Greys AnatomyandStation 19 on Thursday nights on ABC. You will probably need to watch both.

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[Spoiler alert: Greys Anatomy Season 16, Episode 14.] Greys Anatomy Season 16 has been a wild ride, but not in the way fans originally expected. Midway through the season, Justin Chambers who played Alex announced his departure from the show. The ABC series hasnt formally addressed why the character is ghosting his friends and family. Then in the Feb. 20 episode titled Diagnosis Alexs wife, Jo (Camilla Luddington), began insinuating the worst, speculating Alex might be having an affair. But is Alex cheating on Jo in Greys Anatomy? Even the idea seems too crazy for fans, especially given Alexs character development for the past 15 years.

Alex has been in Iowa since the Greys Anatomy Season 16 winter finale. He originally left Seattle to take care of his mom. Most characters seemed to accept this fact, noting Alex will one day return. But eventually, Jo begins to question whether her husband will ever come back.

In Diagnosis, a man is brought to Grey Sloan Memorial after jumping in front of a bear to save his wife. The case makes Jo realize how much she misses her husband. She also wonders whether there will be a sudden attack on her relationship with Alex, too. Link (Chris Carmack) calms his friend down, reminding her about what a great guy Alex is.

Later, the doctors find out the wife was cheating on her husband, escalading Jos fears. My worst-case scenario is off the charts right now because this patient is cheating on her husband right under his nose she reconnected with an ex from high school and then one thing led to another, Jo tells Owen (Kevin McKidd) in surgery.

She then theorizes Alex will do the same. But like Link, Owen tells Jo to place her trust in Alex and reinforces the peds surgeon wont screw it up.

Towards the end of the episode, the husband dies and Jo breaks down. She calls Alex and reaches his voicemail.

Hey Alex. I need you to call me, I need to hear your voice. I need to know whats going on, Jo says and starts to cry. Whatever it is, I need to know. I want to know. Because I would jump in front of a bear for you, Alex. Please call me.

Following the Feb. 20 episode, Greys Anatomy fans were firm on one stance Alex would never cheat on Jo.

The fact those writers really want jo to believe that Alex would ever cheat on her, a fan on Twitter wrote. This is the same guy that for all the time they broke up never dared looked at another woman. Please make it make sense.

Alex would never cheat on jo, another fan tweeted. WTF are they trying to do? make that a storyline? Cause he would NEVER.

Meanwhile, other fans had differing opinions, noting Jos conversation with Owen could foreshadow whats to come. Now, some people think Alex met up with Izzie (Katherine Heigl) and one thing led to another. And to no ones surprise, fans werent on board.

Jo talking about Alex cheating has got me real nervous that theyre gonna try to make him cheat on her with izzie and thats his exit and I am not here for it if thats the case, a fan wrote.

But even if Alex doesnt have an affair with Izzie, Greys Anatomy writers will feel the wrath of fans if they choose to go down the cheating path.

I swear if Alex is cheating, I will quit greys, a fan wrote on Reddit.

Years and years of character development would be flushed down the drain, another fan added.

For now, Greys Anatomy fans will have to be patient as the Shondaland drama carves out Alexs exit. In an interview with Variety, showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed the series will address the departure, but it will take some time.

It was a very careful threading of a needle, where we are giving a little bit of information and pain to Jo, Vernoff said. Were, episode by episode, illuminating the story of where Alex is. And it takes us quite a few more episodes to get there and to give the audience clarity.

Meanwhile, Luddington teased multiple wild storylines in Greys Anatomy moving forward.

YOU GUYS! Im currently on the floor reading these scripts right now, the actress wrote on Twitter, along with #cantgetup.

Unfortunately, Luddington didnt confirm whether or not those particular storylines deal with Jo and Alex. And as always, Greys Anatomy fans will just have to hold on tight for the ride. So stay tuned.

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