This is a spine representing scolioses. You might notice the very large curve that will cause a lot of pain and the body to feel unbalanced. Everything is labeled and each section of the spine is color-coded. The smaller picture to the right is an X-ray of a severe scolioses case.
CNS&PNS
The objective I chose to focus on is to compare and contrast the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. This is a hand molded small scale skeleton structure with painted nervous system display. The lights indicate different sensory neurons firing messages through PNS channeling the electric signal to the …
Bone Regeneration and Growth
Bone regeneration post fracture. This includes natural growth as well as assisted growth with rods and screws.
Beauty, Skin Deep.
My art portrays a third-degree facial burn created with special effects makeup showing the phases of skin tissue regeneration. The first two pictures depict the hemostasis and inflammation phases. The other two pictures are my interpretation of what the proliferation and scaring tissue formation phases would look like towards the …
Exercise Induced Rhabdomyolysis
My steam project is on exercise induced Rhabdomyolysis (exRML). Rhabdomyolysis is the rapid break down of skeletal muscle tissue due to mechanical, physical, or chemical traumatic injuries. From a cellular level, exRML is caused by an unchecked increase of sarcoplasm Ca2+ levels coupled with a significant depletion of Adenosine Triphosphate. …
Breathing to self-calm
Breathing is a function of the autonomic nervous system however research shows that mindful breathing (thoughtful, voluntary as opposed to involuntary) can positively impact stress, anxiety, and depression when regularly practiced. I’ve recorded a mindful breathing practice script as a demonstration of one of many techniques utilized. Thank you for …
Alternative Options of Treatment for Scoliosis
This is a collage of my personal experience with non-invasive physiotherapy treatments for scoliosis. It includes X-rays, some doodles from my sketchbook when my curvature began progressing and becoming painful, and lots of photos of my treatment and surrounding memories. Bracing and surgery can often be avoided in mild or …
Ciliated Cells Stop Animation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ri5zKVWerFMBsjZ1iFyfPv2Yrc1Tgtor/view?usp=sharing
One CommentYum..Stages of Mitosis
These are the stages of Mitosis starting with interphase, prophase, late prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis. I thought it would be fun to make pancakes (my favorite) to display the cell division that happens in our bodies, creating two identical daughter cells in the end. This process of replacing …
Digestive System
I created a shirt that tracks the digestive system along with several other organs.