Manipulation of the endocrine system through the abuse of Anabolic Steroids creates greater health risks than just an interruption of the hypothalamus-pituitary- gonadal axis. Prolonged abuse places the user at risk of sever liver distress. Some of this distress is the result of interruptions in metabolic functions of the liver …
Emphysema is a respiratory condition and type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that describes the rupture of alveoli walls and the resulting enlargement of these air sacs. The rupturing of the alveoli and enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs leads to much less surface area in the …
I have chosen to make an edible representation of the act of respiration with a cake. The orange skittles are alveoli, with blue sprinkles flowing in one direction to show the intake of oxygen headed towards the alveoli, and the green sprinkles represent carbon dioxide headed out of the alveoli …
This is a working model of the diaphragm and lungs. You can see that when the diaphragm is distended, the lungs inflate, and when the diaphragm is relaxed, the lungs deflate. Also seen is the trachea and the bronchi where they split into the right and left lungs.
I chose to carve a representation of ARDS. I inverted the “bronchial tree” to play upon the name. The trunk has tracheal rings like trees have rings. I am a sucker for word play:) I tried to illustrate the stiffness of the lung through the squared off shape of the …
stream project placenta my picture Is a visual representation of the placenta in a cake, FYI It was really good.
My drawing of a heart for the objective about heart function and structure, to be accompanied by my essay. -Claire Ketzler
This project talks about the difference and similarities between Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) and Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS). Both disorders are debilitating to someone’s life with episodes that can last up to a whole day, if not treated, and can happen up to twelve times a year. To convey how …
I did my STEAM project on celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of the villi in the small intestines when the person affected consumes gluten. For the art portion of the assignment, I decided to bake cinnamon rolls! I shaped them to look like …
The menstrual cycle, oh the joys of dealing with a 3-7 day period, the best 3-7 days of a woman’s life. I mainly focused on the different stages of the menstrual cycle, as well as talking a little about normal vs. irregular and what could be the cause for them. …