Course Objective: Explain how neurons carry an electrical charge
This short comic explains how an action potential is used in a neuron to cause a sudden clench to an individual’s hand who has a condition known as dystonia. This comic will demonstrate how much like roads neurons allow for energy to be carried throughout the body in order for multiple different functions, such as movement.
To best understand this comic please read right to left.
Chronic pain is long standing pain that persists beyond the usual recovery period or occurs along with a chronic health condition. The cause of chronic pain is not always due to tissue damage but may also be caused by hyperactivity or disfunction of nerves either in the central nervous system …
Did you know that one out of every nine people over the age of 65 experience dementia? As we age, we all experience some form of confusion and age-related memory problems. Is that dementia? No. Dispite the common misconseption that dementia is a disease, I am here to tell you …
This project’s purpose is to explore the process of diagnosing osteoporosis. I will first introduce osteoporosis and its effects, then I will cover the bone cells and their roles in bone building and resorption to understand how osteoporosis works, and finally the imaging process. My art piece on osteoporosis aims to communicate the …
For my STEAM Project I just made a poster of the 4 stages of cirrhosis and how the tissue of the liver changes throughout each stage. Course objective: Describe function & location of various tissues also describe in depth epithelium & connective tissue For my STEAM Project, I chose to …
Hi, I’m Gracy Culbert and for this STEAM project, I have made a digital art drawing of a tree and compared it to our nervous systems. Course Objective: Comparing and contrasting the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems. This piece notes how the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems are different by …
The topic of my STEAM Project is accessory navicular syndrome. The two objectives I’ve represented through my project are 1) know the stages of bone development and repair and 2) know the parts of the bone and their shape. Accessory navicular syndrome is when a person is born with an …
