The first picture is of a healthy stomach. The second is a stomach with a stage four adenocarcinoma (the white caulking spread throughout the layers). The first layer of the stomach is the mucosa. It is represented by the milk carton in red and the inside of the stomach has …
For my project, I chose something that I actually had when I was a kid. That being pleurisy pneumonia. This is a combination of two respiratory conditions that affect the lungs. Pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura in the lungs, and pneumonia is the pooling of fluid in our …
The following document takes you to an informative booklet I made to show how emphysema effects the major organ of the respiratory system: the lungs. As the booklet continues, we get a deeper look into how emphysema effects the alveoli air sacs and how this disrupts normal gas exchange between …
For my project, I chose to explore the Tetralogy of Fallot, a combination of four heart conditions at once. This condition is present at birth and causes low oxygen in the blood flow from the heart to the body. Symptoms of this condition include difficulty breathing and blue-tinged skin. As …
For my project I chose to focus on monoclonal antibodies, specifically on their use as therapeutics. This illustration shows the process of making monoclonal antibodies in the lab and how they can be used in the clinic to combat pathogens (in this case, a virus). These antibodies are an interesting …
Ectopic pregnancies otherwise known as EP is extremely rare. An ectopic pregnancy is where the fertilized egg is attached outside of the uterine wall. While ectopic pregnancies are most commonly found attached to the fallopian tubes, they can also occur in the cervix, ovaries, and the abdominal cavity. Depending on …