A Living Canvas

A living canvas; I did my steam project on tattooing and how they insert the ink to allow for these permanent images without our body being able to removing the ink. My project also covers healing of the wounds from the needles used to tattoo the skin.

Course objective: “Describe in depth each type of epithelial and connective tissue. Be able to describe their function and location.”

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The Marble Bone Disease

Osteopetrosis, “the marble bone disease” affects about 1 in 100,000 to 500,000 individuals each year. Osteopetrosis is a rare disorder that causes bones to grow abnormally and become overly dense. When these bones become overly dense, or “marble-like” they become brittle and can fracture easily. During bone remodeling, the old bone is removed or resorbed by the osteoclast cells, and osteoblasts form new bone. However this process does not work for individuals with osteopetrosis. Instead, the old bone is not removed or resorbed, as the new bone is formed.

**There is suppose to be a video included in this post, but WordPress won’t allow me to upload, so here is the material that was included in the video:

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Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a serious disease that affects the brain and interferes with a person’s motor system and the ability to learn motor skills again. Even the simplest things like walking or using their limbs might cause a great deal of stress due to the fact they can’t control them. …