Placenta Previa

My objective for the STEAM project is to describe placental formation and function, specifically on the topic of placenta previa. The media is water-based markers and colored pencil on paper. It depicts a fetus sitting on top of the placenta which is placed on top of the vaginal canal. Normally, …

Behavioral and Physiological Coping to Temperature

In this multi media display a sockeye salmon can be seen hovering above a redd in the gravel. Climate change is increasing the temperature of marine and freshwater habitats of salmon species in Alaska and beyond. The response of salmon to temperature change has been the subject of recent research …

The Electric Heart

How does a heart beat? What forces work together so that, even as you are reading this article, your heart squeezes itself at least every second? For my STEAM project I created a colorful image of a human heart by using watercolor and colored pens. Attached to the sinoatrial  node …

Hibernation: The Contrast Between Physiological and Behavioral Components

Henry Haas Animal Physiology 20/April/2023 STEAM Project Abstract OBJECTIVE: Unit 2 Thermal Physiology, “Compare and contrast behavioral and physiological strategies for coping with temperatures”. Hibernation, a deep state of multi-day torpor in which body temperature and metabolism are depressed, exists in more than 10 classes and families among mammals and …

The Lymphatic System- A Biological Waste Water Treatment Plan – Micah Hassen

For my project, I decided to cover the objectives “Identify the key structures of the Lymphatic System” and “Explain the role the Lymphatic System plays in the Immune Response”. I have related the individual members of the lymphatic system to the different structures that treat sewage: it is comprised of …

The Path of Blood Through the Heart and Circulatory system

The path of our blood flow through the heart and the circulatory system is amazing. Our deoxygenated blood from the body enters the right side of the heart from the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava. Our oxygenated-rich blood is delivered from the lungs back to the Left side of the …

Eosinophils and How They Defend Against Helminths

Objective: Describe the various WBC and their function Topic: Eosinophils and how they defend against parasites Media: A drawn comic depicting how eosinophils fight against parasites. Eosinophils as a super hero and a parasite as the villain  In my comic eosinophils are shown as the super heroes fighting against the villain, …