General Anesthesia

My steam project relates to the objective “Explain how neurons carry an electrical charge”. There are several different types of anesthesia used for various medical purposes, but I will be focusing on general anesthesia. General anesthesia is most commonly used for major surgeries and is administered by medical professionals to …

Muscle as We Age

Human muscles are constantly changing all of the time. These changes can be in the structure, size, or shape of the muscle. In the case of skeletal muscles this is especially true as we age. Muscle mass tends to decrease after age 30 by 3-8% for every decade and after …

Height and Lower Limb Lengthening Surgeries

This STEAM project covers the course objectives from Unit 4. Specifically:  According to the US National Library of Medicine, a person’s height is estimated to be determined largely by the person’s genes (MedlinePlus 2024). However, there are many other factors -such as diet- that play important but lesser roles in …

Steam Project- Human Statue Disease (Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva)

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is better known as Human Statue Disease, is a genetic and hereditary bone disease that is characterized by the formation of bone in areas that do not normally have bones. This ties into the Unit 4 objective of “Know the stages of bone development and repair”. …