I expanded on the objectives focusing around how lactation is induced and maintained as well as the benefits to breastfeeding. When mothers aren’t able to breast feed there can be a few things that are causing this problem, from latching issues to a poor milk supply. A poor milk supply …
I completed a watercolor painting of the heart and the major structures within the heart. I also made a diagram that shows the progression of heart disease from no issues to a complete blockage from plaque in the arteries of the heart. By not having adequate blood flow to the …
This project is drawing of a heart with various arteries and veins entering and leaving it. The heart has a disease called Endocarditis represented by the green growths in the chambers and valves. The picture also has “vegetation”, chunks of bacteria, flowing in the aorta and pulmonary arteries. These will …
I made a collage edit with symbols representing both masculinity and femininity. I will be writing about how certain diseases are caused by what sex a person is.
This “organ” is a layer of tissue found across the body, especially in barrier areas like between the skin and primary organs. This is a fishnet like organ, where the spaces are filled with extra fluid. This fluid can be accessed for emergency purposes. To interpret this vast fluid blanket, …
Pulmonary Edema: Lung Model Images Pulmonary Edema: Lung Model Video This STEAM project is intended to represent pulmonary edema, which is a medical condition where fluid fills the lungs, usually due to a heart-related condition that affects pulmonary blood vessels, or a variety of non-heart related causes such as high …
This cholesterol model serves to elucidate both the structure and destructive potential of cholesterol in the cardiovascular system. In the rings of the model are some of the most common cholesterol-induced cardiovascular diseases: Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke, and High Blood Pressure. Although cholesterol is necessary for metabolic …
For our steam project we chose to cover Covid-19 and the effects on the respiratory system. We made a respiratory system using two straws, and two sandwich bags. The straws represent the nose, mouth and bronchioles leading to the lungs, represented by the sandwich bags. Covid-19 enters through the respiratory …
I did my project on the effects diseases have on the amount of leukocytes. I found when there is a deficiency of white blood cells to fewer than four thousand cells per microliter of blood it is called leukopenia. The opposite of leukopenia is leukocytosis. Leukocytosis is an increase in …