In my project, I chose to research tuberculosis because I wanted to know why my father tests positive for tuberculosis even though he doesn’t actively have it. Tuberculosis is an important disease to research because it is a deadly pandemic and one of the top leading causes of deaths in …
My project this semester is on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS. This is becoming rapidly more common in young girls, and those with PCOS battle an array of different symptoms and struggles. With this project, I really wanted to highlight as many facets of PCOS as I could, so that …
There should be a complete wall running down the center of the heart, but as you can see, there is a dip in the wall and if the other half of the heart was present you would be able to observe the hole between the atria and the ventricle chambers.
The unit objective that I chose to cover is from Unit 9: the Reproductive System, and it is “know the structure and function of the reproductive organs. Endometriosis is a condition involving the uterus that affects the normal structure and function of the female reproductive system. For my art project, …
My project is going to look at how the heart translates an electrical signal to a contraction, and what happens when it does not fire correctly. In a normal, healthy individual, the electrical activity of the heart is straightforward. First, an excitation signal is sent from your autonomous nervous system …
My project shows three sets of alveoli in various stages of a pneumonia infection. The pinkish one is clear and functional. The green-red is inflamed and filled with pus and blood. It is not usable for gas exchange. The black and red one is necrotic and non-functional.
I chose to look at ear infections and how the lymphatic system is impacted when one has an ear infection. I chose to research this topic further because I often get ear infections and have noticed how my lymph nodes feel more prominent when I have one but don’t understand …
