Owen Averett Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis Is a form of Arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is when blood vessels that transport nutrients and oxygen around the body lose their flexibility and thicken,“sometimes restricting blood flow to the organs and tissues. Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic. But over time, the walls in the arteries can harden, a condition …

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 …