Pulmonary Embolism
I chose to do my project on deep vein thrombosis and some effects it has on the human body and also some treatments. My project depicts the veins and blood clots using straws and pipe cleaners to better visualize what is happening. Written project Blair Coomer Biol F112X 4/19/24 Effects …
Changes During Pregnancy You Cannot See
The media I decided to use for this project is a digital drawing. I drew an outline of a pregnant woman, portraying a conversation between herself and someone else. The person asks how she is feeling and she responds with great. But in her mind she knows she does not …
Carbon Monoxide Interupting Oxygenation
In my STEAM project, I am illustrating the process in which carbon monoxide interrupts the oxygenation of red blood cells. The medium I am using is a combination of gummy candy and drawings. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas that can interfere with the body’s ability to get oxygen …
Book on The Lactation Process
Breast feeding is one of the topics that expectant mothers talk about from my experience at the hospital that I work at. They even give classes to expectant and current mothers on the topic. Whether you want to do it or not it plays a major role in all pregnancies …
Lymphocyte Mutation Effects
For my project, I decided to study something involving the lymphatic and immune system section we studies in class. While doing research I came across a lot of different articles involving lymphatic cells and their correlation involving cancer. Specifically, I focused on Hodgkin’s lymphoma and what cells the cancer occurred …
Trikafta as a new treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
The top image is a cell with a mutation causing CF, the bottom image is that same cell after treatment using Trikafta.
IUD versus Vaginal Ring Birth Control
My STEAM project is about the differences between two types of birth control, the vaginal ring and the hormonal IUD. It falls under the objective describing how ovulation, menses, pregnancy, and spermatogenesis are hormonally regulated. I am going to be talking about how both types of birth control regulate the …
Cardiac Disease Land (brought to you by nicotine) by William Andresen
The objective being covered in this project is regarding the cardiovascular system with the question: “Explain how the heart translates an electrical signal to a contraction”. Additionally, the question of how nicotine can affect this process and explain the positive correlation between elevated heart rate as a result of nicotine, …
The Components of Blood
Blood is made up of four main components which each have different job’s to do in the body. Whole blood is described as “the blood that runs through the veins, arteries, and capillaries.” (American society) Together, red blood cells and plasma make up most of blood’s volume. Red blood cells …