Understanding the Human Gut Microbiome from a Utopian Perspective
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, are both novels that demonstrate a perfect utopian society is not possible. In these stories, human self-actualization leads to the discrepancies and downfall of societies deemed dystopian. The human gut microbiome can be compared to a city struggling to be …
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM: HOW TATTOO INK IS DISPERSED INTO THE SKIN
The integumentary system is the body’s largest organ. It refers to the skin and its associated structures such as: hair, nails, and glands. The skin provides multiple functions like; protection which provides a barrier against harmful substances, sensation- this allows the nerve ending to detect touch, pressure, pain, and temperature, …
The Muscles That Extend/Flex the Knee
I did my STEAM project on the muscles that are involved in the extension and flexion of the knee. There are many muscles involved but the main muscles on the anterior portion are the rectus femurs, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and the vastus intermedius. The vastus intermedius is located deep …
Baniika Slats -Steam Project
I done my project on the Paget’s Disease of Bone. This disease in the bones that causes excessive bone breakage and regrowth. The objectives that I used was to know the stages of bone growth and repair, along with how bones are horomonally regulated. I created a pamphlet, unfortunately I …
Michael Austin – Steam – Bone
This project is covering bone movement when different factors of growth, age, and living conditions or other factors are present via a musical representation. The type of music is referred to as pragmatic since there is a programmed idea and a specific meaning behind the sound. The example I am …
The Human Brain and Depression
Why Does a Major Depressive Disorder Change Your Brain? Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by persistent low mood, often accompanied by cognitive dysfunction, physical symptoms, and impaired social function. No one knows for sure what causes depression, but researchers have determined that it is definitely a disorder that has biological …