Holoprosencephaly This project is about the complex brain malformation called holoprosencephaly. The objectives covered are “Cleavage, Blastocyst Formation, Implantation, Placental Formation, Gastrulation, Organogenesis, and Birth” and “Describe the major steps of fetal development”. Holoprosencephaly is caused by incomplete cleavage during development. Cleavage is the division of cells during development. Between …
Hunter McDonald Don Larson Steam Project 17 April 2022 Pnemonuia and the effects Pneumonia is a condition in the lungs’ air sacs caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. Pneumonia can affect people of all ages, but children, geriatric, and those with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to severe …
Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness that primarily affects the lungs and the respiratory system. It is a condition that causes narrowing of the airways and inflammation, making it difficult to move air. This can cause various symptoms, including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. In this essay, …
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 …
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, …
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 …