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 …
Analysis of the History of Breast Cancer in Renaissance Italy Through Art
On the first night of class, Professor Larson mentioned some students were likely taking the class because they plan on going to medical school. By taking this class, they could expand their understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the body for the purpose of treating its diseases in possible …
Stroke Watercolor Painting STEAM Project
This is a watercolor painting of an ischemic stroke when an artery toward the brain is blocked and the oxygen and nutrients is not able to reach the brain. The longer it takes to catch this stroke, the more damage will be done so it is best to catch this …
Annelise Fullerton STEAM Project
Videos of the Simple Machines in Action (click here) In order to demonstrate and elaborate on the “describe how muscle contraction is induced” learning objective, I created a simple machine to illustrate the process. I expanded on the material by going into much greater depth on the individual steps that …
Diabetic Neuropathy
This paper is about diabetes. Diabetes is a big part of my family, my grandma had it for years and I took care of her. I learned a lot about diabetes during the time I took care of her. Diabetes from then has been a huge interest in my life. …
Healthy Cell vs Cancer Cell ( Pancreatic Cancer)
Threw out our unit and labs learning on cells and their functions we learned the stages of mitosis; prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase this is known as the cell cycle. We know that in this cycle cells divide cells and make copies of themselves. Cells are supposed to do this …
Temporomandibular Disorders
This STEAM Project is about Temporomandibular Disorders, or TMDs. These disorders are often called TMJ, however, this term properly only refers to the associated Temporomandibular joint. The temporomandibular joint is a synovial joint containing an articular disc. This joint connects the mandible and the temporal bone. Movement of this joint …