Asthma Causes and Effects
Everyone probably knows someone who has asthma. The CDC estimates “About 1 in 12 people (about 25 million) have asthma, and the numbers are increasing every year.” (paragraph 1). Due to asthma being common, it is easy to overlook information about such a topic, which is why this paper will …
Cardiac-Respiratory system
Steam Project The objective of my project is to cover the respiratory-cardiac systems, the module is on the lower respiratory tract and the artery and venous structures connecting to the heart, and how they interact with the respiratory system. In my report, my intentions were to compare the structures of …
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 …
The Path of Blood Through the Heart and Circulatory system
The path of our blood flow through the heart and the circulatory system is amazing. Our deoxygenated blood from the body enters the right side of the heart from the Superior and Inferior Vena Cava. Our oxygenated-rich blood is delivered from the lungs back to the Left side of the …
Eosinophils and How They Defend Against Helminths
Objective: Describe the various WBC and their function Topic: Eosinophils and how they defend against parasites Media: A drawn comic depicting how eosinophils fight against parasites. Eosinophils as a super hero and a parasite as the villain In my comic eosinophils are shown as the super heroes fighting against the villain, …