Erika Alarcon
Cancer: How It Affects the Body and Treatment Cancer. The big C word. All have heard of it, maybe even know someone who has had it, or passed from it. It’s one of the deadliest and increasingly popular diseases affecting Americans with an estimated 1.9 million cases being reported in …
The Structure and Evolution of the Facial Musculoskeletal System
The objective of this project was to relate the interaction of muscles and the skeletal system. To illustrate this, I created a makeup tutorial-style video where I used makeup and face paint to transform my face into a living model of the major facial bones and muscles. I identified the …
Benefits of the Skull
Benefits of the Skull The objective that I am covering for this STEAM project is “Know the parts of the bone and their shape.” Cranium is the protective shell, that protects the brain. It consists of 22 bones. The lower jaw (mandible) of the skull is the …
Hyaline Cartilage and Its Healing Process
Cartilage is an important part of the human body. Cartilage can protect other body parts and it can connect bones to each other. In this case, hyaline cartilage is one of the most important cartilages found in a person’s body. Hyaline cartilage is considered a connective tissue and is found …
Femoral Neck Stress Fracture Classification
I originally stated I would be researching stress fractures and the healing process for my STEAM project. However, after conducting further research, I decided to focus on one specific area as each has a somewhat different healing time. The area of focus for this project is femoral neck stress fractures …
What happens to tissue after an injury, explain the tissue healing process in detail?
STEAM PROJECT Topic: What happens to tissue after an injury, explain the tissue healing process in detail. Objective: Describe tissues in the integumentary system and their functions. The integumentary system is the largest organ of the human body. The components of the integumentary system are: Skin Hair Nails Glands The …
Energy pathways of Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise in Skeletal Muscles
For my STEAM project, I concentrated on the muscles, unit #5. The particular course objective I focused on in my project is “know the different energy molecules in the cell and their use in anaerobic and aerobic exercise”. For my piece, I created a comic that depicts the skeletal muscles …