The Epidural

For my project I wanted to explore the topic of epidurals. The objectives that I find relevant to this topic include, compare, and contrast the central nervous system, Identify the 7 functions of the bone, know the parts of the bone and their shape. When a woman gets an epidural, …

Cake Ingredients as Organic Molecules and The Human Cell

The objectives from the course that I connected my project to are: to “Identify Nucleic Acids, Lipids, Carbohydrates and Proteins”, and “Compare and Contrast the different organic molecules” as well as to “know the different energy molecules in the cell and their use in anaerobic and aerobic exercise”.  For my …

Alzheimers: A Degenerative Disease of The Nervous System

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to atrophy and cells to decay. This disorder is identified from cognitive impairment accompanied by the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. I was able to represent AD in my project by having a …

Objective: Describing tissues in the Integumentary system and their function.

My project was on The Integumentary system and the stages of wound healing utilizing a skin graft. I shared an experience that I had personally gone through as part of this project. For the creative portion of this project, I created a cake outlining each layer of the Integumentary system. …

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease which causes bones to become fragile and easily broken. While it can affect anybody, the most susceptible to developing osteoporosis are women who are post-menopausal, this being considered Type I Osteoporosis.  This project will show how bone development is hormonally regulated, and when those hormones are …

First Line of Defense: Eczema, Disorder of the Skin

For my STEAM project, the learning objective that I will be focusing on is describing the functions of the integumentary. Additionally, I will also be discussing the chronic skin disorder of eczema. The integumentary system is comprised of the skin and its accessory structures. The skin is the largest organ …