The Human Skull

The objective that I chose to focus on is “know the location of bones listed”. This one sounds easy enough, but the human skull has twenty two bones alone. At the beginning of this unit, I really only knew about the mandible, the frontal bone, the temporal bone and the …

Mitosis in Cancer Cells vs Regular Cells: Prohpase to Telophase

Mitosis in Cancer CellsCheyenne FriedersdorffDepartment of Biology and Wildlife, University of AlaskaBIOL 111X: Human Anatomy and Physiology Professor Don LarsonJune 23, 2023 The cell cycle is an interesting subject to broach. The different stages of mitosis and how the cell reproduces and forms new cells has caught my attention in …

The Amazing Bone Game: A Summation

The Amazing Bone Game: A SummationIvana L. BritoDepartment of Biology and Wildlife, University of AlaskaBIOL 111X: Human Anatomy and Physiology IProfessor Don LarsonJune 23, 2023 As college students, it is easy to overlook the importance of taking our daily vitamins, nourishingour bodies and reminding ourselves of the importance of strong …

The Difference Between Normal Distal Femur and Distal Femur With Osteosarcoma

Above an example of what the development of an osteosarcoma tumor looks like, which usually occurs at the distal end of the femur around the epiphyseal plate in young adults. Often during a growth spurt. As there was no indication to which cell specifically the cancer developed it is possibly …