The lungs and the heart are two separate organs that interact. “The heart maintains blood flow, and the muscles of the chest wall and diaphragm ventilate the lung. Most importantly, the proper match between these functions maintains adequate P O2 gradients which direct the O2 flow through the system.” In …
For my project I created a clay model of the heart and showing the location of a blockage in the left descending coronary artery. I showed how one blockage in the major artery can quickly cause tissue death, and how significant the damage can be in a short amount …
I chose to do my STEAM project on circadian rhythms, and specifically their effect on athletic performance. The artwork I made doesn’t necessarily represent the athletic performance aspect, but it is representational of our body’s internal clocks. I made a version of Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” but instead of having …
For my STEAM project, I wanted to show the effects of asthma through a saxophone quartet composition. I included both the follow-along score from musescore as well as a stacked recording of myself playing all four parts together. (It could have been better with practice, but I only finished writing …
This project I just made a short comic on how birth control prevents pregnancy. I also added in what happens
The red blood cell begins life in one of the bone marrows, our heroine begins her life in the femur factory! At first she is a little confused, but soon finds the signs that lead her to the right atrium, just up the veins. From there she makes it to …
My STEAM project was about the Wim Hof Breathing Technique. His breathing technique is said to have many health benefits when practiced with time and commitment. The piece of art I made is an interactive piece. Much like a children’s book. The pull tab at the bottom represents breathing and the little flip tabs up top are for inhaling and exhaling. I took a video of this, but was having trouble uploading it, so email me if you would like to see it in action.
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My project is on left ventricular hypertrophy. It is a condition characterized by the enlargement of the wall of the left ventricle. This condition is most commonly caused by hypertension but can have several other causes as well. The hand in the picture is meant to represent the excess pressure …
For this project, I tried my best to create an accurate map of human veins and arteries of the torso. Through my research, I was able to understand how veins and arteries are able to constantly move and profuse blood throughout the body. I drew the artery and vein map …
The appearance of the kidneys while in Stage IV of Renal Cell Carcinoma. The cancer takes up viable tissue in the kidney, resulting in impaired functions. At this point lymph nodes are extremely swollen and the cancer has spread to other places in the body.