Breaking Open Swañata Respiratory Systems
Fick’s law In order to fully represent the variables maximized with Fick’s law, I chose to create a swan piñata. Avian respiratory systems have evolved to manipulate three of the five variables in Fick’s law in order to increase metabolic rates and maintain body mass scaling necessary for flight: R=KA(P1-P2)/d …
Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma
The models below are made out of play doe, and each are layers of the skin. The three types of cancers each have something in common; each have very common risk factors and are treated the same, by Mohs micrographic surgery, and all are required to have frequent follow ups …
Christian Bolton Endocarditis
My name is Christian Bolton and my project covers endocarditis. The objective of my project is to look at the effect of bacterial and fungal growth on the hearts function. Specifically, how it hinders the overall flow of blood through the heart and hinders valves from functioning properly in the …
Effects of Chronic Endometriosis on 18 year old and Fiancé
This project was focused on endometriosis and the effects this chronic disease can have on the diagnosed individual. Olivia was diagnosed with chronic endometriosis at the age of 17 which was followed by her first surgery to remove scar tissue. Two years later she is engaged to David and they …
Tension Pneumothorax
This STEAM project depicts a tension pneumothorax and the effects is has on respiratory and cardiac functions. I used a green balloon to depict the lungs (specifically the visceral pleura) and a white balloon to depict the parietal pleura. during a tension pneumothorax also known as a collapsed lung, the …
Explain how the breasts change during pregnancy
My project uses flowers blooming in place of lobules in the breast to mimic how the breast enlarges and gets full throughout the stages of pregnancy.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)
My project dives into Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, a disease better known as “Broken Heart Syndrome”, known for mimicking signs and symptoms of a heart attack during or after extremely stressful or emotional situations.
Stomach Cancer and the Layers of the Stomach
The first picture is of a healthy stomach. The second is a stomach with a stage four adenocarcinoma (the white caulking spread throughout the layers). The first layer of the stomach is the mucosa. It is represented by the milk carton in red and the inside of the stomach has …