Multiple Sclerosis
My STEAM project represents how neurons are affected in those with Multiple Sclerosis and another way to think about the importance that the myelin sheath has on impulses and how this impacts the nervous system.
The Effects of Muscular Dystrophy in Muscular Contraction
I could not upload an actual picture, so here is the link to my project. Although muscular dystrophy affects muscle contraction, it does affect the size of the muscle as well. With muscle contractions being affected, the entire muscle becomes affected. Anna Salzman https://drive.google.com/file/d/18krerbZfbXAmK2AReJF_xsusOBxIdS3a/view?usp=sharing
Bikram Yoga and Spinal Stenosis
My steam project describes how pain and immobility caused by spinal stenosis, the narrowing of the vertebrae, can be reduced through Bikram yoga. I preformed the practice’s spinal series consisting of eleven postures. The objectives I covered were using proper terminology to describe the bones and muscles at work and …
BIPOLAR DISORDER AND THE BRAIN.
BIPOLAR DISORDER AND THE BRAIN. There is much we dont understand and still learning about mental health and the effects on the brain, this is especially true for Bipolar disorders. The media’s focus is often negative when it comes to Bipolar disorder. The media often portrays people with this disorder …
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
For my STEAM project I will be discussing squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. The objective form our class I will be expanding on is from our section on tissues, state location and various tissues of the body. Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin affects the epidermis of our skin …
Periodontitis Memory Game
I did my project on periodontitis (gum disease). With periodontitis, bacteria builds up and infects the gum tissues. The tissues involved with the gums are epithelial stratified squamous and connective proper dense. Some symptoms of periodontitis include bleeding gums, swollen gums, receding gums, bad breath, and in worsening cases tooth …
Tourette’s Syndrome Song
I have modified a simple piano song to include ‘tics.’ Tourette’s Syndrome is characterized by involuntary muscular and phonic tics. I hoped to portray life as most of us know it by the song playing as expected, and then added increasing numbers of ‘tics.’ With the tics, I wanted to …
Errors in Mitosis
My steam project focuses on Mitotic errors during different stages of Mitosis. The objective of my project is to describe the steps of mitosis, and errors that can occur during mitosis. There are many things that can go wrong during cell division, and I have demonstrated a few like SAC …
Abstraction of What Changes in the Cell Cycle to Cause Cells to Become Cancerous by Kyle Agustines
For my STEAM project in this Human Anatomy and Physiology class, I’ve decided to tackle the objective, taken from the list of unit objectives provided, reading, “describe the stages of mitosis.” The topic, or question, that I will be covering as an expansion from the aforementioned course objective that I’ve …