STEAM Project Structure and function the heart I decided to do my STEAM project on the structure and function of the heart. The heart is described as a remarkable “pump” that propels blood into major vessels, the aorta and the pulmonary trunk. From these vessels the blood is distributed to …
For my STEAM project I focused on the objective “explain the structure and function of the heart”. I also examine three congenital heart defects. The medium that I used was digital drawing. The heart has 4 chambers, and they are best characterized into the left and right chambers. Blood first …
The development of a baby within the human body is quite fascinating. Sometimes I can’t believe that it’s even possible that we as humans can grow another full functioning human. The development of a baby takes nine months to grow. Throughout this time. The baby will go from a sperm …
This STEAM project will be focusing on a positive feedback loop that happens at the end of pregnancy to initiate labor. Positive feedback loops are not common in the human body. This is because they can become unstable and dangerous very easily. I was able to research some other human …
My STEAM project for this semester focuses on red blood cells (RBCs) and hemoglobin, more specifically how the most common type of anemia affects RBCs. The RBC (displayed as PlayDoh) contains hemoglobin (displayed as ribbons). Each ribbon color represents the four globular protein subunits that make up a hemoglobin molecule. …
In this artistic masterpiece included above, I have decided to visually portray how the human brain splits up some of the main tasks pertaining to the control the organ has over the lungs. Lung control through the autonomic nervous system is headed by the activity of respiratory centers found in …
I decided to do my STEAM project on cardiovascular disease because there are so many types of heart disease, they are known as stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, endocarditis, and many more. The two I am interested in is CAD- coronary artery disease and hypotension, …
The liver has many functions to help the body, for example, remove waste by producing bile and break down fats in the small intestine during digestion. They can also produce certain proteins for blood plasma and can regulate blood clotting. Clearance of the bilirubin is another function of the liver …
I choose to do my project on the function and the formation of the placenta. It was interesting to learn how the placenta is formed and functions. I find it fascinating that the body forms this extra organ at conception and discards it after it completes its purpose.
The rabies virus is very sneaky. From the start, the virus travels along the neural pathway into the central nervous system. The virus will infect the muscle cells closest to the site of infection. This is where they can replicate without being “seen” by the infected immune system. They replicate, …
