Human STEAM – Page 161 – Creative Projects from UAF Human A+P Students

rthomas21 April 16, 2020 April 16, 2020 STEAM Projects

Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease

This cholesterol model serves to elucidate both the structure and destructive potential of cholesterol in the cardiovascular system. In the rings of the model are some of the most common cholesterol-induced cardiovascular diseases: Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke, and High Blood Pressure. Although cholesterol is necessary for metabolic …

lmerrit8 April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 STEAM Projects

COVID-19 STEAM PROJECT-Laz Merrit & Jon Snowden

For our steam project we chose to cover Covid-19 and the effects on the respiratory system. We made a respiratory system using two straws, and two sandwich bags. The straws represent the nose, mouth and bronchioles leading to the lungs, represented by the sandwich bags. Covid-19 enters through the respiratory …

ssmeier April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 STEAM Projects / Uncategorized

Effects Diseases Have On Leukocytes

I did my project on the effects diseases have on the amount of leukocytes. I found when there is a deficiency of white blood cells to fewer than four thousand cells per microliter of blood it is called leukopenia. The opposite of leukopenia is leukocytosis. Leukocytosis is an increase in …

ckbeaver April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Uncategorized

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

I did my project on diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA). In the image, it shows the difference for a person with normal blood glucose levels and someone who has high blood glucose levels due to DKA.

rdsammarks April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Uncategorized

PCOS Uterus Model by Allison Cline and Reese Sam-Marks

We chose Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) for our project. PCOS is a hormonal disorder that affects the ovaries and causes them to enlarge and develop cysts. For the art portion of the project, we used air dry clay to create a model of a uterus. The left side shows a …

Wilson’s Disease STEAM Project Smathers

STEAM BIOL 112 Wilson’s Disease

My STEAM project this semester includes an abstract collage piece on Wilson’s Disease, a disorder that causes an accumulation and build up of copper in the body and several bodily organs. Thank you!

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dwrabe April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Uncategorized

Pregnancy Gingivitis Caricature – Dustin Rabe

The medium I decided to use for the visualization of pregnancy gingivitis is a caricature drawing which focuses on the mouth. The caricature is separated into left and right with the left being male with some plaque but healthy gums with localized gingivitis towards the back, while the right shows …

accline2 April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Uncategorized

PCOS Model by Allison Cline & Reese Sam-Marks

For our project, we did it on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a hormonal disorder that causes the ovaries to enlarge and develop cysts. For our model, we used air dry clay to create a uterus. On the left side is a healthy uterus with an ovary that …

jpdurnford April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 Uncategorized

An analogy of a tuberculosis granuloma and risk factors

The balloon represents the tuberculosis granuloma and the pencil represents risk factors such as smoking, stress, immune suppression and so on. A balloon and a sharp object. Kind of oversimplified, but it works to an extent. I know it isn’t very artistic but this is pretty much the most I …

Pathway of Blood Through the Heart

Alyssa Sagorsky – Pathway of Blood Through the Heart

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