Dendritic cells
When I start learning more about dendritic cells, I couldn’t help but think about them like they are honorable knights that are running around in our body, monitoring the tissues, battling pathogens and heading to the lymph nodes to present potential dangers to the lymph node residents. Their population is …
Alcoholism and The Effects on the Body
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How Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replicates in the Body
My STEAM project depicts how HIV replicates in the body. This relates to the objectives: 29. Explain the role of the lymphatic system in the immune response 30. Identify the key structures of the lymphatic system 31. Relate how the lymphatic system can indicate disease Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV …
Parasitic Infections That Affect the Lungs
Malaria Malaria, which is most commonly spread by mosquitoes in underdeveloped countries, can be a fatal parasitic disease. After being bit by a mosquito carrying malaria, the parasites then travel to your liver where they lie dormant. The parasites usually remain dormant for about ten days, but can remain dormant …
The effect of coronary artery disease on the structure and function of the heart
Coronary artery disease is the most common heart disease in the United States and is one of the leading causes of death in both developed and undeveloped countries. It’s important to understand how such a deadly disease affects the function and structure of the heart. The objective that I will …
The HPA axis and Stress Response
This art project provides a diagram depicting the pathway of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis that is responsible for regulating cortisol secretion in response to stress. Also pictured are examples of dysfunctional HPA axis cortical pathways in comparison to a normal cortical negative feedback loop.
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
For my Steam project, the course objective that I will be covering is the cardiovascular system: blood vessels and circulation, specifically “describe the disorders of blood and how they can be treated.” We will be taking a look into Peripheral artery disease. I used clay to represent a normal artery …
Coronary Artery Disease
My art project is about one of the most common diseases that affect one of the major blood vessels or coronary artery of the heart knowing as a coronary artery disease or also called CAD – Atherosclerotic heart disease, and my art piece represent the difference stages of the disease affecting …