Passive Immunity Vs. Active Immunity: How the Body Fights Influenza (The Flu)
The human body has many ways of protecting itself from getting sick, especially from viruses like influenza, which most people just call the flu. The immune system is responsible for this protection and fights infections in two main ways: active immunity and passive immunity. Both work to protect the body …
Ventral Septal Defects
Left bottle is the lungs, then right ventricle, then left ventricle, and the far right bottle is the body. The first tube is the pulmonary arteries, middle tube is the VSD, and the right tube is the aorta.
Alveolar Impact of Cystic Fibrosis – Jace Vesely
This is my brochure on Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and how it impacts the Alveoli specifically. This is in it’s brochure form since this is how I am going to print it. I really enjoyed learning about how CF impacts the alveoli not through any currently proven direct means, but through …
Nutrition During the menstrual cycle
Females have historically been underrepresented in scientific research, especially in areas like sports science and nutrition. This has made it more difficult to fully understand female physiology, even though there are clear biological differences between males and females. One of the most important differences is the menstrual cycle, which involves …
Understanding Lung Diseases: COPD, Asthma, and Beyond
For my STEAM project, I chose to explore the respiratory system and the diseases that affect it. I will focus on conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma. The respiratory system plays a major role in our lives by supplying the body with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. …