Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to atrophy and cells to decay. This disorder is identified from cognitive impairment accompanied by the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. I was able to represent AD in my project by having a …
Spina Bifida is a disorder in the neural tube of the spine That develops while still in the womb. There are three different types with differing severity the names are depicted in the picture. It is also a bone deformation which is the objective I covered. Myelomeningocele is the most severe out of the three followed by Meningocele and Spina Bifida Occulta. The least worrisome is called Spina Bifida Occulta, there is very little damage that this form of Spina Bifida does. It is simply a gap in the back portion of the spine where the bone didn’t completely form. There is no fluid-filled sack and no nerve damage. This form of Spina Bifida is often not found until late childhood, adulthood, and sometimes after death. The second is called Meningecele (ma-nin-jo-seal), This form of Spina Bifida is more severe than Spina Bifida Occulta. It can be seen externally, this form of Spina Bifida has a fluid-filled sack with no nerve protruding into the sack from the spinal column. There is a minor disability that goes along with this form of Spina Bifida. The third and most severe is Myelomeningocecle (my-low-ma-nin-jo-seal), which is the one people think of when they think of Spina Bifida. This is evident by a fluid-filled sack on the back and there is part of the spinal cord and nerve protruding through the gap in the spine into the fluid-filled sack. There are two different types of Myelomeningocecle one skin forms over the sack of skin and the second the area remains open and there is no protection for the exposed nerves and spinal cord. This form of Spina Bifida has moderate to severe disorders both intellectually and physically, for example, people with this form can have issues going to the bathroom (CDC. 2020 & Basaloglu et al., 2017).
CDC. (2020, September 1). What is Spina Bifida? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spinabifida/facts.html
My project was on The Integumentary system and the stages of wound healing utilizing a skin graft. I shared an experience that I had personally gone through as part of this project. For the creative portion of this project, I created a cake outlining each layer of the Integumentary system. …
Osteoporosis is a disease which causes bones to become fragile and easily broken. While it can affect anybody, the most susceptible to developing osteoporosis are women who are post-menopausal, this being considered Type I Osteoporosis. This project will show how bone development is hormonally regulated, and when those hormones are …
For my STEAM project, the learning objective that I will be focusing on is describing the functions of the integumentary. Additionally, I will also be discussing the chronic skin disorder of eczema. The integumentary system is comprised of the skin and its accessory structures. The skin is the largest organ …
My course objective covered is the muscles involved around the knee joint. In particular, I am focusing on the hamstring muscles and what happens when muscle strain occurs. A muscle strain or tear occurs when the tissue that connects to bones becomes inflamed and tears (Pruthi, et. al, 2022). Muscle …
The piece is reminiscent of “skeletons in the closet”. As such, the outer layer depicts two opening closet doors. The image shows a corpse with its body parts in various stages of decomposition, surrounded by colorful papers. I used oil pastels, cardboard, and origami paper. With this image, I depicted …
