For my project, I created a children’s book outlining what it means to have Sickle Cell Disease, a disorder where red blood cells are irregularly shaped like a sickle rather than a biconcave circle. The book follows the struggles of Steve the sickle cell as he tries to carry oxygen …
Barrett’s Esophagus is a condition in which the esophagus becomes damaged by acid reflux, also known as heartburn. For my STEAM project, I have decided to sculpt two separate stomachs and esophagi out of clay. The green cotton balls represent the stomach acid, and I also included the texture of …
For my steam project, I used Red bull cans to create the ECG line that would represent atrial fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia often caused by excessive consumption of energy drinks. Atrial Fibrillation, if serious enough can cause heart attacks, strokes and thromboembolisms, all live-threatening cardiac conditions. The rhythm can …
“The Adventures of Pinny the Pinniped” By Eleanor Ransdell-Green & Jeremy Sanchez Abstract: The book “The Adventures of Pinny the Pinniped” tells the tale of a young elephant seal pup named Pinny, who must overcome his fears of diving in the ocean to survive and prepare for a long migration …
My STEAM project will focus on the development of the placenta. It will also focus on what hormones the placenta produces, how they each work, and what can cause the placenta to be damaged. I decided to draw a picture of an unborn baby in a mother’s stomach to show …
My STEAM project was focused on lactational mastitis. I made cupcakes to take an artistic fun and less painful view of this disease. These cupcakes represent breasts that have lactational mastitis. The sprinkles represent the redness of the skin and the inflammation. The strawberry is the inflamed areola, as the …
Our steam project covers how hormones exert control over target cells and how feedback within those systems works. We specifically chose to cover cortisol and its long-term effects. We used two separate comics to show this. One comic follows a college student through an average, albeit, stressful day. Their day …
Abstract Consistency of stool can be used as an indicator of gut health. Gastrointestinal disorders are often embarrassing to talk about. The use of the Bristol Stool Form Scale can help alleviate the difficulties without having to say out loud how your stools look. The Bristol Stool Form Scale(BSFS) is …
The HPA-axis (Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis) is the neuroendocrine system that responds to stressors. Stress can introduce profound physiological implications that are acute as well as chronic. From an evolutionary perspective, a stress response is crucial for survival in harsh conditions to guarantee the passing on of genes during reproduction. The HPA-axis …
This STEAM project compares behavioral and physiological thermoregulation strategies of animals, specifically focusing on that of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Thermoregulation incorporates all phenomena, both behavioral and physiological, by which an organism maintains its body temperature within certain boundaries. This is a dynamic, homeostatic interaction …
