Human STEAM

This paper relates more or less to multiple course objectives. They include the following: Describe in depth each type of epithelial and connective tissue, Know the stages of bone development and repair, Know the locations of the bones listed, Identify the key components and various structures of the nervous system.  …

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The nervous system consists of both the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) (Ohana, et al., 2014). The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and retina. (Ohana, et al., 2014). The PNS includes all other nervous structures. Such structures include nerves, ganglion, various receptors, and motor …

Rhabdomyolysis, in its simplest definition, is a condition where the intracellular components of skeletal muscle cells are released and enter the bloodstream. An article published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine in March of 2010 defines it as “…..the rapid break-down of striated muscle.” (Cervellin, Comelli, & Lippi, 2010) To …

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement and control. Over 8.5 million people, 1% of the population over the age of 55, are affected by Parkinson’s, making it the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. It is characterized by the gradual loss of dopamine-producing …

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Over the course of our lives, it is extremely likely that at one point we are going to break a bone. For some of us that comes when we are young, perhaps 18 or younger. For others, we may break a bone later in life, perhaps at the age of …

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes the neurons in the brain to degrade over time, which has a variety of effects (Datta 2024). I chose mostly to depict what the stages of the disease are and what it might look like as the disease progresses.  …