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=Introduction = Welcome to my Anatomy portfolio! Here I will show you all of the knowledge I have gained by taking this class, and all the projects I have created reflecting the information I have gained. Over the course of the year, the class and myself have learned about tissues of the human body, damages caused to the skin due to over sun exposure, the joints and bones of the body, and many disorders of the body reflected in our Wikipedias and blogs.

In this portfolio, you will find thirteen projects, blogs or Wikipedias I created or I created by collaborating with others. The first is the tissues power point I created following learning about the body's tissues and taking pictures of them during a lab. This artifact is followed by a brochure I created discussing skin cancer. It informs the reader of the ways skin cancer is created, how it is treated, how it is prevented and signs of skin cancer. Then you will find the joint Wikipedia I created with my fellow classmates, Samantha and Ashley, about the Knee. Following the Knee Wikipedia, I have included a blog discussing the controversy of stem-cell research and about placenta-cord banking. I have also included a Wikipedia on the bone disorder, Rickets and a Wikipedia on Ultrasound Imaging. I have also included a project on muscle history, paralysis, a nervous system wiki, blogs on steroids as well as the book, "A Whole new Mind," and finally reflections on the sheep heart and cat dissections. Also on this portfolio you will learn about my future goals and other information about myself. I hope you enjoy my projects as I have spent much time and energy on them. Scroll down or click on the navigational bar to the right to jump to the topic desired.

=Biography = My name is Angeline and I am a junior in high school. I personally enjoy reading, writing, singing and taking photographs. Before school, I am a member of a small elite singing group called Women's Ensemble and also am sectional leader for this choir and 2 others.Through this I have gone to state competitions each year getting the highest rating possible, as well as with the choir and have also received numerous other awards in theatre and voice. I also am a member of NHS, Tri-M, and Key Club. Because I am a singer, I took anatomy to learn more about my body, specifically muscles to learn how to better my singing by learning how my body works. I also think everyone should know how their body works, whether they go into the medical field or not. After high school, I am considering a career in psychiatry. My three top colleges are San Francisco State, UCSF and USD. I hope to be a top family psychiatrist someday.

=Tissues Project = media type="custom" key="413699" media type="custom" key="413703" (Tissues of the Human Body Powerpoint presentation created by Angeline Pierson in October 2007. This project identifies and gives facts upon the tissues of the body.)

The tissues presentation via slide show was created to help others understand the body's tissues by using pictures, sound, and condensed information in simple terms. This also was a favorite of mine, and felt so accomplished by the end of it. I believe I did a very good job on this project and would have done nothing different, except for maybe taking more time on recording audio. I believe the information was effectively given, as well as making an attractive and easy to use slide show. I never realized all of the tissues of the body until this project, and learned so much about the many cells within my body. I have realized how much knowledge I have gained on this subject when watching medical shows and I understand the medical lingo. My personal goal for this project, which I believe I have attained, is to help others learn about bodily tissues easily, effectively, while keeping them captivated. =Brochure =  (Skin Cancer Brochure created by Angeline Pierson on October 23, 2007. This project shows the effects of skin overexposure to the sun. It includes treatments for cancer and preventitive measures.)

With this brochure, the overall goal of this was to create a brochure informing readers about skin cancer. It identifies the signs of skin cancer, preventive measures as well as treatments if cancer occurs. Personally, this is my favorite project the class has completed because I learned so much and enjoyed making a colorful and attractive brochure.I believe this is my best work and would have done nothing different if I was to repeat this project. I included this because it shows all of the information I have gained on skin cancer, as well as my hard work on creating an attractive brochure. I believe this project gets the point across about skin cancer, while it is still eye-catching and interesting. As an already obsessive sun-avoider, I was able to learn more about why it is good I do not go out into the sun in excess. It also motivated me to continue with this belief and also learned some other preventive measures I can take that I never realized before. =Joint Wikipedia = Knee Wikipedia (Knee Joint Wikipedia created by Angeline Pierson, Samantha Pearson, and Ashley Taylor between December 17, 2007- January 7, 2007. Gives facts on the knee joint specifically for sixth graders.)

This Wikipedia was designed to be for 6th graders learning about joints, specifically the knee. I completed this with Samantha and Ashley. I believe we did a very good job on this Wikipedia, although I do believe we could have spent more time, possibly explaining more and using more simple words. However, I have had a similar vocabulary since 6th grade, so I do not believe the page was too advanced. I also believe I did not learn very much about the knee, so if I was to repeat this project, I would have taken more time to learn about the knee so I could effectively explain what I wrote about to others. I learned how much was exactly in the knee, such as ligaments and blood supplies. I learned how surgery was performed as well as little facts like babies do not have knee caps! I believe we achieved our goal of creating an insightful page with the intention of teaching 6th graders.

=Blog = [|Genetically Modified Babies? (Blog Discussion)] (Genetically modified babies? created by Angeline Pierson on September 14, 2007. Discusses the controversial topic of stem-cell research, an important topic of the 21st century.)

With this blog, all students were asked to discuss a controversial topic of our time. I chose to discuss the controversy of stem-cell researching, specifically controversy over using a combination of animal and human embryos. I learned and also gained more insight into my feelings upon this subject. I then learned about Placenta-cord banking, which is done at birth, that is much less controversial than stem-cells and also does not end in a fetus' death. I did a very good job on explaining my opinions without being offensive and also realized I was slightly unknowledgable about something I thought I believed. If I had a chance to repeat this project, I would have maybe been in more depth and wish I would have written the Blog better. I achieved my goal of explaining a pressing topic and hoping it would encourage others to understand beliefs before claiming that view. =Wikipedia = Rickets Bone Disorder Wikipedia (Rickets Bone Disorder created by Angeline Pierson November 15, 2007. Shows the symptoms and treatment measures of the childhood bone disorder, Rickets which is prominent in countries without advanced medicine.)

In this Wikipedia, I chose to discuss the Bone disorder of Rickets. I chose this because I believe it is an important disease for parents or future parents to know about to therefore prevent it in their children. This Wikipedia discusses what it is, signs and symptoms, causes, who is at risk, treatments and diagnosis. I included this Wikipedia because I believe it is an important disease to understand and I also believed I did a very good job. If I would have done this Wikipedia again I would have hoped for better pictures to use on the page. I learned so much about Rickets and preventive measures, such as increasing calcium intake. I honestly had only heard of the word Rickets before, never what it meant. By doing this project, I was able to learn about this disease and be more informed. My goal for this page is to educate others on the disease to prevent it for their future children or help current parents prevent this disease in their children. I hope to achieve my goal by increasing traffic to this page so others can learn more.

=Other Artifact: Wikipedia = Ultrasound Imaging Wikipedia (Ultrasound Imaging created by Angeline Pierson, Justin Owen and Jeffrey Lee September 2007. Explains the uses and method of using Ultrasound imaging.)

For this Wikipedia, I collaberated with Jeffrey and Justin. Within this wikipedia page, I wrote about the medical uses of ultrasound imaging, how it works and the history of it. I enjoyed doing this project and learned how it is done which I found useful when I had to have a echocardiogram on my heart. I personally believe I did very well on this wikipedia and would have not done anything different. I believe I learned alot by doing a good job on this page. My goal for this page is to provide information for others about ultrasound imaging. Some people may believe ultrasounds could be harmful to the body like X-Rays can be. I realized how non-invasive this imaging is although all imaging should be done in moderation. I hope this page has helped others understand medical imaging in case if it is ever used on them.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Muscle History = media type="custom" key="780529" (<span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">Muscle History powerpoint was created by Angeline Pierson in early 2008. The powerpoint shows the history of Anatomy and the progression of the science.)

On this powerpoint, I worked by myself to complete the project. I discussed the history of each important leaders of anatomy, their styles of teaching and also commented on their anatomical drawings and how the drawings compare to modern beliefs and views. I truly enjoyed this project because I learned about where the anatomy subject came from, as well as to compare and contrast the changes that have occured over time. I had no clue about some of these leaders, and also developed more views on Da Vinci, since i mostly knew about him through his non-medical drawings and also about who the famous author of Gray's Anatomy was and other contributions he made.My goal with my powerpoint was to inspire others to think about how important the study of anatomy is and how it has progressed over the years. =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Anatomy Apprentice = <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)"> media type="custom" key="818865" (Anatomy Apprentice was done in collaboration with Heather L, Jeffrey L, Jamie V and myself in 2008. The powerpoint was used in combination with notes to teach the class on the subject of paralysis.)

With this powerpoint, Heather, Jeffrey, Jamie and myself collaborated to compile all the symptoms, effects and causes of paralysis in the body. We explained why the body may have paralysis, the types of paralysis and what can be expected physiologically after having a stroke or other experience that could cause paralysis. I found this subject particularly helpful since my father had a TIA stroke last year, and it was interesting to see how it was caused and how lucky my dad was to not have permanent residuals from the stroke, such as having paralysis. My goal for this project is to help others understand the seriousness of paralysis and what it can be caused by, and therefore hopefully prevent the things that could cause paralysis. I particularly found interest in the types of paralysis that can occur, because I always though it would be either one or both sides of the body, not in a centralized area such as just the left arm.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Nervous System Wiki = Parkinson's Disease <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">(Nervous System Wiki was done in collaboration with Ashley and Sam in 2008. The wiki was used to educate others on Parkinson's Disease; its causes as well as what can be done to treat it and prevent Parkinson's.)

The nervous system wiki was done in collaboration with Ashley and Sam to educate our classmates and others on Parkinson's disease, by learning what it is, how to prevent it and how to treat the disease. I learned how uncertain the medical field is about the causes of Parkinson's, although it can be determined it is mostly hereditary as well as from environment. It also was interesting to hear about all the famous people who have/had Parkinson's and all that they are doing to prevent and gain awareness for the disease. My goal is to educate others on the disease, since many have heard about it from Michael J. Fox, and to hopefully inspire others someday to help find a cure or efficient treatment for the disease.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Blog- A Whole New Mind = [|Creativity Rising] <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">(A blog reflecting an excerpt from Right Brain Rising by Daniel Pink by Angeline in April 2008 This blog summarized the chapter read, what type of thinker I am as well as if our school is more R-Directed or L-Directed.)

This blog I titled "Creativity Rising" is probably my favorite assignment of this whole entire year. The class was asked to read a excerpt from Right Brain Rising by Daniel Pink. It was interesting to hear all the things he did during experimentation during writing the book, and also how people's method of thinking should be redirected. I was able to evaluate my own thinking. Although I believe I am more R-Directed in my thinking, I think anyone can be trained to switch between either side, because I think I can do that. I also enjoyed evaluating faith on their lack of R-Directed curriculum in school (and I'm glad to hear Mr. Orr is going to be helping teachers intragrate technology into classes... which is definitely R-Directed!) My goal with this blog was and still is to encourage people to read the chapter we did, as well as to make schools more R-Directed, since society is going this way. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)"> =<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Blog-Steroids = [|Roids are all the Rage, but are they worth it?] <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">(A blog reflecting upon steroid usage and the prevalence of it in high school athletes. By Angeline in February 2008)

This blog I called "Roids are all the Rage, but are they worth it?" discusses the side effects of using steroids to enhance an athlete's performance. It also touches on the subject of how it has become a common place in professional sports but more disturbingly in high school athletics. After looking at all the horribly diseases I could contract as well as the negative physical changes that could occur to my body, it is a wonder anyone would want to use steroids. To quote, "But on the illegal, enhancing side of steroids, all the risks out weigh the benefits. The athlete may have gained temporary body perfection, but in turn shortened their life by exposing themselves to heart disease, cancer, bone loss and HIV. The idea of having a perfect body may be nice for the moment, but soon the body will start to experience the withdrawls of the drug and will affect not only the person, but those around them due to their mental state." I believe that quote sums this blog up the best. Yes, steroids can be used to help those who need it medically, but otherwise they have no business being in athletes or athletic trainer's hands. My goal is to at least influence someone to stop using steroids or just prevent one person from using them.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Sheep Heart Dissection = media type="custom" key="818885" media type="custom" key="818899" media type="custom" key="818905" <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">(Sheep Heat Dissection was done in collaboration with Jiyoon K) For this dissection Jiyoon and myself teamed up to dissect the Sheep Heart. We learned alot about how the heart functions and also the location of the parts of the heart. I learned how thick and open the aorta is, but how tiny and enclosed the vena cavas were. It was just interesting to see what a heart truly looks like, since most people have a misconception and that the heart is just a simple structure easy to look at and understand like a diagram. I never knew that the heart chambers had different looking linings and shapes. My goal was to squash my own misconceptions on what the heart looked like and to more understand the structures within my own body.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Cat Dissection = media type="custom" key="818921" media type="custom" key="818923"

<span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">(Done in collaboration with Jiyoon and Heather) On this dissection, I faced some of my not so favorite experiences. I want to be a psychiatrist which means I must go through medical school and have to dissect, but I was having a hard time with doing the cat dissection. But, I have learned so much about the muscles of the body, and what exactly skin looks like compared to the muscles (I at first thought the cats still had skin, and still referred to layers of muscle for awhile as skin.) I never knew what fascia was or what it's purpose was... and also how tough and abundant it was! It was cool to see how tough or what the texture was of so many different items in the body we had learned about throughout the year. The only thing I disliked about this porject was taking the pictures, because it distracted me from doing what the book said to do, and also to just explore and learn about the body.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Conclusion = <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">In conclusion, overall I enjoyed all the projects I have done this year and have evaluated myself and realized I have learned a lot of new and important information. I learned about the tissues of the body, which is useful when understanding medical lingo and also when seeing bodily organs. I also prepared a brochure on skin cancer and learned more preventive steps to protecting myself as well as incentives to not "worship" the sun. Samantha, Ashley and I created a Wikipedia on the knee in which I learned about the knee's uses and all of the ligaments and blood supplies within it. I also learned about knee surgery, which was the highlight of the project for me. The blog was also an important artifact, since it showed an educated opinion upon stem-cell research and placenta cord banking. I have also included artifacts from my Wikipedia on Rickets and Ultrasound imaging, explaining what it is and prevention measures for the latter, and what it is and how it is used for the later.

After reflecting upon each of these projects I have done, I have realized all of the knowledge I have gained since beginning this class. I had no understanding of the body tissues and now I understand why organs are a certain texture or how they carry out their tasks thanks to the certain type of tissue found in that organ. In the subject of skin cancer, I was able to further my knowledge of preventative measures and also an incentive on avoiding excess sun by seeing symptoms, treatments and photographs of cancerous areas. On the knee, however, I was only able to retain a little information on the subject. I felt I did not go in depth as much and felt slightly rushed on the project, therefore I have only learned bits and pieces about the knee joint. I do know interesting facts about the knee and also learned the intricacy of knee surgery. On the blog, I was able to gain a better grasp on stem-cell research and now can rightfully say I have an opinion upon that matter. I was able to learn about Rickets to therefore prevent my children from developing the disease and help others prevent it also. Lastly, I was able to learn about Ultrasound Imaging and subsequently see it in action upon my heart, and understand what they were doing to my body.

In closing, I personally would like to thank you for viewing my presentation. I hope you have found it interesting and insightful.

=<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 38)">Final Reflection/Conclusion = <span style="color: rgb(99, 18, 151)">In conclusion, all that I had learned first semester and some of second seemed to culminate in the last few weeks with our studies in dissections. I learned about where anatomy had come from with studying Da Vinci, Gray and Vasuchi. I then learned about how Paralysis comes to be and affects the body. I then blogged on the book A Whole New Mind and how the world should start to teach R-Directed, not L-Directed, as well as I blogged on steroids and how common it is in high school and how it could and should be prevented. For wikipedia projects, I learned about Parkinsons and how it occurs, since I had no idea before and I should since it is so often discussed in media. I finally discussed the influence and importance of the dissections done and how it helped pull together all the subjects we had discussed this year. After reflecting on this whole year, I have realized my basic and some advanced knowledge of the body is much greater. I can understand how diseases affect and occur within the body and also how drugs can impact the body. I understand how each little part ties into the whole big picture in making my body function. In closing, I hope you have enjoyed my reflections and thank you for taking the time to read this page.