Cameron+M.

toc =Introduction= Welcome to my portfolio, this will display my best work and major projects I have composed throughout the first semester. This will be reflecting on my overall performance in the first semester. Click any of my links below to visit a digital archive of my work.

First, we have my Biography which will include my interests in Anatomy, career goals, and my expected future. This will give you a better understanding of who I am and what I'm doing in Anatomy. Next is my tissues project. This was the first major project my class did in Anatomy. It is a slide show that has been uploaded using SlideShare.net. Followed by my brochure of skin cancer. This was done using Publisher, I haven't used it in the past but found it very cool and handy to use. Next was the joint Wiki which I did with Jeff Lee. This was fun and challenging because I had to do it over Christmas Break when all I wanted to do was nothing. Next was my blog, I've never done one before, but it was fun and entertaining.

Then is my bone disorder wiki which was osteoporosis. This took a lot of time because of all of the information I had to go through for osteoporosis. Next, is my other artifact being the wiki of the MRI. This was done with other classmates. And Finally is my conclusion, it will contain the overall reflexion of this semester and what I will be expecting for next semester, and what I will do nest semester as an improvement from this semester. Thanks for checking out my portfolio to see what I've done. =Biography= Hello my name is Cameron Mohr. I am a 17 year old junior who attends Faith Lutheran High School. I'm enrolled in 2 honor classes and a member of the National Honor Society. I also play football, golf, and I am in the Jazz Ensemble. I have competed in many state competitions in both Texas and Nevada. These include both Solo and Ensemble and UIL. I'm also part of the All-State Honor Band in Nevada. Since so much of what I do is involved with my body I took Anatomy this year to gain a better understanding of how my body works. The way the that all of the organs and organs systems work together to perform a single function is incredible and I've always wanted to learn how these all work in unison.

My Desired Career Goal is to become a Helicopter Pilot in the Coast Guard or Maine Corps. This will be after College, speaking of which, my primary College Choice is Texas A&M, followed by North Georgia, and then VMI. I want to major in engineering. After the Military I want to become a designer for new and innovational equipment to used by the military. =Tissues Project= media type="custom" key="412707" ( The Tissues of the Human Body Powerpoint Presention was made by Cameron Mohr in October 2007, it shows the different types of tissues in the human body and their functions) The Tissues project was the first project of the year and in my mind on of the best Power Point presentations I've made. I incorperated sound to throughly explain each tissue and it function. I used a color coordination to help in the reader following which tissue type they were on and many links that took them to and from different tissues so they wouldn't get lost. From this project I gained a better understanding and appreciation for the many tissues in the body. If I could have done it all over a gain I would have finished it sooner and put a better look to it. My Goal which I met was to inform people of the tissues tin the body and to keep them entertained at the same time. =Brochure= (This brochure was created by Cameron Mohr on October 23, 2007, It shows the causes, risk factors, and cures for skin cancer) This brochure was made to inform people of the hazards of skin cancer. This included risk factors, possible cures, and facts and figures all compiled into an attracting looking brochure. It got my point across and helped me as well. Since I am a fisherman I don't always were sunscreen after doing research on skin cancer I now always use sunscreen before I fish. If I could have done this again I would have put down more facts on skin cancer and warning signs about skin cancer growth. =Joint-Wiki= (This Joint wiki was created by Jeffrey Lee and Cameron Mohr during Christmas Break 2007, It shows the anatomy of the hip joint including usefulness and diseases) This joint wiki was over the hip joint. Me and my partner Jeffrey did this over Christmas break to inform 6th grade students about the hip joint. Overall we did a good job. We incorrperated numerous media samples such a diagrams and video to show hip joint anatomy in an aesthetic quality. We both used helpful links to other sites in wikipedia and other web sites to obtain more information. I would not change anything on our wiki because it was informed enough to get the 6th graders the information, interesting enough with pictures and media, but wasn't to flashy or noisy to distract the wandering mind of a 6th grader. =Blog= (This Blog was created by Cameron Mohr on January 8, 2007, It was a reflexion on the Joint Wiki and described what I learned and experienced during the creation of the Joint Wiki) This blog was like no other blog I've made before. It was much more in depth and comprehensive than any other blog I have created before. My only regret is that I did make my previous blogs as good as this one. This was a great learning experience for me. =Wiki= Link **to Wiki** (This wiki about osteoporosis was created by Cameron Mohr and other classmates on November 15, 2007, This gives facts and figures about Osteoporosis in general) This was a wiki which all other classmates and I worked on during November. I was able to obtain all of my carrots for a good score. This also helped me by learning all of the tricks and gadgets you can use on wikispaces to create a good looking and information filled wiki. This was also a booster in teach me how to manage my time since we only had a week. This also aided me searching for more information to write about. This by far was my favorite wiki to work on. If I could have done it again I would have done more for extra credit. Overall it was a good wiki. =Other Artifact= (This MRI wiki was created by Cameron Mohr, David S., and Brianna C. in September 2007, This gave facts of the MRI in medicine and it's history) This was the first wiki I did this year with the help of my partners however I did a good job. At first we used alot of pictures as you can clearly see some times clumped together. The information and overall look was terrific but, if I could go back I would change how we arranged the pictures. I learned alot about the MRI and Its functions, if the world didn't have an MRI most bone, tumors, or general ailments would go undetected. =Conclusion= Overall this semester was a good semester. All of my projects I completed to my satisfaction I expect this is what next semester will be like. In addition to my Tissues Project I also saw a more traditional look of how to obtain information. I got all of my information on the tissues from my book, but I also obtained my pictures via flickr.com from the pictures we took. On my wikis I was also greatly pleased by the way my information was displayed in a digital and pleasing looking. With my blog the same story, however I regret not being able to put pictures or other media on it. I also would like to thank Jeffery Lee for being my partner so many times in the last semester.
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And finally I'de like to thank my audience for viewing my portfolio. I hope my reflexions were in depth and gave you an idea of what I've done in the first semester.

=Semester 2= =Muscle History= March 2008 Cameron Mohr with Jeffery Lee In this particular assignment, My partner and I had to gather information about four different anatomists.Our duty was to create a slide show and to blog about the different historical findings of these influential figures. First of all, let me state that this assignment far more easier said than done. This proved to be one of my most despised assignments in anatomy for a number of reasons, but for now, let us elaborate on the highlights of this project. One of the few things that I did enjoy about this project was the fact that research on Gray, da Vinci, Vesalius, and Eustachi. It was quite fascinating to know that many of the significant discoveries that these anatomists made were able to make are relevant to what us anatomy students learn in our textbooks and various other sources. For example David Gray's book "//**Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body**//" is still in popular use today. Many critics praise this book for being one of the most comprehensive books concerning the subject of anatomy, even though this book dates to be over 100 years old. Also, these anatomist were also nonconformist, who went against the teachings of the church in order to persure this type of exploration. The portion of this project that I really disliked was the large amount of information that was needed to complete these two assignments. Painfully, the blog was very time-consuming and required a great deal of knowledge to be inputted. The powerpoint portion of this assignment was quite simple, as I had to compile pictures these different anatomists and where several facts had to be stated about the picture. The biggest problem for me was that this time of work is very tedious, compared to when we learn about concepts and ideas more than on specific people. =Anatomy Apprentice= Cameron Mohr, Ashley Taylor, and Wesley House Click Here to go see Drug Addictions Power Point This slideshow was a group project. In this project, each group was assigned a different disease that affected a person's nervous system. My group had drug addiction. Me and my two partners looked up a lot of the information in class and set up the slide show together, but then we each chose different topics to discuss on our own in the presentation. The challenge in this project was to use more images than words to convey the message to the class. Some of the pictures were hard to find. But I felt that our group did a great job finding all of the pictures we needed online. I learned that a drug addiction creates a neuro-chemical imbalance in the brain in the pleasure spots, which keeps a person coming back for more. The slides I chose to discuss were defining drug addiction, stimulants, and opiates. My group could have gone many ways with this subject, but we decided to focus on the signs of addiction, its affects on the nervous system, the different types of drugs, and treatments. I also took the liberty of studying different types of drugs I further researched for the presentation, stimulants and opiates, I really didn't have previous knowledge on in the first place, so I ended up learning a lot. Because we had to present the information to the class, you had to know what you were talking about. Not only did I learn about drug addiction, but all the other groups that went that covered things such as migraines and paralysis were all combined into one quiz afterward, so I thought it was a creative and effective way to learn. Although the person watching the slide from my portfolio won't get the same experience as my classmates during our presentation, I am sure that it will provide many intruiging facts a person may not have known about drug addictions and its effects on the nervous system.
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=Right Vs. Left Blog= Click [|Here]to go to blog May 6, 2008 In this blog, I examined the characteristics of the right and left brain. This helped me learn alot about the human brain and how it functions. I also learned that I am a left brained person, which means I'm just logical. This also helped me learn how to incorporate this in my daily life by determining what sided brain people are. I learned about hte brain and how it differs. This to me explained the individuality of people and why they act the way they act. To me this activity expanded my mind deeper into the human brain and it's functions. =Steroid Blog= Click [|Here] to go to blog April 2008 In this blog assignment, our class was supposed to research and writing about the different effects and also the different consequences that come from the use of steroids. Since the use of steroids usually results in a very appealing look, this causes many to simply ignore the cons. In my opinoin it seems that the cons of steroids essentially outweigh the advantages that come along with the use. Through the the research that I was able to learn about the the obvious cons of the use of steroids. I also learned that steroids are positively used to treat illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. I believe that in my blog I was able to lay out the ground facts that were necessary to cover this subject of anabolic steroids, but it seems that I could have elaborated much more strongly on certain subjects. For example I think that should have emphasized more on the pros and cons of steroids to establish the concrete facts. =Sheep Heart Dissection= Cameron Mohr May 2008 with Heather Lake ========
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For this assignment I was intructed to dissect a sheeps heart. I did this dissection with a partner. For this dissection, Heather and I 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 cava 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. This Dissection gave me an understanding of what a heart would like. Even though it's not the same as a human's heart, it was still very similar. I was amazed at how detailed it was. What I have learned from this dissection helped me to do other dissections such as the cat. It prepared me to be able to identify things in the cat heart. I will relate what I have learned from the sheep heart dissection to help with my own heart. =Nervous System Wiki:= Cameron Mohr with Jeffery Lee April 2008 Through this assignment, Jefferey and I had to focus on researching conditions affecting the nervous system, Insomnia and hypersomnia. The one I did was insomnia. As we explored the causes of these two conditions, our group had to focus on the causes that were related to the nervous system. I must say that these conditions were interest to research, but finding this specific information was difficult. It was particularly burdensome, especially since I had trouble writing the article because of my lack of information in that area. I had to research Insomnia and the also learn about how this alters the nervous system. Eventually I was able collect adequate information in make the wiki more acceptable. I felt that it was somewhat incomplete, because I could not find all the information that I felt I required. I think in order to make this project more successful the second time around, I should have consulted with the teacher more thoroughly, and I should have finished sooner on what exactly I should be researching in order to gain a better understanding on the subject. I wanted to learn how some one can deal with insomnia as i do have insomnia at times. =Cat Dissection:= Cameron Mohr with Jeff L. May 2008 Me and my partner examined the carcus of a cat to locate many organs. In my opinion, it had to be one of the most enjoyable experiences of this class, aside from the stench. With this cat, I think that I was able to understand better than before the different structures within organism. Jefferey and I were able to intricately look through the body of the cat and identify many of the different muscles and and organs. I would do the dissecting and he would take pictures. I believe this activity gives an individual a much more physical aspect of anatomy that no other source could provide. Through the dissection, we also had to record our data through pictures, which was one of the biggest dilemmas of the activity. In the process of sending the pictures to flickr.com, many of them were mis-directed, only allowing a handful of the photos to be saved. For this I blame Jeffery but I still love him hes a great partner Other than this mistake, the two of us were able to quickly and accurately go through the dissection of the cat, even giving a helping hand to some of our fellow classmates. I was eager to help others and although the smell was horrible I have walked away with a great experience. This has been beneficial to me educationally and character building for the other classmates. Click [|Selection of pictures] to see more
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=**Final Reflection:**= Its hard to believe what happened it seemed nearly yesterday when we were stating classes... But this class and its experiences have been phenomenal. I Had great experiences with my friends and gained new ones, however, I didn't appreciate David Sperry's heckling he because I'm from Texas. But I guess were different. I'll miss this class and the people who were in it. I learned how awesome I am at dissecting and how to managa my time right. This has been great and I'm ready for next year. '09!!! P.S. Orr please teach chem II next year.
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