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Skeletal System Lab Report
Skeletal System Lab Report
Skeletal System Lab Report
PartI.
BoneNamingandBoneHistorycandatebacktoancienttimeswhentheRomans&Greeksused
differentnamestodifferentiatethesebones,andregions,suchas,Maxilla,XiPhoid,Radius,Phalanges,
Scapula,andalotofbonenamescamefromAngloSaxon,andLatinderivationssuchasRib,Vertebra,
Mandible,andSacrum,andsomewerejustnamedbecausetheylookedlikeacertainobjector
remindedpeopleofacertainthing,suchas,Coccyx,Patella,Clavicle.TheRadiusisabonelocatedin
theArmregionofthebody,rightnexttotheUlna.ItincludesbonessuchastheCoronoidProcess,
RadialTuberosity,Head,NeckandStyloidProcessoftheRadius.Next,theOsCoxaislocatedinthe
lowerregionnearthePelvicarea,andinvolvesbonessuchastheIlium,theIliacCrest,Posterior
SuperiorIliacSpine,AnteriorSuperiorIliacSpine,andPubicRamus.TheSkullislocatedonyourhead,
andhavebonesincludedsuchastheFrontalBone,OccipitalBone,TemporalBone,Maxilla,Mandible,
StyloidProcess,andNasalBone.
PartII.
AbovearehistologyslideanddrawingsoftheTrabecularBone.Thefirstpicture,beingaslideof
theCompactBone,thenthefirstdrawingisaSpongyBone(Trabecular),thenthesecond
drawingisaCoveringBoneofthePeriosteum.
PartIII.
Normal
VinegarSoakedBone CookedBone
Collagenmatrix
Yes.Verymuch
Collagen
XNocollagenorvery LowCollagen
Lowcollagen
Mineralsaltsmatrix
XNoSalts
XNotPresent
Present(Calcium)
Diseasesordisorder
XNoDiseaseor
Disorder
CollagenVascular
Disease
EhlersDanlos
Syndrome
Characteristics
Regular,alittledry
butslipperyand
greasy,small.
VeryFlexible,Notdry, Hard,Dry,Rough
Oily
Thelababoveinvolved3differentchickenbones.Oneuncooked(Normal),onesoakedin
vinegar,&onewascooked.Thelabinvolvedfindingwhichboneshaddiseases/disorders,high
orlowcollagen,
PartIV.
ProteinElectricInterfacesisusingNanofibers,smallelectricdevices,andPiezoelectric
materialstocreaterenewable,green,sustainableenergy.Piezoelectricmaterialsisa
interestingmeansofmakingrenewableandcleanenergybyutilizingubiquitousvibrational
andmechanicalenergysources.Thepiezoelectriceffectcanbedescribedbestasthe
interconversionbetweenmechanicalandelectricalenergiesmadebychargeredistribution
andseparationwiththeapplicationofamechanicalorelectricalstimulustomaterialsthat
donothaveorareverylowininversionsymmetry.Manyinorganicpiezoelectricmaterials
exhibitstrongpiezoelectriccharacteristics,andhavebeenusedtoproduceelectrical
energythroughcommonplaceactivities,suchaswalking.JustRecently,several
nanomaterialshavebeenusedtoproductivelyproduceelectricalenergybyfindingand
creatingvibrationalenergyenoughtoworksmallelectronicdevices.Inaddition,aligned,
electrospunorganicnanofibershaveshownpiezoelectricenergyconversionefficienciesan
processofmagnitudehigherthanthoseofbulkfilms.Althoughpreviouspiezoelectric
materialshaveshownusefulexperimentsforenergyproduction,theyareoftenmadeusing
environmentallyharmfulchemicalsand/orenergyintensiveconditions,etc.veryhigh
temps.,veryhighelectricfields,andextremepressures.
PartV.
IchoseAHighlyUnusualCase.Itwasoverthediscoveryofa400YearoldbodyatFortJamesin
Jamestown,Virginia.ScientistsandAnthropologistsarenotexactlysure,buttheyhavebeenableto
assumeitwasthebodyofCaptainBartholomewGosnold.Theywereabletoconductthishypothesis
duetothefactofjournalentrieshewrote,entriessomeofhisfamilyandfriendswrote,andthenhis
skeletonshowedlittledamage,thelittledamagebeingfromthecoppershroudsinthecoffin,and
knowinghediedfromsickfrommedicalrecords,andidentifyinghisskullandpelvicregions,theywere
abletoidentifyitwasaroundtheagea30yearoldmale,about5feetand3inchestall,thoughthe
causeofdeathwasnotdetermined.
Citations:
1. http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/unusual_case.html
2. http://teachhealthk12.uthscsa.edu/sites/teachhealthk12/files/activity/downloa
ds/Bones%20Teacher%20Name%20Cards%202C.pdf
3.