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Lafferty
A&P3rdpd.
23October2015
SkeletalSystemLabReport
Mademostlyofcollagen,boneisliving,growingtissue.Collagenisaprotein
thatprovidesasoftframework,andcalciumphosphateisamineralthataddsstrength
andhardenstheframework.Thiscombinationofcollagenandcalciummakesbone
strongandflexibleenoughtowithstandstress.Morethan99percentofthebody's
calciumiscontainedinthebonesandteeth.Theremaining1percentisfoundinthe
blood.
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Femur
Location:Thigh
betweenhipandkneeSpecial
Features:Head,foveacapitis,
neckgreatertrochanter,lesser
trochanter,lineaasperalateral
condyle,medialcondyle,
glutealtuberosity,intercondylar
fossa.
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Patella
Location:
anterior
surfaceof
knee
Special
Features:
Aflat
sesamoid
bone
located
withina
tendon.
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Scapula
Location:
Upperbackformingpartof
shoulderSpecialFeatures:
Body,spine,acromion
process,coracoidprocess,
glenoidcavity.
Part2.Bone(Tissue)Histology:
ImageofBoneHistology.
Image:BonePeriosteum
Image:TrabecularBone
Part3.BoneMatrix:
Thegrowthoftheskeleton,itsresponsetomechanicalforces,anditsroleasa
mineralstorehousearealldependentontheproperfunctioningofanumberofsystemic
orcirculatinghormonesthatrespondtochangesinbloodcalciumandphosphorus.If
calciumorphosphorusareinshortsupply,theregulatinghormonestakethemoutofthe
bonetoservevitalfunctionsinothersystemsofthebody.Toomanywithdrawalscan
weakenthebone.
Manythingscaninterferewiththedevelopmentofastrongandhealthyskeleton.
Geneticabnormalitiescanproduceweak,thinbones,orbonesthataretoodense.
Nutritionaldeficienciescanresultintheformationofweak,poorlymineralizedbone.
Manyhormonaldisorderscanalsoaffecttheskeleton.Lackofexercise,immobilization,
andsmokingcanalsohavenegativeeffectsonbonemassandstrength.
Osteoporosis,themostcommonbonedisease,typicallydoesnotmanifestuntillatein
life,whenbonelossbeginsduetobonebreakdownanddecreasedlevelsofbone
formation.Lossofbonemassleadstothedevelopmentofstructuralabnormalitiesthat
maketheskeletonmorefragile.
Normal
Bone(1)
Cooked
Bone(2)
VinegarSoaked
Bone(3)
CollagenMatrix
present
notpresent
present
MineralSalts
stiff
brittle
flismy
Diseaseor
Disorder
xxxxxx
fullycooked
filledw/vinegar
Characteristics
SlightlyBendable,
Pinkish,bloody.
Veryhard,Brownin
color,noblood.
veryflexible,yellowin
color.
WorksCited:
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/
https://thesebonesofmine.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/scapula3viewsstar.jpg
(scapula)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45504/