Skeletal System Lab Report

Daniella Hill
In this lab report, there will be a series of data cover over the Skeletal System. In this lab
report there is a histology of the bone (see figure 1) which is shown from a microscopic view and
points out four labels that are visible. In the figure you will see the haversian canal, lamella,
lacuna, and the canaliculi. The bone is a connective tissue and will point out the matrix. Next
there is a bone matrix data table (see table 1) which is three different chicken bones. One is
soaked in vinegar, one baked and one fresh. The table will show which of the chicken bones
contained collagen matrix or inorganic salt. The table also shows the different diseases the bone
may have.
Further into the lab report, there is a force and pressure data table(see table 2A & 2B). To
get the data for that you place your barefoot into a bucket of water and onto a piece of graph
paper to get the area. There were three trials taken in this lab. Each were taken of a different
shoe. To get the force the student would walk in this case, onto the force plate and got the force
of the right and left foot with each of the shoes that were used. To get the pressure the student
would trace out the shoe of their choice and calculate the coverage that shoe has on a graph
paper. Then the student would divide force by the area to get the pressure. There is also a bar
graph that shows the average pressure (see figure 2). The bar graph comes from the force and
pressure data table. This lab report also contains a force graph (see figure 3) that was taken by
the force plates while the testee walked across them. The force plates can take any force by any
form of movement such as walking jumping or standing.
The last thing that will be covered in this lab report this the infographic over
osteoporosis (see figure 4). The infographic is showing different types of information over
osteoporosis. It shows the bone remodeling cycle and bone physiology. It shows how genetics
could play a role in getting this disease or the day to day things a person does that could be a
problem in obtaining osteoporosis.

Figure 1. Bone histology slide shows four labels which is the Haversian canal, canaliculi, lacuna,
and lamella. This is a type of connective bone tissue. Photo by
https://www.sciencetopia.net/biology/bone-connective-tissue.
Table 1. Bone matrix data table-chicken bone. The table shows the different types of bone and if
they contain collagen or inorganic salt and the diseases the bone may contain.
Type of bone

Collagen

Inorganic Salt

Diseases

Baked

No

Yes

Osteomalacia,
Collagen Vascular
Disease

Fresh

Yes

Yes

None

Vinegar

Yes

No

Hypophosphatemia

Table 2 A. Force data table. The table below is data table of the force that was exerted off the
force plate. There was three trials and between right and left the numbers varied.
Barefoot

Right Foot

Left Foot

Trial 1

722N

690N

Trial 2

736N

672N

Trial 3

747N

688N

Average

735N

476.3N

Wedges

Right

Left

Trial 1

741N

714N

Trial 2

786N

724N

Trial 3

789N

704N

Average

772N

714N

Jandals

Right

Left

Trial 1

705N

685N

Trial 2

687N

678N

Trial 3

688N

687N

Average

693.3N

683.3

Table 2 B. Pressure data table. This data table shows the pressure from barefoot, wedges and
jandals. To get the pressure you divide force from area. In this data table the averages for both
right and left are
Barefoot- Area=309

Right

Left

Trial 1

2.33pa

2.23pa

Trial 2

2.38pa

2.17pa

Trial 3

2.41pa

2.22pa

Average

2.37pa

2.2pa

Wedges- Area=237

Right

Left

Trial 1

3.12pa

3.01pa

Trial 2

3.31pa

3.05pa

Trial 3

3.32pa

2.97pa

Average

3.25pa

3.01pa

Jandals- Area=730

Right

Left

Trial 1

.96pa

.93pa

Trial 2

.94pa

.92pa

Trial 3

.94pa

.94pa

Average

.94pa

.93pa

Figure 2. Bar graph of the average calculations that can be found on table 2B. This shows the
average amount of pressure that is exerted on the force plates and the amount of force from the
three different shoes and translated into pressure by the formula force divided by area. Photo by
Author

Figure 3. Force graph conducted by using force plates over a ten second period. The testee
walked across the force plates, right indicates blue, red indicates red. In the graph there is points
which indicate the heel to toe combination. Photo by author.

Figure 4. Infographic of osteoporosis covers over the bone remodeling cycle and bone
physiology. The figure shows the different effects that may cause the disease. Photo by Author

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