Skeletal System Lab
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Brooke Hawley
Figure 5 Diagram of Spongy Bone Activity 1
Examine the slide of compact bone and the slide of spongy bone. Draw them below. On your
drawing, label them with the following terms: Osteon, Central Canal, Endosteum, Lamellae, Lacunae, Osteocyte, Canaliculi, Perforating Canal, Trabeculae
Activity 2
Using the classroom skeleton, find an example of each type of bone. Record the name of that example on Table 1. Bone
Shape
Features
Function(s)
Example
Long
Cylinder-like shape, longer than it is wide
Leverage
Femur
Short
Cube-like shape, approximately equal in length, width, and thickness
Provide stability, support, while allowing for some motion
Lateral cuneiform, Intermediate cuneiform, Medial cuneiform
Flat
Thin and curved
Points of attachment for muscles; protectors of internal organs
Sternum
Irregular
Complex shape
Protect internal organs
Vertebra
Sesamoid
Small and round; embedded in tendons
Protect tendons from compressive forces
Patella
Activity 3
For each bony feature described in the table below, find an example on a bone. Take a picture of it and describe the location in the table, including the name of the bone.
Marking
Description
Example Location
Articulations
Where two bones meet
Knee Joint
Head
Prominent rounded surface
Head of Femur
Facet
Flat surface
Vertebrae
Condyle
Rounded surface
Occipital Condyles
Projections
Raised markings
Spinous process of the vertebrae
Protuberance
Protruding
Chin
Process
Prominence feature
Transverse process of vertebra
Spine
Sharp process
Ischial spine
Tubercle
Small, rounded process
Tubercle of humerus
Tuberosity
Rough surface
Deltoid tuberosity
Line
Slight, elongated ridge
Temporal lines of the parietal bones
Crest
Ridge
Iliac crest
Holes
Holes and depressions
Foramen
Fossa
Elongated basin
Mandibular Fossa
Fovea
Small pit
Fovea Capitis (head of femur)
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