Assessments

A. Answer the essential questions either orally or in written form
 * //Your understanding of the above will be assessed at various times by completion of the following//**

B. Predict how the various bones of the skeleton would adapt to a variety of permanent positional changes

C. Project the changes in the skeleton that may have occurred since the War of Independence

D. You are a coroner with expertise in bone remodeling and trauma. You have been asked to produce a report for a group of novice medical students that shows how bones and articulations can change in relation to a variety of outside forces. • Pick four bones, at least one from either the axial, or appendicular skeleton • For each bone explain the effects of three different scenarios on the shape and structure of the bone. • At least one scenario should deal with the effect of this scenario on the articulation the bone has with another bone. • For example: Radius bone. Effects of skateboard accident, heavy manual work using a hand tool, extensive typing [|Rubric for Coroners Report.doc]

Research on, and design of, named bone information sheet Identification and classification of various bone samples Compare and contrast the male and female pelvis Annotate a diagram of a long bone to show how its form follows function Verbal evaluation on a skeletal region of your choice (Specialized areas: Cervical vertebra, or Thoracic vertebrae, or Lumbar vertebrae pg 133, Scapula and clavicle 139, Hand 141, Pelvis 142, Foot, 148) Identifying the position of the spinal cord vertebrae based on their structure Building and explaining a model of an articulation Identification of major skeletal abnormalities and suggestions for redesigning the skeleton Unit Evaluation
 * //Other Evaluations during the unit may include….//**