the Highly Morbid Skeleton Vector Lab-Cuyamaca College .

Name: Lab partners: Physics For Life Sciences Lab 2: The (highly morbid) Skeleton Vector Lab. Overview: ​Most people don’t know that the human body is just one huge collection of vectors. Some of these are position vectors, some are force vectors, and some are torque vectors. The relationship between these vectors determines things like whether or not you can lift a piece of furniture without throwing your back out. People who study physical therapy and medicine are especially in tune with how the balancing of these vectors determines physical health and good functioning of the body. In this lab, we will begin the process of seeing the parts that make human (and animal) bodies can actually be described as vectors. Part 1: The human body At the end of this lab, you will find a picture of skeletons posing. For this picture, find the Humerus, Radius, Femur, Tibia (both left and right sides). Treat each bone as a vector beginning at one joint and ending at the other (you can choose, but be careful about negative signs). Then find the x and y components of each bone vector in units of centimeters using a ruler. Once you have the components, express each vector in (i,j) notation. Lastly, once you have each bone in vector notation, find the magnitude and direction of each bone vector. You will have a total of eight vectors that you will submit, along with your notes and calculations. Part 2: The Animal Body Now you will go online and find the skeleton of your favorite animal. Could be a horse, dog, cat, dinosaur, etc. Then print out a picture of its skeleton and repeat the process from Part 1 for that animal skeleton finding the position vectors for any four bones. If you simply do not have a favorite, I included the picture of a dinosaur skeleton which you may use. Deliverables: ​At the end of this lab, each person will submit all their professional work and final vectors for both the skeleton and custom animal in one .pdf file. 1 2 3