Discuss Your Organ Systems

1. Refer to the slideshow

Discuss Your Model
1. Our model displays the functions of the muscular and skeletal systems.
a. Muscular: Contraction and Relaxation of the main leg muscles
b. Skeletal: Structure, Support, Blood Cell Protection
2. We didnt model all of the muscles in the leg. We only modeled the quad and the
hamstring as well as the calf and achilles tendon.
Discuss The Design Process
1. We brainstormed ways to incorporate the muscular system and skeletal system
into one model.
2. We decided to model a leg.
3. Next we considered the materials we would need to build our model (such as
PVC pipe, elastic bands, and wood) and compiled a list.
4. We acquired these materials.
5. We started by putting together and painting the wooden frame.
6. Once we finished the frame, we measured a group members leg and used those
measurements to cut the PVC pipe to the desired length for the bones.
7. A hinge was attached to the bones to connect them.
8. After that we drilled holes in the PVC pipes to attach the tendons and muscles.
9. We made the tendons out of string and tied them to the muscles (made out of
elastic bands).
10. We tied knots in the tendons and threaded them through the holes in the bone.
11. We attached both ends of the muscles and tendons to the bone and created
opposing pairs so the leg would function realistically.
12. We attached the top of the leg to the frame.
Discuss Collaboration
1. Leg construction: Rosalie Urban, Gabby Bitton, Austin Marshall, Sawyer Ikeda,
Eryk Lewandowski, Ronan Shaffer
2. Presentation creation: E.C. Schneider, Ronan Shaffer, Bronte Hoefer, Yazeed
Hamami
3. Our group worked as a cohesive unit with deadly speed and precision. We are a
killing machine, destined to take out all competition in order to achieve our goal BY ANY
MEANS NECESSARY. Overall, our group worked well together. We all contributed our
ideas and time to achieve a common goal, without too many disagreements. This helped
our efficiency and timeline so we could meet the deadlines we were presented with.

Discuss Process Management

EC - Director of Acquiring Materials/Presentation Creation Director

Ronan - Exhibition Question Manager/Presentation Creation Assistant

Sawyer - Construction Co-Director
Gaby - Construction Co-Director
Bronte - CFO
Austin - Elastics/Junction Expert
Rosalie - Construction GM
Eryk- Resource Management
Yazeed- Moral Support/ Resident Super Hero
Relate To The Real World
Our leg was modeled after a group members and is therefore to scale. We engineered
our leg to work like a real leg. We used opposing muscle groups like in real life and attached
tendons to the bones and muscle. The muscle is made out of elastic material which can contract
and expand exactly like real life. In addition, we placed red and white pom pom balls to
represent red and white blood cells inside the PVC pipe