functions of the skeletal system support & strength your body against gravity carries your...
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Functions of the
Skeletal System
Support & StrengthYour Body Against
GravityCarries your
Weighto Legs / Back
support all the weight
Normal Posture & Alignment
ProtectionHead
oBrainSpine
oSpinal CordRibs
oHeart / Lungs
PelvisoReproductive
OrgansoBladder
Internally oRed Bone Marrow
Movement Bones
work in connection with muscles
Joints Many
Different Types of Joints
StorageMinerals your
body usesP and Ca
HemopoiesisRBC formationRed Bone
Marrow
Types of BonesLongoLong bones
have a tubular shaft and articular surface at the end
Types of BonesShortoVariable in Size
& ShapeoCompact in
nature
Types of BonesFlatoThin with broad surfaces
AxialoBones on
CenteroCore
Skeletal Setup
AppendicularoAppendagesoUpper &
Lower Extremities
Skeletal Setup
Skeleton FactoidsThe human hand has 27 bones;
your face has 14The longest bone in your body?oThe femur – ¼ of your height
The smallest bone in your body?oThe stirrup bone in the ear – 1/10”
Did you know that humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks? oGiraffe neck vertebrae are much longer
When you were born you had over 300 bones. oAs you grew, some of the bones fused
together. o The result? An adult as only 206 bones
You have over 230 moveable and semi-moveable joints in your body.
DEM BONES