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5 Functions of the Skeletal System

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Movement
Support
Protection
Makes Blood
Storage

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Bones store minerals, such as calcium and phosphorus, for use by the body

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Storage

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helps build dense boneS

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Calcium

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Skeletal system provides points of attachment for muscles.

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Movement

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Your legs and arms move when the muscles pull on the bones.

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Movement

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The backbone is the main support center for the upper body

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Support

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It holds your head up and protects your spinal cord

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Support

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The bones of your skull protect your brain

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Protection

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Your ribs protect your lungs and heart from injury.

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Protection

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Red and white blood cells are formed by tissue called marrow, which is in the center of the bone

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Makes Blood

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Two Major Skeletal System Parts

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Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton

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includes the appendages of the body, which are the shoulders, arms, hips, and legs

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Appendicular Skeleton

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includes the skull, spine, ribs and sternum.

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Axial Skeleton

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Four basic bone shapes

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Long, Short, Flat, Irregular

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spine

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Irregular

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skull and sternum

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Flat

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wrist and ankles

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Short

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arms, legs and fingers

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Long

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Longer than they are wid

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Long Bones

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All limb bones except the patella (kneecap) and the bones of the wrist and ankle

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Long Bones

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Roughly cube shaped

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Short Bones

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Bones of the wrist and the ankle

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Short Bones

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Thin, flattened, and usually a bit curved.

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Flat Bones

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Scapula (shoulder blade), sternum (breast bone), ribs, and most bones of the skull

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Flat Bones

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Have weird shapes that fit none of the 3 previous classes.

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Irregular Bones

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Vertebrae, hip bones, 2 skull bones – mandible and maxilla.

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Irregular Bones

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Bone Classification

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Irregular Bones, Flat Bones, Short Bones, Long Bones

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All bones consist of a dense, solid outer layer known as

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compact bone

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inner layer

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spongy bone.

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Typical Four Layer

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Periosteum, Compact Bone, Spongy Bone, Bone Marrow

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Fills the gaps between the spongy bone

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Bone Marrow

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32
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Lies beneath the compact bone

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Spongy Bone

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Lies beneath the periosteum

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Compact Bone

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Covers Bones

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Periosteum

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35
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complex living structures that undergo growth and development.

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Bones

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Beneath the outer membrane is a layer of

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compact bone

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hard and dense, but not solid – it is filled with holes and has small canals for blood vessels and nerves

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compact bone

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are arranged in rings around Central Canals, passageways for blood vessels and nerves.

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compact bone, osteocytes (bone cells)

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type of connective tissue, so it must consist of cells plus an extracellular matrix

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Bone tissue

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provides strength and resilience
and

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collagen

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(protein)

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collagen

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provides hardness and resistance to crushing

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calcium

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Inside the compact bone is a layer of

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spongy bone

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It has many small spaces, is light weight, but strong

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spongy bone.

45
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is also found at the ends of bones

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Spongy bone

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Composed of irregular and interconnected channels, creating lots of space.

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Spongy Bone Structure

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Absorbs shock/stress on skeleton

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Spongy Bone Structure

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Space makes bone lighter

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Spongy Bone Structure

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Space is filled with bone marrow

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Spongy Bone Structure

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blood cell production

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red

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fat storage

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yellow

52
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In the spaces of many bones there is a soft connective tissue called

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marrow

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Two types of Marrow

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Red Marrow , Yellow Marrow

54
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stores fat that can serve as an energy reserve.

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Yellow Marrow

55
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produces most of the body’s blood cells

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Red Marrow

56
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The structure of bones make it both

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strong and light weight.

57
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——of an adults body weight is bone.

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20 %

58
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Bone is made up of 2 minerals

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Calcium
Phosphorus

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As an infant, most of your skeleton is

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cartilage

60
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a strong flexible tissue

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cartilage

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Over time the cartilage is replaced by

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solid bone

62
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ears and the end of the nose is also

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cartilage

63
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holds the shoulder joint away from the rest of the upper body and is only as thick as your little finger

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clavicle

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collar bone

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clavicle

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is located on the back side of the ribcage and helps provide part of the shoulder joint and movement for the arms

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scapula

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neck bones

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cervical region

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what the ribs attach to

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thorasic region

68
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the lower part of the back)

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lumbar region

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Radius and Ulna

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Radius on Top
Ulna on Bottom

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Wrist Bones

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Carpals

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Top of Hands

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Metacarpals

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Little Fingers

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Phalanges

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Breastbone

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Sternum

74
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Largest Bone in the Body

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Femur

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place where two bones come together.

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Joints

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allow the bones to move in different ways

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Joints

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Two types of joints

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Immovable
Movable

78
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A joint that allows little or no movement

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Immovable Joints

79
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Most of the joint are

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movable joints

80
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Allow the body to move in a wide range of movements

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Movable Joints

81
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Bones in movable joints are held together by strong connective tissue called

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ligaments

82
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Four types of movable joints

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Hinge
Ball-and-socket
Pivot
Gliding

83
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Round end of bone fitting snuggly within another bone.

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Ball-and-Socket Joint

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Shoulder and Hip

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Ball-and-Socket Joint

85
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Allows the greatest range of motion

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Ball-and-Socket Joint

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allows you to swing your arm freely in a circle

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Ball-and-Socket Joint

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Hinge Joint

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Movement in one direction like a door

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Ex. Knee and Elbow

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Hinge Joint

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Allows forward or backward motion

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Hinge Joint

90
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Bone resting atop another bone permitting free movement

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Pivot Joint

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Ex. Neck, Wrist and Ankles

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Pivot Joint

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Allows one bone to rotate around another.

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Pivot Joint

93
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Allows you to turn your head

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Pivot Joint

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Allows one bone to slide over another

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Gliding Joint

95
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Allows your to bend and flex as well as make limited side to side motions

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Gliding Joint

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Ex. Knuckles, wrist, ankle

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Gliding Joint

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Connects bone to bone.

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Ligament

98
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Attaches muscles to bones

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Tendon

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