The skeleton Flashcards
Long bones
Longer than wide
act as levers for movement
blood cell production
short bones
shorter than wide
support and take impact
flat bones
protect
large surface area for muscle attachment
irregular bones
can also protect
dont fit another catogorgy due to shape
sesamoid bone
only 1 in body
lies within a tendon
Axial skeleton
The group of bones consisting off the skill, ribs, sternum and vertebrae, including the clavicle, theraicc and lumber regions, sacum and coccyx. Their function is to protect the organs.
Appendicular skeleton
The bones that make up the arms and legs starting at the scapula and clavicle in the arms and pevis im the hips. Their function is to provide the body with movement
Vertebrae section 1
cervical
Vertebrae section 2
thoriac
Vertebrae section 3
lumber
Vertebrae section 4
sacrum
Vertebrae section 5
coccyx
Functions of the skeleton
shape
support
protection
movement
blood cell production
mineral storage