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    The skeletal system consists of bones and cartilage that provide structure, support, and protection. Bones are living tissues composed of cells and minerals that aid in movement and house bone marrow, which produces blood cells. There are different types of bones including long bones of the arms and legs, flat bones that make up the skull and rib cage, and irregular bones like vertebrae. Bones are made up of compact bone and spongy bone tissue with structures like osteons, lacunae, and canals that allow for blood flow and housing of bone cells. Joints connect bones and allow for movement through different types of connections like cartilage or synovial fluid.

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    The skeletal system consists of bones and cartilage that provide structure, support, and protection. Bones are living tissues composed of cells and minerals that aid in movement and house bone marrow, which produces blood cells. There are different types of bones including long bones of the arms and legs, flat bones that make up the skull and rib cage, and irregular bones like vertebrae. Bones are made up of compact bone and spongy bone tissue with structures like osteons, lacunae, and canals that allow for blood flow and housing of bone cells. Joints connect bones and allow for movement through different types of connections like cartilage or synovial fluid.

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    The skeletal system consists of bones and cartilage that provide structure, support, and protection. Bones are living tissues composed of cells and minerals that aid in movement and house bone marrow, which produces blood cells. There are different types of bones including long bones of the arms and legs, flat bones that make up the skull and rib cage, and irregular bones like vertebrae. Bones are made up of compact bone and spongy bone tissue with structures like osteons, lacunae, and canals that allow for blood flow and housing of bone cells. Joints connect bones and allow for movement through different types of connections like cartilage or synovial fluid.

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    Anatomy & Physiology:

    THE SKELETAL SYSTEM


     The skeletal system helps with movement, Bones of the Skeleton
    provides support for organs, and synthesizes
    blood cells. Skull
    Mandible Cervical
    vertebrae
    Terms Clavicle
    Humerus Scapula
    bone: tissue that helps with movement, provides support Sternum
    Ribs Thoracic
    for organs, and synthesizes blood cells vertebrae
    Ulna Lumbar
    bone marrow: matter within the bone that houses cells Radius vertebrae
    Ilium
    that produce red blood cells and lymphocytes
    Carpals Metacarpals Sacrum
    canaliculi: canals that connect lacunae Ischium
    Phalanges
    cartilaginous joints: joints connected by hyaline
    cartilage Femur

    fibrous joints: joints connected by dense, collagen-rich Patella


    fibers
    Tibia
    flat bone: a wide and flat bone that usually provides
    protection (like the skull and rib cage) Fibula
    Haversian canal: cavity in lamellae where a bone’s blood Tarsals
    supply is located Metatarsals
    hematopoiesis: production of red blood cells that occurs
    in the bone marrow The Structure of Bone
    irregular bones: bones with a shape that cannot be Lacunae
    otherwise categorized, such as the vertebrae or mandible containing
    osteocytes
    joints: locations where bones meet
    Osteon of compact bone
    lacunae: space in bone tissue occupied by osteocytes
    Lamellae
    lamellae: layers of compact bone
    Canaliculi Trabeculae of
    ligaments: connective tissue that holds bones together spongy bone
    Osteon
    lining cells: flattened osteoblasts that protect the bone
    Haversian canal
    and balance calcium levels
    long bones: a type of bone longer than it is wide (like the
    femur and humerus) Periosteum
    Volkmann’s canal
    osteoblasts: mononucleated cells that produce bone
    tissue
    osteoclasts: bone cells that break down bone tissue
    osteocytes: bone cell formed from osteoblast
    osteons: units that form the matrix of bone
    periosteum: outermost membrane of bone
    synovial joints: joints connected by synovial fluid, which
    lubricates the joints and allows for movement
    trabeculae: spongy layer of bone that encompasses the
    bone marrow
    Volkmann’s canals: connect periosteum to Haversian
    canal

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