Skeletal System Notes Worksheet

Name: __________________________________ Grade/Section: _____________ Date: _______________

____________________ are made of collagen and proteins.

HUMAN SKELETON is made of: ___________________________ and _________________________________.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE INCLUDES:

• ____________________ that connect BONE to BONE
• ____________________ that connect MUSCLE to BONE
• ____________________ cushion the bones

FUNCTIONS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM:

1. Support the body
2. Protect the inner organs
3. Storage of minerals (the most important mineral is Calcium)
4. Production of Blood Cells (Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, and Platelets)
5. Movement

Adult has ____________________ bones.

HUMAN SKELETON CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN PARTS:

____________________ Skeleton which is the CENTRAL part. Includes skull, ossicles (ear bones), hyoid, vertebral
column, and rib cage.
____________________ Skeleton which is the PERIPHERAL part. Includes arms and hands, shoulder, legs and feet,
and pelvis.
BONES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY SHAPES:
TYPE OF
BONE

Small
SHAPE

Cube shaped. Curved and Irregular

BONE

Long and cylinder shaped. rounded

thin. shaped
bones
FUNCTION

Move in muscle Support and

Move in muscle Support and Protection
contraction and relieve
contraction. protection from force
offer stability tension
LEG: femur, tibia, fibula
ARM: humerus, ulna, Sternum, ribs,
Vertebrae,
EXAMPLES

radius cranial or skull,

WRIST: carpals temporal,
HAND: metacarpals, Patella scapulae or
ANKLE: tarsals zygomatic,
phalanges shoulder,
mandible
FEET: metatarsals, pelvis
phalanges
TWO MAIN TYPES OF BONE TISSUE:
____________________ Bone which is the OUTER LAYER of the bones that is hard/ tough.
____________________ Bones which are the INSIDE LAYER of the bones where you find the BONE MARROW.

The BONE MARROW which is found inside bones can be ____________________ which stores fat for long term use
of energy and it can be ____________________ which is important for the production of blood cells.

BONE CELLS
____________________ cells that make bones.
____________________ the mature form of osteoblast that maintains the bone structure.
____________________ breaks down bone (REMODELING OF BONES) by dissolving them with enzymes. This is a
normal process that is important to heal damaged bone and release minerals from the bone.

BONE CELLS WORK WITH OTHER CELLS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY:

____________________ make cartilage (type of connective tissue)
____________________ mature form of chondroblasts that maintains cartilage.

FUNCTIONS OF CARTILAGE:
1. Support the bones
2. Important in joints
3. Important for bone placement

____________________ is the place where bones meet.

FUNCTION OF JOINTS:
1. Hold bones together with connective tissue.
2. Allows bone movement without damaging the bones.

THREE MAIN TYPES OF JOINTS:

____________________ joints allow NO movement. Example is the skull.
____________________ joints allow movement in two or more direction. Example is the shoulder.
____________________ joints allow a small amount of movement. Example is the vertebrae.

MAIN TYPES OF FREE

MOVABLE JOINTS