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Overview of the Skeletal System Functions

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THE SKELETAL

SYSTEM
Movement
Give posture
Protection
Storage
Make blood

FUNCTION
Musculoskeletal system
Cartilages Bone (this process
called ossification)

Need vitamin D (help absorbing the


calcium from body)

BONE AND CARTILAGE


Baby Hyaline Cartilage
During development, much of this cartilage is
replaced by bone
Cartilage remains in isolated areas (nose,
parts of ribs, joints)

BONE AND CARTILAGE


BONE STRUCTURE
Classification of Bone
LONG BONE SHORT BONE
Bones are longer than they usually square in shape, cube
are wide (arms, legs) like (wrist, ankle)

FLAT BONE IRREGULAR


flat , curved (skull, Sternum, odd shapes (vertebrae,
BONE
Ribs) pelvis)
Classification of Bone
STRUCTURE OF
BONES
Adult has around 260 bones
SKULL
There are a total of 22 The skull is divided into the
bones in your skull braincase and the facial
It helps to protect brain skeleton
Your spine, or backbone, is
your body's central support
structure.
7 pairs true
ribs
3 pairs false
ribs
2 pairs floating
ribs
REVIEW
Name of bone
QUESTION 1
Mention the function of Musculoskeletal
system

QUESTION 2
Mention examples of flat bone

QUESTION 3
How many pairs of ribs that are connected to
sternum?
exercise
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