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The Human Skeleton

The Skeletal System

Parts of the skeletal system

Bones (skeleton)

Joints

Cartilages

Ligaments (bone to bone)(tendon=bone to


muscle)

Divided into two divisions

Axial skeleton

Appendicular skeleton limbs and girdle

Slide 5.1

Functions of the Skeletal


System

Provides shape and form


Supporting, protecting, and allowing
bodily movement
Produces blood for blood cells
Storing minerals

The Skeleton Is Divided Into


Two Distinct Parts:

THE AXIAL SKELETON CONSISTS


OF BONES THAT FORM THE AXIS
OF THE BODY AND SUPPORT AND
PROTECT THE ORGANS OF THE
HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK.

THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON IS


COMPOSED OF
BONES THAT ANCHOR THE
APPENDAGES TO THE AXIAL
SKELETON.

B1. Human Endoskeleton


made of

a.

b.

Axial: skull,
Boo
backbone, ribs,
sternum
Appendicular:
arms, legs,
shoulders,
hips,wrists,
ankles

The Axial Skeleton

Figure 5.6
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Slide 5.20b

The Skull

Two sets of bones

Cranium

Facial bones

Bones are joined by sutures

Only the mandible is attached by a


freely movable joint

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Slide 5.21a

Bones of the Skull

Figure 5.11
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Slide 5.22

The Fetal Skull

The fetal skull is


large compared
to the infants
total body length

Figure 5.13
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Slide 5.27a

The Fetal Skull

Fontanelles
fibrous membranes
connecting the
cranial bones

Allow the brain


to grow

Convert to bone
within 24 months
after birth
Figure 5.13

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Slide 5.27b

The Hyoid Bone

The only bone that


does not articulate
with another bone

Serves as a
moveable base for
the tongue
Figure 5.12

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Slide 5.26

The Vertebral Column

Vertebrae
separated by
intervertebral discs

The spine has a


normal curvature

Each vertebrae is
given a name
according to its
location

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Figure 5.14

Slide 5.28

The Bony Thorax

Forms a
cage to
protect
major
organs

Figure 5.19a
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Slide 5.31a

The Bony Thorax

Made-up of
three parts

Sternum

Ribs

Thoracic
vertebrae

Figure 5.19a
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Slide 5.31b

The Appendicular Skeleton

Limbs (appendages)

Pectoral girdle

Pelvic girdle

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Slide 5.32a

The Appendicular Skeleton

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The Pectoral (Shoulder) Girdle

Composed of two bones

Clavicle collarbone

Scapula shoulder blade

These bones allow the upper limb to


have exceptionally free movement

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Slide 5.33

Bones of the Shoulder Girdle

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Slide 5.34a

Bones of the Upper Limb

The arm is
formed by a
single bone

Humerus

Figure 5.21a, b
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Slide 5.35a

Bones of the Upper Limb

The forearm
has two bones

Ulna

Radius

Figure 5.21c
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Slide 5.35b

Bones of the Upper Limb

The hand

Carpals wrist

Metacarpals
palm

Phalanges
fingers
Figure 5.22

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Slide 5.36

The Pelvis

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Gender Differences of the Pelvis

Figure 5.23c
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Bones of the Lower Limbs

The thigh has


one bone

Femur thigh
bone

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Bones of the Lower Limbs

The leg has


two bones

Tibia

Fibula

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Slide 5.40b

Bones of the Lower Limbs

The foot

Tarsus ankle

Metatarsals
sole

Phalanges
toes
Figure 5.25

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Bones of the Pelvic Girdle

HIP BONES
COMPOSED OF THREE PAIR OF FUSED BONES
ILIUM
ISCHIUM
PUBIC BONE
THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE UPPER BODY RESTS
ON THE PELVIS
PROTECTS SEVERAL ORGANS
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
URINARY BLADDER
PART OF THE LARGE INTESTINE

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Endoskeletons also
have.
1c. Ligaments that hold bone to
bone
1d. Tendons that hold muscle to
bone, muscle tenders
1e. Joints where 2 bones come
together

Types of Bones
THE BONES OF THE BODY FALL INTO FOUR
GENERAL CATEGORIES: LONG BONES, SHORT
BONES, FLAT BONES, AND IRREGULAR
BONES.
LONG BONES ARE LONGER THAN THEY ARE
WIDE AND WORK AS LEVERS. THE BONES OF
THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES ARE
OF
THIS TYPE. SHORT BONES ARE SHORT,
CUBESHAPED, AND FOUND IN THE WRISTS AND

FLAT BONES HAVE BROAD SURFACES FOR


PROTECTION OF ORGANS AND
ATTACHMENT OF MUSCLES IRREGULAR
BONES ARE ALL OTHERS THAT DO NOT
FALL
INTO THE PREVIOUS CATEGORIES. THEY
HAVE VARIED SHAPES, SIZES, AND
SURFACES FEATURES AND INCLUDE THE
BONES OF THE VERTEBRAE AND A FEW IN
THE SKULL.

Classification of Bones on the


Basis of Shape

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Bone Composition
Bones are composed of tissue that may take
one of two forms. Compact, or dense bone, and
spongy, or cancellous, bone. Most bones
contain both types. Compact bone is dense,
hard, and forms the protective exterior portion
of all bones. Spongy bone is inside the compact
bone and is very porous (full of tiny holes).
Spongy bone occurs in most bones. The bone
tissue is composed of several types of
bone cells embedded in a web of inorganic
salts (mostly calcium and phosphorus) to give
the bone strength, and collagenous fibers and

Types of joints
(joints are also called
articulations)

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
OF JOINTS

SYNARTHROSES IMMOVABLE
JOINTS

AMPHIARTHROSES SLIGHTLY
MOVEABLE JOINTS

DIARTHROSES FREELY MOVEABLE


JOINTS

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FIBROUS JOINTS

BONES UNITED BY FIBROUS TISSUE


SYNARTHROSIS OR LARGELY
IMMOVABLE.

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SYNOVIAL JOINTS

FREELY MOVEABLE JOINTS


ENCAPSULATED BY CONNECTIVE TISSUE
THE CONNCTIVE TISSUE SECRETES
SYNOVIAL FLUID

THE EPIPHYSIS OF THE BONES IS


COVERED WITH CARTILAGE

HAVE TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS AROUND


THEM

CARTILAGINOUS JOINTS
MOSTLY AMPHIARTHROSIS

Bones connected by cartilage

Examples

Pubic
symphysis

Intervertebral
joints
Figure 5.27b, c

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Types of synovial joints

Gliding joints, the articulating


surfaces are typically flat

Hinge joints, found in the fingers and


elbow; the spoon-like surface fits into
a concave surface

Ball and socket, shoulder joint; where


a ball fits into a cuplike depression

Pivot joints, found between the


proximal ends of the radius and ulna;
surface fits into a ring formed by
bone and ligament

THE SYNOVIAL JOINT

Figure 5.28
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CARTILAGINOUS JOINTS

CARTILAGE FILL THE SPACE BETWEEN


THE JOINTS, ALLOWING ONLY A
LITTLE MOTION

BETWEEN VERTEBRAE

BETWEEN STERNUM AND RIBS

FIBROUS JOINTS

FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE


JOINS THE BONES (FONTANELLES)

NO REAL SPACE BETWEEN BONES

ALLOWS BONES OF SKULL TO


CROSS DURING CHILDBIRTH

Types of Joints

CHANGES IN THE HUMAN


SKELETON

In embryos, the skeleton is primarily hyaline


cartilage

During development, much of this cartilage


is replaced by bone

Cartilage remains in isolated areas

Bridge of the nose

Parts of ribs

Joints

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BONE GROWTH

Epiphyseal plates allow for growth of long


bone during childhood

New cartilage is continuously formed

Older cartilage becomes ossified

Cartilage is broken down

Bone replaces cartilage

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Slide 5.13a

Joint Damage:
Arthritis

Bone Deformation: Lack of


Vitamin D

Bow-legged

BONE FRACTURES

A break in a bone

Types of bone fractures

Closed (simple) fracture break that does not


penetrate the skin

Open (compound) fracture broken bone


penetrates through the skin

Bone fractures are treated by reduction


and immobilization

Realignment of the bone

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COMMON TYPES OF FRACTURES

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Thighbones are usually stronger, pound for


pound, than reinforced concrete.
Men's bones tend to be larger and heavier
than women's bones.
The hip bone is actually six bones joined to
the sacrum to form the pelvis
There are 230 joints in the body
The femur is the longest bone in the body
You shrink 1/2" during the day, due to
compression of the spinal column
Bones are 1/5 of the total body weight
There are 26 bones in the foot
The last bone to mature is the collar bone
One in 20 people has an extra rib
The smallest bone in your body, located
in your ear, is smaller than a grain of rice

Is The Funny Bone Really Funny?


Actually, the funny bone has nothing to do with
laughter. In fact, it isn't even a bone at all. It is
really a nerve called the ulnar nerve. But, it runs
right next to the "humerus." Get it? "Humerus."
That's where "funny bone" comes from.
When you bend your elbow, you have this ulnar
nerver that is much easier to get to than most
nerves are. So, when you hit your elbow, the nerve
also gets whacked and begins to send messages
that travel all the way up your arm, to your spinal
cord and along your spinal cord to your brain.
The result: a tingling sensation that shoots from
your elbow, where the impact occurred, to the tip of
your little finger (which is where the nerve ends).
That's why it hurts. Not so funny, is it?

(Sources include: Science Web , Guardian

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