Skeletal System 206 Total Bones

Types Of Joints Pivot Hinge Ball & SocketGliding Top of the neck Shoulder/Hip Elbow/Knee Intercarpal joints

Cranium Mandible Sternum Rib Vertebral Column Pelvis Sacrum Coccyx Clavicle Scapula Humerus Ulna Radius Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges

Types of Bones Long BoneShort Bone Flat BoneIrregular Bone Head – Body - HeadAs wide as they are long Provides Protection bones which do not fall into any other category

Connective Tissues Cartilage – Allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissue Ligament – Hold bones in place at the joints Tendon – Joins muscle to muscle or muscle to bone

Skeletal System Information Appendicular System 126 bones Axial System 80 bones

Conditions of the Skeletal System Osteoporosis Bones become fragile and more likely to break Osteoarthritis Joint disorder where the cartilage is wearing away