Lots of Bones!

What are the major bones? Why are they important?

Cranium (Skull) It protects your brain

Clavicle Is your collar bone. Can you feel it by your shoulders? Keeps your shoulders and upper body together.

Scapula Your shoulder blades Supports your chest Protects internal organs

Supports your upper body Rib Cage Protects your organs Supports your upper body

Sternum Center of your chest Protects your heart and other organs

Humerus Bone in the upper arm Gives your arm structure

Look at your hand Radius- Is on the thumb side (supports lower arm) Ulna – Is on the pinky side (moves wrist & elbow)

Vertebrae Located in the center back Protects spinal cord Keeps you from falling over

Pelvis Hip Bones Supports your legs

FEMUR Strongest, longest, heaviest bone in the body In the upper leg – your “thigh”

Patella Your knee cap

TIBIA FIBULA Smallest bone in the lower leg Largest bone in the lower leg “Shin bone” FIBULA Smallest bone in the lower leg Little toe side of your foot

Joints Where 2 bones meet together You have hinge joints – elbows and knees “Bend & Straighten” You have Ball & Socket joints- shoulders and legs move in all directions.

TEEN YEARS What is bone density? Bone density is the strength of your bones. The majority of your bone density is developed by the end of your TEEN YEARS

STRONG BONE VS WEAK BONE

Osteoporosis “os tee o poor oh sis” A disease in which bone loss increases, causing bones to deteriorate and break easily

To keep strong bones, you should Have a high level of activity Eat foods with Calcium Be active and eat healthy

Why do you want strong bones? Gives you structure so you don’t fall over into a blob Protects internal organs like your heart and lungs Reduces the risk of broken bones Let’s you do activities that you enjoy