FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Homework check (skeleton and questions) Have you or someone close to you ever had a broken bone or injured joint? Write about your experience using the scientific names of the bones and describe how it was treated. Which organs would have been affected if there had been no bones to protect them?

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Homework check (skeleton picture and questions) Use the meter stick on your desk to measure the length of your partner’s femur in centimeters. Write down the length in your binder.

Can your femur length determine your height? Try it! 2.6 x femur length (cm) + 65 = HEIGHT (cm) Now find your actual height, and compare your findings.

GOAL 5: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton AXIAL SKELETON- skull, ribs, spine, sternum APPENDICULAR SKELETON- arms, legs, scapula, clavicle, pelvis

GOAL 6: Functions of the bones Rigid framework against which muscles can pull Give shape and structure Protect internal organs Store minerals Produce red blood cells

GOAL 6: Bone Structure

GOAL 7: Types of Joints 1. FIXED- no movement Skull

GOAL 7: Types of Joints 2. SEMIMOVABLE- limited movement Vertebrae, rib cage

GOAL 7: Types of Joints 3. MOVABLE- wide range of activities Ball-and-socket- hips, shoulders Hinge- knees, elbows Saddle- thumbs Pivot- neck (top 2 vertebrae) Gliding- foot bones

Tonight’s Homework: Read pages 909-914 in text. Complete HW questions in textbook, page 914, #s 1-6. Study for QUIZ (goals 1-7)

Knowledge check: Axial or appendicular? Name this bone!