SKELETAL SYSTEM-- A STURDY FOUNDATION HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Ruth Follen c1997 HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION by Ruth Follen c1997

PURPOSE OF SKELETAL SYSTEM HOLDS YOU UPRIGHT GIVES YOU SHAPE PROTECTS YOUR ORGANS HELPS WITH BODY MOVEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SKELETON THERE ARE 350 BONES UNDER THE AGE OF AN ADULT HAS 206 BONES THE SKELETON WEIGHS ONLY 20 POUNDS BONES ARE OF DIFFERENT LENGTH AND SIZE THE SMALLEST BONES ARE IN YOUR EAR THE FEMUR IN THE UPPER LEG IS THE LONGEST BONE

JOINTSJOINTS JOINTS ARE WHEN BONES FIT TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS. IMMOVABLE(SKULL) BALL AND SOCKET (HIP, SHOULDER) HINGE (ELBOW, ANKLE, KNEE) GLIDE (VERTEBRAE) CAN YOU LOOK UP AND SEE WHERE THESE JOINTS ARE LOCATED IN THE BODY? CAN YOU FIND JOINTS IN THE WORLD THAT ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE BODY?

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOINTS INSIDE THE JOINTS THERE IS A FLUID. THE FLUID INSIDE THE JOINTS ALLOWS THE JOINTS SMOOTH MOVEMENT AND WITH NO PAIN. –IN THE WORLD THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE OILED OR GREASED TO MOVE SMOOTH. CAN YOU NAME SOME OF THEM?

LIGAMENTS LIGAMENTS ARE FLEXIBLE BANDS LIGAMENTS HAVE THE JOB OF HOLDING BONE TO BONE

BONES AND THEIR LOCATION BONES CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING THREE PLACES: – ARM AREA-- FINGERS TO SHOULDER – LEG AREA--TOES TO HIP JOINT – TORSO--HEAD TO PELVIS AREA

BONES OF THE ARM PHLANGESFINGERS CARPALSHAND RADIUSLOWER ARM- THUMB SIDE ULNALOWER ARM-LITTLE FINGER SIDE HUMERUSUPPER ARM BONE

BONES OF THE LEG PHLANGESTOES TARSALSFOOT TIBIALOWER LEG-BIG TOE SIDE FIBULALOWER LEG- LITTLE TOE SIDE PATELLAKNEE FEMURUPPER LEG

BONES OF THE TORSO CRANIUMSKULL CLAVICLECOLLAR BONE SCAPULASHOULDER BLADE VERTEBRAESPINE STERNUMMIDDLE OF CHEST RIBSSMALL BONES AROUND BODY ILLIUMHIP BONE PELVISFRAMEWORK OF LOWER BODY

CHECK FOR KNOWLEDGE CHECK FOR KNOWLEDGE ARE YOU CHECKING THE BOARD IN THE GYM?? NEW BONES ARE UP EACH WEEK. Test your knowledge on the next pages. GOOD LUCK

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ARM AND HAND (answers will show up in green) PHLANGES FINGERS CARPALS HAND RADIUS LOWER ARM THUMB SIDE ULNA LOWER ARM FINGER SIDE HUMERUS UPPER ARM

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LEG AND FOOT (answers will show up in ORANGE) PHLANGES TOES TARSALS FOOT TIBIA LOWER LEG BIG TOE SIDE FIBULA LOWER LEG LITTLE TOE SIDE FEMUR UPPER LEG PATELLA KNEE CAP

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TORSO OR TRUNK (answers will show up in PURPLE) CRANIUM SKULL CLAVICLE COLLAR BONE SCAPULA SHOULDER BLADE VERTEBRAE SPINE STERNUM MIDDLE OF CHEST RIBS SMALL BONES AROUND BODY ILLIUM HIP BONE PELVIS FRAMEWORK OF LOWER BODY