MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

SKELETAL SYSTEM 206 bones in the human body

FUNCTIONS OF BONES Support Protection – soft organs, vertebrae, skull Movement Storage Marrow Minerals ( Ca and P) Blood cell formation – occurs in marrow

TYPES OF BONE  Compact bone  Spongy bone

TYPES OF BONE  Long bones  Short bones  Flat bones  Irregular bones

LIGAMENTS  Fibrous tissue that connects bones

JOINTS  Junction of 2 or more bones, an articulation  For example:

TYPES OF JOINTS  Fibrous  Cartilaginous  Synovial