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Functions of the Skeletal System
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Support & Strength Your Body Against Gravity Carries your Weight oLegs / Back support all the weight Normal Posture & Alignment
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Protection Head oBrain Spine oSpinal Cord Ribs oHeart / Lungs
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Pelvis oReproductive Organs oBladder Internally oRed Bone Marrow
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Movement Bones work in connection with muscles Joints Many Different Types of Joints
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Storage Minerals your body uses P and Ca
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Hemopoiesis RBC formation Red Bone Marrow
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Types of Bones Long oLong bones have a tubular shaft and articular surface at the end
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Types of Bones Short oVariable in Size & Shape oCompact in nature
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Types of Bones Flat oThin with broad surfaces
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Axial oBones on Center oCore Skeletal Setup
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Appendicular oAppendages oUpper & Lower Extremities Skeletal Setup
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Skeleton Factoids The human hand has 27 bones; your face has 14 The longest bone in your body? oThe femur – ¼ of your height The smallest bone in your body? oThe stirrup bone in the ear – 1/10”
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Did you know that humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks? oGiraffe neck vertebrae are much longer When you were born you had over 300 bones. oAs you grew, some of the bones fused together. oThe result? An adult as only 206 bones You have over 230 moveable and semi- moveable joints in your body.
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DEM BONES
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