1. The Skeletal System Sabrina Pralle, Emre Taner, Simone Frandsen and Breanna McGuire

2. The Basics

3. Minerals present  Calcium  Potassium  Manganese  Magnesium  Silica  Iron  Zinc  Selenium  Boron  Phosphorus  Sulfur  Chromium

4. Types of Bone  Flat  Thin and relatively flat but may be curved  EX: Sternum  Irregular  Is not regular in shaped  EX: Vertebra  Long  Longer than they are wide  EX: Femur  Short  Almost as wide as they are long  EX: Carpal bones http://www.bbc.co.uk/sci ence/humanbody/body/i nteractives/3djigsaw_02/i ndex.shtml?skeleton

5. Different Layers of the Bone  Epiphyses  Epiphyseal Plate/Epiphyseal line  Diaphysis  Red marrow  Articular cartilage  Periosteum  Medullary cavity  Yellow marrow  Endosteum  Osteoblasts and osteoclasts

6. Types of Joints  Hinge  Pivot  Saddle  Ball-and-socket  Condyloid  Planar (gliding)

7. Types of Cartilage  Hyaline  Fibrocartilage  Elastic

8. Functions of Cartilage  Cushions joints  Flexibility and the capacity to bend  Resilience and give

9. Disorders, diseases, deficiencies  Osteoporosis  Arthritis  Polydactyl  Calcium deposits/ deficiencies  Bone spurs  Osteogenesis imperfecta  Bone cancer  Bursitis  Scoliosis  Fractures

10. WEBSITES  copy.jpgvetmed.vt.edu  siumed.edu  graphicshunt.com  http://www.mama shealth.com/bones /  http://www.google.com/imgre s?q=scoliosis&um=1&hl=en&sa =N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE- SearchBox&tbm=isch&tbnid=2 D0ZMmthATCqXM:&imgrefurl= http://www.nortonhealthcare. com/scoliosis&docid=p75ZnNQ SyojhuM&imgurl=http://www.n ortonhealthcare.com/images/ spine_scoliosis.jpg&w=428&h=3 20&ei=DA5JUMXEH8rwigLMuYD gDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=6 92&vpy=192&dur=1248&hovh= 194&hovw=260&tx=140&ty=117 &sig=115156691500589425779& page=1&tbnh=151&tbnw=201 &start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:150&biw=1280&bih=882