SKELETAL SYSTEM BOARD NOTES
FUNCTION OF SKELETAL SYSTEM
1. GIVES BODY SHAPE
2. PROTECTS SOFT ORGANS EX. CRANIUM PROTECTS BRAIN
3. ALLOWS FOR MOVEMENT
4. STORES MINERALS - CALCIUM AND PHOSPHOROUS
5. MAKES BLOOD CELLS
ENDOSKELETON- INSIDE THE BODY
EXOSKELETON - 0UTSIDE THE BODY
HUMANS HAVE AN ENDOSKELETON THAT IS INSIDE OUR BODY LIVING AND GROWING WITH US.
JOINTS- WHERE TWO BONES MEET.
IMMOVABLE BONES MEET BUT DON’T MOVE
( CRANIUM)
MOVABLE- WHERE MOVEMENT HAPPENS. -ELBOW (hinge),SHOULDER ( ball and socket)
THE BONES ARE HELD TOGETHER AT JOINTS BY THE A CONNECTIVE TISSUE KNOWN AS LIGAMENTS.
THE ENDS OF BONES ARE COVERED BY THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE CARTILAGE
SOME JOINTS ALSO HAVE A PAD OF CARTILAGE SEPARATING THE BONES TO HELP CUSHION THE JOINTS.
