4. Functions of the Skeletal System

5.  Support & Strength  Your Body Against Gravity  Carries your Weight oLegs / Back support all the weight  Normal Posture & Alignment

6.  Protection  Head oBrain  Spine oSpinal Cord  Ribs oHeart / Lungs

7.  Pelvis oReproductive Organs oBladder  Internally oRed Bone Marrow

8.  Movement  Bones work in connection with muscles  Joints  Many Different Types of Joints

9.  Storage  Minerals your body uses  P and Ca

10.  Hemopoiesis  RBC formation  Red Bone Marrow

11. Types of Bones  Long oLong bones have a tubular shaft and articular surface at the end

12. Types of Bones  Short oVariable in Size & Shape oCompact in nature

13. Types of Bones  Flat oThin with broad surfaces

14.  Axial oBones on Center oCore Skeletal Setup

15.  Appendicular oAppendages oUpper & Lower Extremities Skeletal Setup

16. 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”

17.  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.

18. DEM BONES