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Skeletal System The human skeleton is an endoskeleton

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1 Skeletal System The human skeleton is an endoskeleton
There are 206 bones in the skeletal system 5 functions of the skeletal system Supports the body and gives it shape Protects organs such as the heart and lungs Enables movement Store calcium and phosporus Produce blood cells

2 Head bone Backbone Leg bone Toe bone

3 Cranium Clavical Mandible Scapula Humerus Sternum Vertebrae Radius Pelvis Carpals Ulna Metacarpals Phalanges Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges

4 JOINTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
The place where two or more bones join together Ligaments are tough connective tissue that connect bone to bone and prevent the joint from moving in the wrong direction Tendons attach bone to muscle Joints can be movable or immovable

5 5 BASIC JOINTS Name Movable or Immovable Type of Movement Example
Name Movable or Immovable Type of Movement Example Suture (interlocking) Bones of cranium Pivot Joint Movable Cranium to neck Ball and Socket Joint Shoulder Hips Hinge Joint Elbow Knee Gliding Joint Ankle Ribs Vertebrae

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