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Overview of the Human Skeletal System

The skeletal system consists of 206 bones that form a rigid framework holding the body together. Bones are living structures made up of organic materials like collagen and inorganic salts such as calcium that give bones flexibility and strength. Bones serve several important functions - they support the body, allow movement, protect organs, store minerals, and produce blood cells in the bone marrow. There are four types of bones classified by shape - long bones in the arms and legs, short bones in the wrists and ankles, flat bones like the skull and ribs, and irregular bones in the spine. The skeleton is divided into the axial skeleton of the head, neck and trunk bones, and appendicular skeleton of the arm and leg bones.

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Overview of the Human Skeletal System

The skeletal system consists of 206 bones that form a rigid framework holding the body together. Bones are living structures made up of organic materials like collagen and inorganic salts such as calcium that give bones flexibility and strength. Bones serve several important functions - they support the body, allow movement, protect organs, store minerals, and produce blood cells in the bone marrow. There are four types of bones classified by shape - long bones in the arms and legs, short bones in the wrists and ankles, flat bones like the skull and ribs, and irregular bones in the spine. The skeleton is divided into the axial skeleton of the head, neck and trunk bones, and appendicular skeleton of the arm and leg bones.

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THE SKELETAL

SYSTEM
THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
• The skeleton is made out of 206 bones of
different size and shapes. It serves as the
framework that holds the whole body together.
THE BONES
• The bones are the living structures consisting of several layers. These
include thin, membranous outer surface that has a network of nerves and
blood vessels running through it. Bones is made up of 35% organic
materials of fibrous protein called collagen that gives the bone flexibility.
The 65% of organic salt and water like calcium and phosphorus that gives
the bone strength.
FUNCTION
• The 206 bones of the human body form a rigid framework
(SKELETON) to which the softer tissues and organs of the
body are attached.
• Blood cells are reproduced by the marrow in some bones. An
average of 2.6 million red blood cells is produced each second
by the bone marrow to replace those worn out and destroyed
by the liver.
• Bones served as storage area for minerals such as calcium and
phosphorus. When an exess is present in the blood, a build up
will occur within bones. When the supply of these minerals is
low, it will be withdrawn from the bones to replenish the
supply.
TYPES OF BONES
• The types of bones are classified on the basis of their form.

• LONG BONES – Leg and Arm bones


• SHORT BONES – Wrist and Ankle bones
• FLAT BONES – Skull, Shoulder blade, Ribs, Sternum and
Patilla.
• IRREGULAR – Bones of the Spinal Column.
LONG BONES
SHORT BONES
FLAT BONES
IRREGULAR
DIVISION OF THE SKELETON
• The human skeleton is divided into two parts:

• AXIAL Skeleton – Consist of the bones that form the axis of


the body and support and protect the organs of the head, neck
and trunk.

• APPENDICULAR SKELETON – Is composed of the bones


that anchor the appendages to the axial skeleton.
AXIAL SKELETON
SKULL
STERNUM
RIBS
VETEBRAL COLUMN
APPENDICULAR
SKELETON
UPPER EXTREMITIES
LOWER EXTREMITIES
SHOULDER GIRDLE
PELVIC GIRDLE
THANK YOU !
QUENBY CLENIE A. RECTO
BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION -1A

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