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Chapter 6. Musculoskeletal System. Musculoskeletal System Overview. Provides support and gives shape to the body Skeleton: Consists of bones and cartilage Provides framework to support body Stores calcium and other minerals Produces certain blood cells within the bone marrow Muscles
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Chapter 6 Musculoskeletal System
Musculoskeletal System Overview • Provides support and gives shape to the body • Skeleton: • Consists of bones and cartilage • Provides framework to support body • Stores calcium and other minerals • Produces certain blood cells within the bone marrow • Muscles • Cover the bones where they hinge • Supply forces that make movement possible • Provide protective covering for internal organs • Produce body heat
Skeleton • Appendicular skeleton: • shoulder • pelvis • upper and lower extremities • Axial skeleton: • skull • vertebral column • chest • hyoid bone
Classification of Bones • Long bones • bones of arms and legs • Short bones • bones of wrists and ankles • Flat bones • bones of ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis and skull • Irregular bones • bones of vertebrae and face • Sesamoid bones • round bones found near joints
