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The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System. By: Latrese Nobles Brittnei Hawkins Devonte Hill Mercedes Williams. How many bones does the skeletal system have ?. The skeletal system has approximately 206 bones!. What is the soft tissue of bones called?. marrow. Explain what cartilage is.

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The Skeletal System

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  1. The Skeletal System By: Latrese Nobles Brittnei Hawkins Devonte Hill Mercedes Williams

  2. How many bones does the skeletal system have ? • The skeletal system has approximately 206 bones!

  3. What is the soft tissue of bones called? • marrow

  4. Explain what cartilage is. • cartilage is a flexible tissue

  5. How do doctors view damaged bones ? • By an x-ray

  6. What is bones made of ?` • Most bones start out as a soft, flexible tissue called cartilage. When you were born, you had a little true bone. But as you grew, the cartilage was replaced by the bone.

  7. What are joints: Name and show an example the 3 types. • Gilding • Ball and socket joints • Hinge joints • Look at Jay Jay

  8. What are joints ? • A joint is the location at which two bones make contact.

  9. How do bones grow ? • Bones grow in length at the epiphyseal plate

  10. What are the 4 functions of bones/Skeletal System? • Generalized vertebra • Curves • Discs, and • Ligaments

  11. Name the following parts of the skeletal system ?

  12. How or why is bones considered a living organ ? • Bone is composed of connective tissue and minerals that are deposited by living cells called osteoblasts.

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