1 / 9

The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System. By: Derek Moore, Grace Childress, and Julie Burgjohann. Welcome to the Skeletal System. Joints and Ligaments. A joint is the site where 2 or more bones of the skeleton are attached to each other. Joints can also be called cartilage.

lev
Download Presentation

The Skeletal System

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Skeletal System By: Derek Moore, Grace Childress, and Julie Burgjohann

  2. Welcome to the Skeletal System

  3. Joints and Ligaments • A joint is the site where 2 or more bones of the skeleton are attached to each other. • Joints can also be called cartilage. • Proteins known as collagen make up tissue in most ligaments. • There are 7 types of joints and about 360 in the human body. • Without joints your bones would not be connected and you would be a pile of organs. • They make your knees, elbows and more bendable.

  4. What bones are made of? • Bones are made of : • Yellow & Red bone marrow • Calcium • Fat • Minerals • spongy & hard bone • Sugar

  5. Why are bones important? • Bones: • Protect the body’s vital organs • Provide the basic framework • Provide necessary minerals • Storing materials for the body

  6. Major Bones and number of bones • 20 major bones • Cranium, mandible, clavicle, sternum, humorous, ribcage, vertebrae, pelvis, ulna, carpals, radius, metacarpals , phalanges, femur, patella, fibula, tarsal, tibia, metatarsal • There are 206 bones in the body

  7. Fun Facts & Diseases • Fun Facts: • Your feet have 52 bones, 35 joints and 100 ligaments. • Babies are born with more bones than adults and older children have. They join together to make one bone by the age of nine. • 1 in 7 Americans have arthritis, including 284,000 kids. • Diseases: • Scoliosis • Bone Cancer • Many more

  8. Resources • www.lifescience.com • www.encyclopedia.com • www.innerbody.com • www.factmonster.com

More Related