Skeletal System - Structure & Functions PDF
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This document provides information about the skeletal system, explaining its functions and structure. It details the different types of bones and how they work together to support the body and protect internal organs like the heart, lungs, and brain.
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The skeletal system gives the body *structural support and shape. It holds the body as one and allows it to move. It protects delicate internal organs* such as the **heart, lungs, and brain** **Structure of the Skeletal System** **A. Bones** Do you know there are **206 bones** *in your body, When...
The skeletal system gives the body *structural support and shape. It holds the body as one and allows it to move. It protects delicate internal organs* such as the **heart, lungs, and brain** **Structure of the Skeletal System** **A. Bones** Do you know there are **206 bones** *in your body, When you were a baby* you had about **305 bones**, *some of them eventually fused together* **Functions of the skeleton** 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. **The axial skeleton** protects the delicate skeleton the body. It includes the *skull, vertebrall collumn, ribs and sternum* **The appendicular skeleton** provides support and aids the body It includes *bones of shoulders, arms, hips, legs, and feet* **The skull** is consisted of *cranium and facial bones*. It is made up of *eight bones joined together* *protecting the brain.* **The eye socket** protects *the eye*. **The mandible or jawbone** protects *the teeth.*
