THE SKELETAL SYSTEM

DEFINITION

• Skeletal System --The framework of the body,consisting of bones and other connective tissues.
• Which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs

PARTS

• Skeletal system is made of 2 major division
• The appendicular and the axial skeleton

AXIAL SKELETON

• The Skull, Hyoid, Auditory ossicles, Ribs, Sternum, Vertebral column
• It runs along The body's midline axis and is made up of 80 bones.

APPENDICULAR SKELETON

• Its made up of 126 bones
• Upper limb, lower limb, pelvic girdle, pectoral(shoulder) girdle

FUN FACT

PURPOSE/WHAT DOES IT DO

• Serves as framework and support
• Also protects vital organs,produces blood cells
• Works with muscles to produce movement

WHAT AFFECTS THE SYSTEM

• Arthritis,sharp pains in joints
• Rickets,defficincyy of calcium
• Osteoporosis,bone density decrease
• Bones also lose strength