Skeletal System - Func, components & classification

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components of skeletal system

  • bones

  • cartiladge

  • joints

  • ligaments

  • connective tissue


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bones function

  • support against gravity

  • storage

  • blood cell production

  • protection

  • leverage

  • storage of fat


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bones are…

organs

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bones are classified by their…

shape (long, short, flat, irregular)

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long bones

longer than they are wide (ex. humerus)

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short bones

bones that form within tendons (spongey) (ex. carpal bones)

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flat bones

thin, flattened, and a bit curved (ex. sternum and most skull bones. ribs)

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irregular bones

bones with complicated shapes. (ex. uterus and hip bones)