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Skeletal System

The skeletal system is composed of bones, cartilage, and joints that form the framework of the human body. It determines the shape of the body, protects organs, and provides attachments for muscles. The skeleton consists of around 200 bones and is divided into the axial skeleton including the skull, spine, ribs, and sternum, and the appendicular skeleton including the shoulders, pelvis, and limbs. Joints connect bones and allow movement, with different types of joints providing different ranges of motion.

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Skeletal System

The skeletal system is composed of bones, cartilage, and joints that form the framework of the human body. It determines the shape of the body, protects organs, and provides attachments for muscles. The skeleton consists of around 200 bones and is divided into the axial skeleton including the skull, spine, ribs, and sternum, and the appendicular skeleton including the shoulders, pelvis, and limbs. Joints connect bones and allow movement, with different types of joints providing different ranges of motion.

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Skeletal System:

Skeletal system is the system of bones, associated cartilages and joints of


human body. Together these structures form the human skeleton. Skeleton can
be defined as the hard framework of human body around which the entire body
is built. Almost all the hard parts of human body are components of human
skeletal system. Joints are very important because they make the hard and rigid
skeleton allow different types of movements at different locations. If the skeleton
were without joints, no movement would have taken place and the significance
of human body; no more than a stone.

Components of Human
Skeleton:
Human skeleton is composed of three
main components; Bones, Associated
cartilages and Joints.
Bones:
Bone is a tough and rigid form of
connective tissue. It is the weight
bearing organ of human body and it is
responsible for almost all strength of
human skeleton

Cartilages:
Cartilage is also a form of connective
tissue but is not as tough and rigid as
bone. The main difference in the
cartilage and bone is the mineralization
factor. Bones are highly mineralized with
calcium salts while cartilages are not.

Joints:
Joints are important components of
human skeleton because they make the
human skeleton mobile. A joint occurs
between “two or more bones”, “bone and
cartilage” and “cartilage and
cartilage”.
Skeletal system is made up of your bones, ligaments, and tendons. It determines the
shape and symmetry of the body; acts as a protective device for your organs; acts as a
firm base for the attachments of muscles (without bones, your muscles would not
function properly); and the marrow tissues in the cavity of the bones produces red cells
and some white cells, required in your blood.

Endoskeleton:
Human have an endoskeleton, meaning that they are located inside the body. It
consists of about 200 bones. The number of bones varies, because some bones fuse at
different periods of time. Most bones are hollow with marrow cells inside. Ligaments
connect bones to bones, and tendons connect bones to muscles.

Axial Skeleton and Appendicular skeleton:


The skeleton are divided into appendicular skeleton (bones of arms and legs or
"appendage", and girdler, which attach them to the rest of the body), and axial skeleton
(skull, backbone or "vertebrae," ribs and breast bone, or "sternum").

Axial Skeleton
The skull is made up of number of bones fused
together. The backbone is composed of 33
separate different size and shaped vertebrae,
and each of them are composed of centrum
(base portion), and neural arch (surrounds and
protects spinal cord.) 12 pairs of flat bones
make up the rib basket. Its function is to
support the chest wall, and prevents it from
collapsing, when the diaphragm contracts.

Appendicular Skeleton
Appendicular skeleton are made up of pelvic
girdles (consists of 3 fused hipbones), pectoral
girdles (consists of 2 collar bones - "clavicles"),
and 2 scapulas (shoulder blades.)

The Joints:
There are 4 types of joints, the part of junction
between 2 bones.
Ball and socket allows freedom of movement in
several directions. It can be found between
humerus & scapula; and femur & hipbone.
Hinge joint allows movements in a single
plane. An example of this joint can be found in
your knee.
Pivot joining allows freedom of movement of
somewhat between ball and socket & hinge
joining. It can be found in your wrists and
ankles.
Joints of the skull are extremely strong and
immovable.

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