Skeletal &

Nervous Systems
KATARINA MAYER, JULIA CALHOUN, MAKENZIE NELSON, OLIVIA CLEMENTS

Skeletal System

Your hands and feet contain more than half of the total number of
bones in your body.

About one in every 500 people has an extra rib.

The hyoid (a bone in your throat) is the only bone in the entire body
that isnt connected to another bone. Also, a broken hyoid typically
indicates death by strangulation.

Your teeth are the strongest substance in your body.

Pound for pound, your bones are stronger than steel.

Skeletal System (cont.)

The hyoid bone is a connecting point for many of the muscles that
control the mouth and jaw.

Its fairly easy to grasp the function of hands and feet.

The extra rib is a mutation of the skeleton, and can actually cause
health problems by crushing veins in the throat.

Teeth are used to break food down before it goes into your digestive
system. Thats what I call Food for Thought!

The bones are a support structure, which is why they have to be so

strong.

Nervous System

There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in
the milky way.

If we lined up all the neurons in our body it would be around 600 miles
long.

The left side of the human brain controls the right side of the body,
while the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.

The nervous system is able to transmit impulses at the speed of 100

meters per second.

The nervous system regulates voluntary and involuntary activities.

Nervous System (cont.)

Nerve cells are used to transmit signals from the brain to the body and
vice versa. The signals are sent due to stimuli and you moving your
body. The signals need to be sent ASAP, which is why they move so
fast.

The involuntary beating of your heart is controlled by the nervous

system, as well as you jumping up and down (voluntary).

System Connections

Skeletal & Nervous-The main stem of the nervous system is connected

to the spinal chord of the skeleton.

Skeletal & Almost Every Other System-The skeleton is the support

structure for the entire body system.

Nervous & Cardiovascular-The nervous system regulates involuntary

activities, such as the beating of your heart.