Functions of bones - It’s composed of 50% bone is a living organ made up of

water and 50% osseous tissue. different tissues.

 Provides shape, support, and

framework of the body.
 Bones protect internal organs.
 Serves as storage for minerals (salts,
calcium, and phosphorus)
 Plays an important role in
hematopoiesis. – the formation of
blood cells that takes place in bone
marrow.
 Provide a place to attach muscles
 Bones makes movement possible
through articulation (manner in which
parts come together at a joint)

What is the skeletal system:

composed of 206 bones that along with

cartilage, tendons, and ligaments, make
up the framework or skeleton of the
body.
Newborns had around 350 bones. A
normal adult has around 206 bones.
Bones are very much alive. In fact, each

Axial Skeleton – consist of 80 bones - It can be divided into 2 main parts. The
primary bones are the skull, spine, ribs
and sternum (thorax)

 Anterior- front
 Posterior- back
Associated bones
6 ear bones, 1 hyloid bones

Vertebral Column- 26 bones

Thoracic Cage : sternum 1, ribs 24

 - Consist of 126 bones. Primary bones:
shoulder or pectoral girdle, arms,
hands, pelvic girdle, legs, and feet.
- Pectoral girdles and upper limbs – 60
bones

 Appendicular skeleton

Pelvic girdle

Lower limbs
CLASSIFICATIONS OF BODY SHAPE…

4 of those classifications are:

 Long bones- Femur (thigh), tibia (larger

shin), fibula (smaller shin bone),
humerus (upper arm), radius (larger
forearm), and ulna, (smaller forearm)
 Flat bones- skull, sternum (breast
bone), and scapula (shoulder bone).
 Short bones- carpals of the wrist and
tarsals of ankle.
 Irregular- vertebrae (spine)
 Sesamoid- small rounded in appearance