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Skeletal System PowerPoint Notes
Bones and muscles work together to provide a structural framework for movement.
Skeletal System
The skeletal system is the name given to the collection of ______________ in your body. The
______________ system is made up of your bones, cartilage, and the connective tissue holding your
bones together. A baby's body has about ________ bones at birth. However, much of a baby’s
skeleton is made of ______________ which is needed for flexibility, especially for passage through
the birth canal. As you grow, most of the artilage grows and is slowly replaced by bone with help from
______________. The bones eventually fuse (grow together) to form the _______ bones in an
adult. By the time you are _______, growth is complete. Then, your bones will have reached their final
______________.
Function
The skeletal system serves many important functions:
• It ______________ the vital ______________ such as the brain, heart, and lungs
• It gives your body ______________ and ______________
• It allows for ______________
• It produces ______________ cells and stores ______________.
The human skeleton is divided into two parts.
1. The ______________ skeleton consists of bones that form the axis of the body. It supports and
protects many organs and includes the ______________, vertebral column,
______________ribs, and sternum.
2. The ______________skeleton includes the bones of the ______________ and the
______________. The pectoral girdle forms your ______________ and anchors your arms.
The pelvic girdle forms your ______________ and anchors your legs.
Here are common names for some of your bones:
mandible - jaw
sternum - breast bone
____________ - shoulder
blade
______________ - upper arm
radius/ulna - ______________
tibia - shin
phalanges - fingers and toes
______________ - hip
______________ - thigh
patella - knee cap
calcaneus - heel
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Bones are Living Organs
You might think that all bones are dead, but the bones that make up your skeleton are living
______________. Bones are made of many layers of ______________ tissue and
______________ produced by living cells. Almost every bone in your body has a similar
______________.
Periosteum
__________.
The outer surface of bone is called the
The periosteum is a thin ______________ that
contains ______________ vessels to nourish the
bone and nerves.
Compact Bone
______________ bone, provides
The next layer,
most of the ______________ and support.
Compact bone is the smooth, ______________
part you see when you look at a skeleton. Tiny canals
within compact bone contain blood
______________.
Cancellous Bone (Spongy Bone)
Within the compact bone are many layers of
______________ bone which has many open
spaces like a ______________. Cancellous bone is
______________ quite as hard as compact bone,
but it is still very strong.
Label the bones
Blood Vessels
Blood vessels run throughout the bone carrying
____________________________.
Bone Marrow
In many bones (like the femur), the cancellous bone
protects the innermost part of the bone called
______________ ______________. Bone
marrow is a thick, jelly-like layer that makes
______________ ___________or stores
__________. ______________ bone
marrow produces red blood cells.
______________ bone marrow stores fat.
