Skeletal System

Cards (20)

  • Functions
    Framework
    Attachment
    Protection
    Movement
  • Compact Bone Tissue
    Outer hard shell of the bone
    Framework
  • Cancellous Bone Tissue
    Spongey inner part
    Spaces to allow blood vessels
  • Bone Marrow

    Red + Yellow
    Red - Where blood cells are formed
  • Axial Skeleton
    Supports Skull, Neck, Spine
  • Appendicular Skeleton 

    Supports limbs and attached them to body
  • Flat Bones
    Protects internal organs
    E.g Scapula
  • Irregular Bones

    Protects internal organs
    E.g Vertabrea, Pubis
  • Long Bones
    Supports body weight
    E.g Femur
  • Short Bones
    Provide Stability
    E.g Carpals + Tarsals
  • Seasmoid
    Embedded in tendon to protect from stress
    E.g Pisiform, Patella
  • Erythrocytes
    (RBC)
    Once matured after leaving the bone marrow, they ate reps eased to blood stream. Carry Oxygen.
  • Leukocytes
    (WBC)
    Help protect body against disease
  • Thrombocytes
    (Platelets)
    Blood Clotting
  • Functions of the Sinuses
    Reduce weight off head
    Secrete mucus to trap dust
    Provider buffer against blows to face
  • Examples of Sinuses (4)
    Maxillary
    Frontal
    Ethmoidal
    Sphenoidal
  • Shoulder Girldle
    Clavicle + Scapula
  • Vertebral Coloumn

    (Atlas, Axis)
    Cervical - 7
    Thoracic - 12
    Lumbar - 5
    Sacrum - 5
    Coccyx - 4
  • Functions of Vertebral Column
    Provides Strength and stability
    Careys body weight
    Protects nerves of spinal cord
  • Pelvic Girdle
    Pubis
    Illium
    Ishium