skeletal system

• ligaments attach bone to bone
• tendons attach muscle to bone
• 5 functions of the skeleton

  • protect
  • provide structure
  • allow movement
  • store minerals in bone
  • produce red blood cells, white blood cells & platelets
• axial skeleton protects important organs

  • cranium protects the brain
  • vertebral column protects spinal cord
  • ribs & sternum protects vital organs- heart & lungs
• pelvis is made up of the sacrum and hip bone
• hip bone is made up of the

  • pubis
  • ilium
  • ischium
• sesamoid small bone found in tendons in the paws, feet and hands

  the patella is sesamoid bone
• muscular system

  • cardiac = heart muscle
  • smooth muscle = stomach
  • skeletal muscle = produce movement