Skeletal system

• Flat bones

  Large and protect vital organs
• Large bones 


  Enable large and gross muscle movements
• Short bones

  Enable fine controlled movements
• Head bones

  Cranium (skull)

  Jaw bone

  vertebrae
• Upper Body

  Clavicle (collar bone)

  scapula

  Sternum (breast bone)

  ribs
• Arm bones 


  Humerus (upper arm)

  radius (on top)

  ulna (on bottom)
• Hand bones

  Phalanges (tips)

  metacarpals (middle hand)

  carpals (wrists)
• Lower body

  Pelvis (hip bone)

  sacrum

  femur (thigh)

  patella (knee cap)

  tibia (shin)

  fibula
• Foot bones

  Talus (tiny bone)

  tarsals (ankle bone)

  metatarsals (middle foot)

  Phalanges (toes)
• Functions of the skeleton include support, protection, movement, blood cell production, mineral storage, endocrine function, and attachment.