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• Cranium


  bone that protects the brain

  
• Vertebrae


  Contains the spinal cord

  
• Scapula


  Protects the shoulder

  
• Humerus


  Long bone at the top of the arm

  
• Ribs


  Protect the vital organs in the chest

  
• Sternum


  Protects the heart and lungs and connects the ribs

  
• Radius


  Bone in the lateral side of the forearm

  
• Ulna


  Bone on the medial side of the forearm

  
• Pelvis


  Bone connecting the femur at the hip joint

  
• Femur


  Largest bone in the body located in the upper leg

  
• Tibia


  The larger medial bone in the lower leg

  
• Fibula


  The smaller lateral bone in the lower leg

  
• Patella


  The small bone on the knee joint

  
• Talus


  The bone in the ankle

  
• Ankle


  Talus, Tibia, Fibula

  
• Shoulder


  Scapula and Humerus

  
• Knee


  Femur, Patella, Tibia

  
• Elbow


  Humerus, Radius, Ulna

  
• Hip


  Pelvis, Femur

  
• Head and neck


  Cranium and Veterbrae

  
• Chest


  Ribs and Sternum

  
• Protection


  Flat bones such as the cranuim protect the brain

  
• Flat bones

  Protection of vital organs

  
• Movement


  Allowed by the different types of joints

  
• Short bones


  Enable fine movements

  
• Long bones


  Enable gross movement

  
• Skeletal system


  Made up of bones and joints to allow movement

  
• Support


  Muscles and organs all kept in place by various parts of the skeleton

  
• Shape


  Overall structure provided by the skeleton

  
• Points of attachment


  Skeletal system allows for muscles to attach in order to create movement

  
• Mineral storage


  Calcium helps with bone formation

  
• Blood cell production


  Takes place in bone marrow.

  
• Red blood cells


  Formed in the bone marrow

  
• Muscles contract


  This pulls on a bone to create movement

  
• Flexion


  Decreasing the angle of a joint

  
• Extension


  Increasing the angle at a joint

  
• Abduction


  Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body

  
• Adduction


  Movement of a limb towards the mid-line of the body

  
• Rotation


  Movement around an axis

  
• Circumduction


  Turning in a circular movement around a joint (which occurs in more than one plane)