skeletal system
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Skeletal System
206 Total Bones
Types Of JointsPivot Hinge
Ball & Socket Gliding
Top of the neck
Shoulder/Hip
Elbow/Knee
Intercarpal joints
Cranium
Mandible
Sternum
Rib
Vertebral Column
Pelvis
Sacrum
Coccyx
Clavicle
Scapula
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Carpals
Metacarpals
Phalanges
FemurPatella
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges
Types of Bones
• Long Bone • Short Bone
• Flat Bone • Irregular Bone
Head – Body - Head As wide as they are long
Provides Protectionbones which do not fall into
any other category
Connective Tissues
• Cartilage –• Allows joints to move easily,
cushions bones, and supports soft tissue
• Ligament – • Hold bones in place at the joints
• Tendon – • Joins muscle to muscle or muscle to bone
Types of Fractures
Open Fracture
a fracture that protrudes to the exterior of the body.
Closed Fracture
A Fracture that does not break the skin
Greenstick Fracture
Only one side of the bone is broken, mostly seen in children
Transverse Fracture
Break at a right angle and caused by direct traumatic injury
Spiral Fracture
Bone broke because of a twisting type motion.
Oblique Fracture
Rarest form of fractures, the break is at an angle.
Skeletal System Information
Appendicular
System
126 bones
Axial System
80 bones
Conditions of the Skeletal System
Osteoporosis
Bones become fragile and more likely to break
Osteoarthritis
Joint disorder where the cartilage is wearing away