Functions of the Skeletal System

Support
Movement
Protection
Storage (calcium)
Red blood cell formation

Gross Structure of Bones Bone Tissue

- Compact (Strength and load bearing)
- Cancellous / Spongy (Shock absorption)

Bone Classes
- Long
- Short
- Irregular
- Flat

Divisions of the Skeleton
- Axial skeleton
- Appendicular skeleton

Limb Structure
- Single, proximal long bone
- Two distal long bones
- Bones of hands and feet

Limb Attachment
- Pectoral girdle
- Pelvic girdle

Hand
- 8 carpals
- 5 metacarpals
- 3 phalanges per finger

Foot
- 7 tarsals
- 5 metatarsals
- 3 phalanges per finger

	Created by Kyra Bingham over 9 years ago

University HUBS191 (Bones) Note on Bones, created by Kyra Bingham on 07/05/2015.