Skeletal System Flashcards

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Functions of the skeletal system

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Shape, support, protection, movement, electrolyte balance, blood production, acid/base balance.

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Leverage and movement function of bones

Back

Bones act as levers and joints serve as fulcrums, facilitating movement.

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Axial skeleton

Back

Consists of 80 bones including the skull, hyoid, sternum, rib cage, vertebral column, sacrum, and coccyx.

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Appendicular skeleton

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Consists of 126 bones including limbs and pectoral and pelvic girdles.

Front

Role of the skull

Back

Encloses the brain.

Front

Role of vertebrae

Back

Shield the spinal cord.

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Blood production function of bones

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Bones produce blood cells in the bone marrow.

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Number of bones in the appendicular skeleton

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126 bones.

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Function of cartilage in joints

Back

Provides smooth surfaces for movement.

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Bones as levers

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Change the magnitude and direction of forces generated by muscles.