SKELETAL SYSTEM

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Skeleton

From the Greek word skeletos meaning "dried-up body".

Major Divisions of Skeleton

• Axial Skeleton

• Appendicular Skeleton

Axial Skeleton

• Skull

• Ossicles

• Hyoid bone

• sternum

• rib cage

• vertebral column

Appendicular Skeleton

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Joints

A point where two bones meet and are connected together by a ligament.

Kinds of Joints According to Movement

• Immovable Joint

• Slighty Movable Joint

• Freely Movable Joint