The Skeletal System

The skeletal system is the body system composed of bones and cartilage and performs the following critical functions for the human body.

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Check the functions of the skeletal system

• Support

• Protection

• Blood cell production

• Aid in movement

How many bones does an average human bady contains?

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Axial and appendicular skeleton are the classifications of the bones

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is made up of the bones in the midline of the body. It includes 80 bones divided into the skull, vertebral column and thoratic cage regions.

• Axial Skeleton

• Appendicular Skeleton

The bones that help us move around, consists of the

limbs together with their girdles.

• Axial Skeleton

• Appendicular Skeleton

Another classification of the bones is by their shape: long, short, flat, irregular or round

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Osteogenic cells, Osteoblasts, Osteocytes AND Osteoclasts are the 4 types of cells presented in bone tissue.

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is the ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new bone tissue

• Microscopic Structure of Bone

• Bone Remodeling

• Macroscopic Structure of Bone

are the point where two bones meet

• Skeletal Muscle

• Bone Remodeling

• An articulation or joint