The skeletal system

What is the skeletal system

• The skeletal system is your body’s support structure

• The skeletal system is the bones support structure

Components of axial system

• Clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpal

  bones,

• Skull and associated bones,

  sternum, ribs, vertebral column

Components of appendicular system

• Clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpal

  bones,

• Skull and associated bones,

  sternum, ribs, vertebral column

Number of bones in the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton

• Ax:80

  Ap:126

• Ap:80

  Ax:126

Primary function of axial system

• Relates to movement of the limbs

• Protects the brain, vertebral

  column, and thoracic cavity

  including heart and lungs

Primary function of appendicular system

• Relates to movement of the limbs

• Protects the brain, vertebral

  column, and thoracic cavity

  including heart and lungs

Axial skeleton location

• Central core of the body,

  includes bones of the head,

  chest, and back

• Includes the bones of the shoulders, arms,

  hands, hips, legs, and feet

Appendicular skeleton location

• Includes the bones of the shoulders, arms,

  hands, hips, legs, and feet

• Central core of the body,

  includes bones of the head,

  chest, and back

Development of axial

• Typically have more movement and are not

  fused, allowing for a greater range of motion

• Fuses over time, skull bones are not all fused at birth but fuse together by around 3 months old

Development of appendicular

• Typically have more movement and are not

  fused, allowing for a greater range of motion

• Fuses over time, skull bones are not all fused at birth but fuse together by around 3 months

  old