Skeletal System

The skeletal system is made of bones , cartilage and ligaments .

1-Outer membrane 2-Compact bone 3-Spongy bone 4-Bone marrow

Bones are made of salt , tissue and water

The jelly substance called bone marrow produces blood cells

JOBS OF A BONE

Protect organs

Give shape and support to your body

produces blood cells

Gives space for the muscle to attach the bone

Store minerals

Axial: ribs, coccyx and the brain bone

Appendicular skeletal : arms, legs and the butt bone

The spine is the main bone to support your body , between every vertebrae there is a cartilage .

The ribs protect the heart and the lungs

The hand and feet bones are extremely flexible

The ribs and legs are very important because they help us move and walk . The name of the bones that help us walk is fibula, tibia, and femur .The patella (knee)is also very important .

Arms: Very flexible .They are made of the bones called ulna, radius and humeros.

The shoulder is made of the bones called clavicle and scapula

The joints are when the bones get together connected by a ligament .

There are 3 types of joints /immovable joints/Slightly movable joints/Movable joints

Ligaments are a tissues that connect one bone to another