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The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System. Emily Aaron & Anna Guess. About the Skeletal System. The Skeletal System is made up of joints, bones and muscles. Each of these has a job to do to help our body work. There job is to help us move and helps us pickup things. The Skeletal System.

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The Skeletal System

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  1. The Skeletal System Emily Aaron & Anna Guess

  2. About the Skeletal System • The Skeletal System is made up of joints, bones and muscles. • Each of these has a job to do to help our body work. • There job is to help us move and helps us pickup things.

  3. The Skeletal System • Bones-There are about 206 bones in the human body. The bones support our body. • Joints- Joints help you move. Synovial is a type of joint. • Muscles- There are 640 individually named skeletal muscles. A skeletal muscle links two bones across its connecting joint.

  4. Bones • HipBone-Either of 2 large flat bones each forming one of the lateral halves of the pelvis & consisting of the fused ilium, icshium and pubis. • Rib Cage -It acts as a shield that protects the heart and lungs. Both men and women have 12 pairs of ribs. • Knee Bone- The knee bone helps you run.

  5. Joints • Gliding joint- the carpals of the wrist • Ball-and-socket-The 2 ball-and-sockets are hip bone and shoulder. • Hinge Joint- The 2 hinge joints are the elbow & the phalanges.

  6. Muscles • Cardiac muscle- Cardiac muscle closely resembles skeletal muscle, but has certain special features. • Muscle Fiber- Skeletal muscles are thousands of muscle fibers. Blood vessels and nerves run through them. • Smooth Muscle Tissue- You have no control of the smooth muscle tissue. It is found in the stomach, the bladder, and the respiratory passages.

  7. Bibliography • http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/skeleton.html • http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/muscles/muscles.html • http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Muscles.html • http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/muscles/muscles.html • http://www.answers.com/topic/hipbone-1 • http://www.tmwsmom.com/halloween/spookymidis.html

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