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Understanding the Skeletal System: Support, Protection, and Biblical Perspective

Learn about the skeletal system, its purpose in supporting and protecting the body, and explore a biblical aspect of trust in God as the ultimate foundation. Discover the significance of bones, their different sizes and shapes, and the vital role they play in our overall health.

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Understanding the Skeletal System: Support, Protection, and Biblical Perspective

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  1. Skeletal System

  2. What is the purpose?

  3. What is the purpose? • Support • Our bodies need a frame for support • the skeleton is the group of bones that form the frame for our bodies • There are 206 bones in an adult’s body • There are about 300 bones in an infant’s body • Why the difference?

  4. What is the purpose? • Support • Our bodies need a frame for support • the skeleton is the group of bones that form the frame for our bodies • There are 206 bones in an adult’s body • There are about 300 bones in an infant’s body • Why the difference? • As we grow, some bones grow together and harden to become one

  5. What are bones? • Bones are hard living tissues • Tissues are made of a group of cells working together • All the bones in the body form the skeleton • The bones we are going to focus on are the ones labeled here

  6. Different Sizes & Shapes • Longest bone • Femur bone • Found in upper leg • Makes up almost ¼ of our height • Smallest bone • Stirrup • Found in ear • 27 bones in each hand • Allows us to do?

  7. What is the purpose? • Protection • Provides our body with its shape • Protects the vital organs • Name some vital organs • What bones help protect those organs? • http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/_bfs_SSmoviesource.html

  8. Biblical Aspect • Our bones are the support and foundation for our physical body, but what is the foundation for our lives? • God is there to support and help us • He has promised to take care and watch over us if we trust in Him

  9. Biblical Aspect • Psalm 20:7 • Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. • Psalm 56:11 • In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? • Psalm 62:8 • In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  10. Biblical Aspect • Psalm 91:2 • I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” • Isaiah 26:4 • Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

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