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The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System. Your BONES. Produce blood Protection Give shape. Help move Provide chemical storage. BONES are classified by shape. What category do your bones belong to?. BONES are grouped by location . Axial skeleton. Appendicular skeleton.

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The Skeletal System

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  1. The Skeletal System

  2. Your BONES • Produce blood • Protection • Give shape. • Help move • Provide chemical storage

  3. BONES are classified by shape What category do your bones belong to?

  4. BONES are grouped by location Axial skeleton Appendicular skeleton What category do your bones belong to?

  5. Axial Skeleton: The Skull & Vertebral Column

  6. Appendicular Skeleton: shoulder & pelvic girdles, arms & legs

  7. Interesting facts • The longest bone in your body is the bone above your knee, the thighbone. • Your funny bone isn’t a bone at all. • When you were born, you had more than 300 bones. By the time you stop growing, you’ll have 206. • Your bones are living. They grow as you get older.

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