Skeletal System

Baby 275 bones

Adult 206 bones

5 main functions of the skeletal system

·       Shape and support

·       Enables you to move

·       Protects your internal organs

·       Produces blood cells

·       Stores certain material until your body needs it

26 vertebrae make up your backbone

Bone store minerals such as Calcium and phosphorus.

Bones are alive and made up of tissues.

Bone tissue forms to fill in the gap between broken bones.

Cartilage – connective tissue in the body

                    Example – end of nose, ear and knees

Joint – where two bones come together

          2 types-

                    immovable – skull

                    movable – bones are held together by ligament

Ligaments – connective tissue, connect bones

Osteoporosis – condition where body’s bones become weak and break easily.