Download The Skeletal System

The Skeletal System
Axial Skeleton
The axial skeleton forms the central axis of
the body. It consists of the skull, the
vertebral column, the ribs and the
sternum.
Bone Marrow
Bone marrow is the tissue comprising the
center of large bones. It is the place where
new blood cells are produced.
Carpal Bones
The 8 short bones that
make up your wrists
Cartilage
Cartilage is a type of dense connective
tissue.
Cartilage is found in the joints, the rib cage,
the ear, the nose, in the throat and between
intervertebral disks
Clavicle
The clavicle is the collar bone
Coccyx
The coccyx is the bottom tip of the sacrum
Cranium
•The brain and surrounding skull
Diaphragm
•a shelf of muscle extending across the bottom of the
ribcage.
Femur
This is the
longest bone in
your body. It is
located on your
upper leg.
Fibula
This is the
smaller bone on
your lower leg.
It lays on the
outside.
Floating Ribs
The last two
sets of ribs on
your ribcage.
They are not
connected to
the sternum.
Hard Palate
This bone makes up the
roof of your mouth
Hinge Joint
The hinge joint allows bones to move back
and forth, and is found in your elbow and
knee. It allows bones to move like a hinge
in a door
Humerus
This is the
bone that
makes up
your upper
arm.
Joints
The place where two or more bones come
together is called a joint
Ligaments
The bones at a joint are held together by
strong bands of tissue called ligaments
which allow the bones to move
Mandible
The lower
part of your
jaw
Metatarsals
The long bones in your foot.
Ossification
Ossification is the process of bone
formation, in which connective tissues, such
as cartilage are turned to bone or bone-like
tissue
Patella
Your Kneecap
OUCH!!!
That’s a nail
Pelvis
Your Hips
Phalanges
Includes
your
fingers
and toes
Radius
One of the two bones in your
lower arm. This bone is
always found on the thumb
side of the arm.
Ribs
Ribs form a
protective barrier
around your heart
and lungs.
Sacrum
Sits at the bottom of your spinal cord in
between the sides of the pelvis.
Scapula
Your Shoulder Blades
Sternum
The Sternum
connects your
ribs together
in the front of
the chest.
The bottom
tip of the
sternum is
called the
xyphoid
process.
Stirrup Bone
This is the smallest bone in the human body
Tibia
Your
Shin
bone
Ulna
The other
bone in your
lower arm.
Opposite the
radius.
Vertebrae
Each one of
the disks in
the spinal
column.