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The Skeletal System
Functions:
1. Provides a supporting framework for your body.2. Allows movement ( with help from muscular system).
Functions cont.
3. Protects internal organs.4. Storage place for calcium, phosphorus.5. Production of red and white blood cells.
Types of Bones
1. LONG: FEMUR, HUMERUS2. SHORT: BONES IN WRISTS, ANKLES3. FLAT: RIBS, SKULL BONES4. IRREGULAR: VERTEBRAE
Problems:
1. Fractures.2. Scoliosis: curvature of spine.3.Osteoporosis: loss of calcium in bones. Bones break easy, and back may become hunched.
Problems cont.
4. Osteomyelitis: inflammation of surface of bone. (from bacteria)5. Injuries to joints: stretched ,torn from too much pressure.
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