SKELETAL SYSTEM--A STURDY FOUNDATION

HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

by Ruth Follen

c1997

HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

by Ruth Follen

c1997

PURPOSE OFPURPOSE OF SKELETALSKELETAL SYSTEMSYSTEM

• HOLDS YOU UPRIGHT

• GIVES YOU SHAPE• PROTECTS YOUR

ORGANS• HELPS WITH

BODY MOVEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SKELETONABOUT THE SKELETON

• THERE ARE 350 BONES UNDER THE AGE OF 20-25

• AN ADULT HAS 206 BONES

• THE SKELETON WEIGHS ONLY 20 POUNDS

• BONES ARE OF DIFFERENT LENGTH AND SIZE

• THE SMALLEST BONES ARE IN YOUR EAR

• THE FEMUR IN THE UPPER LEG IS THE LONGEST BONE

JOINTSJOINTSJOINTSJOINTS• JOINTS ARE WHEN BONES FIT

TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PERFORM MOVEMENTS.

IMMOVABLE (SKULL)

BALL AND SOCKET (HIP, SHOULDER)

HINGE (ELBOW, ANKLE, KNEE)

GLIDE (VERTEBRAE) • CAN YOU LOOK UP AND SEE WHERE THESE JOINTS

ARE LOCATED IN THE BODY?

• CAN YOU FIND JOINTS IN THE WORLD THAT ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE BODY?

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOINTS

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOINTS

• INSIDE THE JOINTS THERE IS A FLUID.

• THE FLUID INSIDE THE JOINTS ALLOWS THE JOINTS SMOOTH MOVEMENT AND WITH NO PAIN.– IN THE WORLD THINK ABOUT THE

THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE OILED OR GREASED TO MOVE SMOOTH. CAN YOU NAME SOME OF THEM?

LIGAMENTSLIGAMENTS• LIGAMENTS ARE FLEXIBLE BANDS

• LIGAMENTS HAVE THE JOB OF HOLDING BONE TO BONE

BONES BONES AND THEIR AND THEIR LOCATIONLOCATION

• BONES CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING THREE PLACES:– ARM AREA--

FINGERS TO SHOULDER

– LEG AREA--TOES TO HIP JOINT

– TORSO--HEAD TO PELVIS AREA

BONES OF THE ARMBONES OF THE ARM

• PHLANGES FINGERS• CARPALS HAND• RADIUS LOWER ARM-

THUMB SIDE• ULNA LOWER ARM-

LITTLE FINGER SIDE• HUMERUS UPPER ARM BONE

BONES OF THE LEGBONES OF THE LEG

• PHLANGES TOES

• TARSALS FOOT

• TIBIA LOWER LEG-BIG TOE SIDE

• FIBULA LOWER LEG-LITTLE TOE SIDE

• PATELLA KNEE

• FEMUR UPPER LEG

BONES OF THE TORSOBONES OF THE TORSO• CRANIUM SKULL• CLAVICLE COLLAR BONE• SCAPULA SHOULDER BLADE• VERTEBRAE SPINE• STERNUM MIDDLE OF CHEST• RIBS SMALL BONES

AROUND BODY• ILLIUM HIP BONE• PELVIS FRAMEWORK OF

LOWER BODY

CHECK FOR CHECK FOR KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

ARE YOU CHECKING THE BOARD IN THE GYM??

NEW BONES ARE UP EACH WEEK.

Test your knowledge on the next pages. GOOD LUCK

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ARM AND HAND (answers will show up in green)• PHLANGES• FINGERS• CARPALS• HAND• RADIUS• LOWER ARM

THUMB SIDE

• ULNA• LOWER ARM

FINGER SIDE• HUMERUS• UPPER ARM

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LEG AND FOOT (answers will show up in ORANGE)• PHLANGES• TOES• TARSALS• FOOT• TIBIA• LOWER LEG BIG

TOE SIDE

• FIBULA• LOWER LEG

LITTLE TOE SIDE• FEMUR• UPPER LEG• PATELLA• KNEE CAP

CHECK YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TORSO OR TRUNK (answers will show up in PURPLE)• CRANIUM• SKULL• CLAVICLE• COLLAR BONE• SCAPULA• SHOULDER BLADE• VERTEBRAE• SPINE

• STERNUM

• MIDDLE OF CHEST

• RIBS

• SMALL BONES AROUND BODY

• ILLIUM

• HIP BONE

• PELVIS

• FRAMEWORK OF LOWER BODY