types of bones and skeletal areas
- Created by: 2siobhan
- Created on: 22-12-16 15:53
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- Skeletal areas
- Pelvis
- Illium
- Ishium
- Pubis
- Vertebral column
- Cervical (7)
- Thoracic (12)
- Lumbar (5)
- Sacrum(5)
- Coccyx (4)
- 3 natural curves of the spine
- Makes up 40% of a persons overall height
- Held together by LIGAMENTS
- Together; lots of movement
- Individually; not a lot
- Axil skeleton
- Used for protection and support
- Found in the core of the body
- Cranium
- Vertebral column
- Rib cage
- Appendicular skeleton
- used for movement
- Found in the limbs
- Legs
- Arms
- Types of bones
- Long bones
- Long
- Found in limbs
- Used for large movement
- Short bones
- Short
- Used for small interact movements
- In the hand
- Irregular bones
- Irregular in shape
- e.g. vertebra
- Flat bones
- Flat
- used for protection
- large surface area
- e.g scapula
- sesamoid
- e.g..knee
- inbeded with tendons
- used for protection
- Long bones
- Pelvis
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