CHAPTER 5 OBJECTIVES
SKELETAL SYSTEM
Bones: An Overview (116-124)
 Identify the subdivisions of the skeleton as axial or appendicular.
 Identify the major bones of the human skeleton (Fig 5.6)
 List at least three functions of the skeletal system.
 Name the four main kinds of bones.
 Identify the major anatomical areas of a long bone.
 Explain the role of the bone matrix in making bone both hard and flexible.
 Describe the process of bone formation in the
fetus and summarize the events of bone remodeling throughout life.
 Include relevant vocabulary, types of cells, and hormones involved.
 Name and describe the various types of fractures.
Axial Skeleton (124-138)
 On a skull or diagram, identify and name the bones of the skull. (Fig 5.7)
 Describe how the skull of a newborn infant (or fetus)
differs from that of an adult, and explain the function of fontanels. (see page 130)
 Name the parts of a typical vertebra and explain in
general how the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae differ from one another. (Fig
5.14)
 Discuss the importance of the intervertebral discs
and spinal curvatures.
 Explain how the abnormal spinal curvatures
(scoliosis, lordosis, and kyphosis) differ from one another.
Appendicular Skeleton (138-141 Skip 142-144)
 Describe important differences between a male
and female pelvis.
 Identify the bones of the arm and hand on a diagram (Fig 5.22)
Joints (145, 153)
 Name the three major categories of joints and compare the amount of movement
allowed by each. (especially- synovial joints)
Developmental Aspects of the Skeleton (153,155)
 Identify some of the causes of bone and joint
problems throughout life.
Rickets, fracture, bursitis, sprain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoporosis.
Closer Look
 Protect Your Back (Page 136-137)
 Bone Repair (146-147)
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