THE
SKELETAL
SYSTEM
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Catherine Rouzer
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LET’S START WITH THE
SKULL
LET’S MOVE ON TO THE
LOWER EXTREMITIES
WE’LL FINISH WITH THE
UPPER EXTREMITIES
THE SKULL
THE SKULL
• The skull is full of “foramina” or holes
including where the spinal cord passes through
as well as other holes for major blood vessels
• The joint where the jaw hinges to the rest of
the skull is called the “tempromandibular joint”
Fun
• Teeth are part of the skeletal system but are
not considered bones
THE SKULL
1
2
1 Frontal Bone
2 Parietal Bone
3
4
5
3 Nasal Bone
4 Sphenoid
5 Temporal Bone
THE SKULL
6 Zygomatic Bone
7 Maxilla
8 Occipital Bone
6
7
8
9
9 Mandible
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NUMBER 4 IS
1
2
A Temporal Bone
3
4
B Occiptal Bone
5
C Sphenoid
6
7
8
9
NUMBER 2 IS
1
A Frontal Bone
2
B Sphenoid Bone
3
6
7
4
5
C Parietal Bone
8
9
NUMBER 6 IS
1
2
A Zygomatic Bone
B Maxilla
3
6
7
4
5
C Temporal Bone
8
9
THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
• The lower extremities are the legs, including the feet
• The thigh bone, or femur is the longest bone in the
body
• The femur is also the strongest bone in the human
body
THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
1 The Femur
THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
2 Tibia
3 Fibula
2
3
THE LOWER EXTREMITIES
4 Tarsals
4
5 Metatarsals
6 Proximal Phalanges
5
4 Distal Phalanges
6
7
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NUMBER 3 IS
A The Femur
1
B The Fibula
C The Tarsals
2
3
NUMBER 6 IS
A The Proximal Phalanges
B The Distal Phalanges
4
C The Tarsals
5
6
7
NUMBER 4 IS
A The Metatarsals
B The Distal Phalanges
4
C The Tarsals
5
6
7
THE UPPER EXTREMITIES
THE UPPER EXTREMITIES
• There are 26 bones in the arm, including all
of the bones in the wrist and fingers
• The forearm consists of two different
bones, similar to the shin bones
• flicka da flicka da wrist
THE UPPER EXTREMITIES
1
1 The Clavicle
2
2 The Scapula
3
3 The Humorous
4 The Radius
4
5
5 The Ulna
THE UPPER EXTREMITES
6 The Carpals
8
7 The Metacarpals
8 The Phalanges
7
6
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NUMBER 1 IS
1
A Clavicle
2
B Scapula
3
C The Radius
4
5
NUMBER 5 IS
1
A The Humorous
2
B The Ulna
3
C The Radius
4
5
NUMBER 7 IS
A The Carpals
8
B The Phalanges
C The Metacarpals
7
6
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THIS BONE IS NOT NAMED
AFTER A LOBE OF THE
BRAIN…
THIS BONE IS NAMED
AFTER THE LOBE IT
PROTECTS….
THIS BONE’S NAME SEEMS
MORE LIKE A NAME FOR A
FERTILIZED EGG CELL…
THIS BONE IS PART OF THE
PAIR THAT MAKES UP THE
SHIN…
REMEMBER THE
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
TERMS….
THESE BONES ARE
SIMILAR TO THE CARPAL
BONES IN THE WRIST…
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
COMMONLY BROKEN
BONES….
THIS BONE IS PART OF THE
PAIR THAT MAKES UP THE
FOREARM…
THESE BONES ARE
BETWEEN THE CARPAL
BONES AND THE
PHALANGES….