Skeletal System
It is composed of bones and cartilage. The total number of the Body Bones are 206.
They are Divided into: axial skeleton and skeleton apenicular.
They are Divided into: axial skeleton and skeleton apenicular.
Appendicular Skeleton
Skull has a function to store and protect the brain as well as fix the facial muscles and mouth. It consists of 8 bones.
Vetebral Column it extends from the skull until the pelvis. It is composed of connective tissue and a series of bones called vertebrae which are superimposed in the form of a column.
Rib cage the structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages (that attach the ribs to the sternum). Are 12 pais of flat bones called rib.
Axial Skeleton
Chest or shoulder girdle it is formed by shoulder girdle and clavicle.
Pelvis or Lower waist it consists of the sacrum by a pair of aliac bone and the coccyx.
How The Skeletal System works with The Muscular System
The skeletal system and the Muscular System work together to move the body.
Interesting facts about The Skeletal System
- Some people have an extra rib.
- The hands and feet have more that half of the bones o the body.
- Babies have more bones than adults.
Vocabulary
Appendicular Skeleton
- Skull: protect the brain.
- Vertebral column: it extends from the skull until the pelvis.
- Rib cage: the structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs.
Axial Skeleton
- Chest or Shoulder girdle: formed by shoulder and clavicle.
- Pelvis or Lower waist: consists of the sacrum by a pair of alianc bone and the coccyx.
Illnesses The Skeletal System
Osteoporosis:
- Causes: loss of calcium in bones.
- Symptoms: Is a silent isease, expresses fractures with little or no trauma, most often in the wrist, femur, femoral neck ans spine.
- Treatment: Healing is difficult almost impossible. If you have a important bone loss, the treatment can prevent aggravation, but not ire eliminate the disease.
Rheumatic Arthritis:
- Causes: The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown . It is an autoimmune disease , which means that the body's immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake.
- Symptoms: Rheumatoid arthritis may start with only one or a few swollen , warm and painful joints , often accompanied by stiffness to move them.
- Treatment: There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis. The medicaments may reduce inflammation in the joints in order to Alleviate Pain and Prevent or retard joint damage .
Other diseases:
- Sciatica
- Temporamandibular Disorder
- Scoliosis
- Plantar Fasciliitis
- Hallux Valgus
- Herniated Valgus
- Injury Meniscus
- Multiple Myeloma
- Osteoarthritis
What do you need to do keep your system healthy?
- Eat foods rich in calcim.
- Eat foods rich in vitamin D.
- Do physical exercises.