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SKELETAL
SYSTEM
Compose of:
• Bones
• Cartilage
• Joints
• Ligament
• Accounts for 20% of body mass
SKELETON
Divided into:
1. Axial
2. Appendicular
SKELETON
1. Axial
• 80 bones
• 3 Major Region A
XI
a) Skull
AL
b) Vertebral column
c) Thoracic cage
Axial
1. Forms the longitudinal Axis of
the body
2. Supports the head, neck, trunk A
XI
3. Protects the brain, spinal cord
AL
& organ of the thorax
Axial
A
XI
AL
SKULL
Body’s most complex bony structure
Formed by cranial & facial bones
Totaled with 22 bones A
Cranial bones XI
Protect the brain AL
Attachment sites for head & neck
muscles
SKULL
Facial bones
Forms the framework for the face
Contains cavities for special sense organs A
Provide opening foe air & food passage XI
Secure the teeth AL
Anchor the facial muscles for expression
SKULL
Sutures
Held in place by interlocking joints
Major skull sutures: A
XI
Coronal
AL
Sagittal
Squamous
lambdoid
SKULL
cranium
Divided into:
Vault (calvaria) –superior, lateral & posterior
Base – forms the inferior aspect
3 distinct fossae (steps)